Synthesis of Fuels and Chemicals by Catalytic Conversion of inedible Biomass

作为应对石油资源减少和全球变暖的对策，广泛期望由可再生生物质合成燃料和化学品。在这项工作中，我们开发了新的催化剂和催化反应，以有效地利用木质纤维素，纤维素，半纤维素和木质素组成的丰富和不可食用的生物质。我们还阐明了催化活性中心的结构和生物质转化的反应机理。

As countermeasures against decrease of oil resources and global warming, it is widely desired to synthesize fuel and chemicals from renewable biomass. In this work, we have developed new catalysts and catalytic reactions to effectively utilize lignocellulose consisting of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin that are abundant and inedible biomass. We have also clarified the structure of catalytic active sites and the reaction mechanism for biomass conversion.