Review
Use of Renewable Raw Materials in the Chemical Industry – Beyond Sugar and Starch
K. Muffler,
R. Ulber,
K. Muffler
Institute of Bioprocess Engineering, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorR. Ulber
Institute of Bioprocess Engineering, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorK. Muffler,
R. Ulber,
K. Muffler
Institute of Bioprocess Engineering, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorR. Ulber
Institute of Bioprocess Engineering, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Classical energy sources such as petroleum oil and natural gas make up the fundamental materials on which modern industrial chemical parks are based. According to the finite availability of these consuetudinary resources and due to the increasing demand for energy from developing countries and the related rise in prices of oil and natural gas, renewable resources must be considered as valuable alternatives. Discussions about climate change with regard to alternatives in energy production are preceded very fervidly but alternatives have to be examined from a matter-of-fact based economic and scientific point of view. Therefore, this review is focussed on alternative sources such as wood and other agricultural residues with respect to their potential as future energy resources as well as building blocks for chemical synthesis processes.
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