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?Green? Chemicals from Renewable Sources: A Mini Review

Abstract

The emerging field of interest around the world is “Utilization of Renewable Resources”. The advantages, such as their abundance and sustainability and rising oil prices with the negative effects of petroleum on the environment increased the demand of Renewable Sources. There is a growing interest in the replacement of fossilbased chemicals with biochemicals. The most popular feedstocks for commodity and specialty chemicals are carbohydrates, oils and fats of plant origin as they account for approximately 95% of the biomass produced annually. Production of green chemicals from renewable resources is a very broad topic. Herein, an introduction toward possible conversion pathways and products is discussed. In long- term, biochemicals will share markets with petroleum-based chemicals and ultimately replace them as biochemicals become price competitive.