Since the industrial revolution, the rapid growth and development of global industries have
depended largely upon the utilization of coal-derived chemicals, and more recently, the …

The production of chemicals from biomass, a renewable feedstock, is highly desirable in
replacing petrochemicals to make biorefineries more economical. The best approach to …

Biomass can be classified broadly as all the matter on the earth's surface of recent biological
origin. 1 Biomass includes plant materials such as trees, grasses, agricultural crops, algal …

Sugar alcohols are polyols that are widely employed in the production of chemicals,
pharmaceuticals, and food products. Chemical synthesis of polyols, however, is complex …

Food research is constantly searching for new ways to replace sugar. This is due to the
negative connotations of sugar consumption on health which has driven consumer demand …

Erythritol is a natural sweetener commonly used in the food and pharmaceutical industries.
Produced by microorganisms as an osmoprotectant, it is an ideal sucrose substitute for …

The considerable increase in biodiesel production worldwide in the last 5 years resulted in a
stoichiometric increased coproduction of crude glycerol. As an excess of crude glycerol has …

Erythritol, a four-carbon polyol, is a biological sweetener with applications in food and
pharmaceutical industries. It is also used as a functional sugar substitute in special foods for …

The increasing use of bio-based fuels and fuel additives, among them biodiesel, causes
significant surplus of crude glycerol on the market which creates new challenges in terms of …

Rare sugars have recently attracted much attention because of their potential applications in
the food, nutraceutical, and pharmaceutical industries. A systematic strategy for enzymatic …