Heterogeneous hydrophilic catalysts for green oxidation in bio-refining

该项目旨在解决一个重大的全球性挑战，即开发从生物质生产高价值化学品的绿色工艺，以提高生物炼制的环境性能和成本效益。本项目旨在开发一类新型的具有亲水性Co（salen）配合物的非均相纳米催化剂，用于在水中而不是有毒溶剂中的生物质氧化。该项目将利用这一点来设计实用的路线，用于生产香料，香料，精细化学品和石化产品的目标工业成分。非均相亲水性催化剂的开发将在连续流动系统中氧化亲水性生物质，这将大大提高化学工业的可持续性。

The project aims to address one significant global challenge of developing green processes for producing high value chemicals from biomass, to enhance the environmental performance and cost-efficiency of bio-refining. This project aims to develop a new class of heterogeneous nanocatalysts with hydrophilic Co (salen) complexes for biomass oxidation in water rather than toxic solvent. This project will use this to devise practical routes for the production of targeted industrial components for flavours, fragrances, fine chemicals, and petrochemicals. The development of heterogeneous hydrophilic catalysts by which they will oxidise hydrophilic biomasses in a continuous flow system will dramatically improve the sustainability of the chemical industry.