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Go bio! We assess the biobased productions of three important bulk chemicals: acrylic acid, adipic acid and ε-caprolactam. These are the key monomers for high-end polymers and are all produced globally in excess of two million metric tons per year.

Coniuga et impera: A bifunctional solid catalyst is prepared by combining acid and base functions on mesoporous silica supports (see picture). The co‐existence of these functions is shown by a two‐step reaction sequence in one pot. Excellent product yields, which cannot be obtained by separated acid and base functions in one pot, show the validity of our concept.

ReviewsScheme2.Redox (left) and associative (right) reaction pathways for the RWGS reaction. [82] Scheme3.Reduction and carburization steps of an iron-based catalyst. [83] Scheme4.Catalytic activity (top) and iron-phase composition of the catalyst (bottom) as af unction of time during the reaction. Reactionconditions:H 2 / CO 2 = 3, 250 8C, 1MPa, FeÀAlÀCuÀ9K catalyst. FT refers to the Fischer-Tropschr eaction. Arrows indicatethe increase or decrease of reaction yield/iron phase during ac ertain episode. [84] ChemSusChem