Three Sides of the Same Coin: Combining Microbial,Enzymatic, and Organometallic Catalysis for Integrated Conversion of Renewable Carbon Sources |
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| Authors: | Hendrik G Mengers Nils Guntermann William Graf von Westarp Prof Dr Andreas Jupke Prof Dr Jürgen Klankermayer Prof Dr Lars M Blank Prof Dr Walter Leitner Prof Dr Dörte Rother |
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| Affiliation: | 1. RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Applied Microbiology – iAMB, Aachen Biology and Biotechnology – ABBt, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany;2. RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry – ITMC, Worringerweg 2, 52074 Aachen, Germany;3. RWTH Aachen University, Fluid Process Engineering – AVT.FVT, Forckenbeckstraße 51, 52074 Aachen, Germany;4. Forschungzentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences: Biotechnology, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, 52425 Jülich, Germany |
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| Abstract: | All catalysts have unique abilities. This is especially true for microbial, enzymatic, and organometallic catalysis, which are often seen as competitive approaches preventing the exploitation of their complementarity. An increasing number of examples show, how using the complete catalytic spectrum can open roads from new substrates to new products. C1-compounds such as formate, formaldehyde, methanol, or methane from CO2 in combination with green H2 are likely to be future sources of carbon feedstock. This short review highlights how combinations of different catalyst types can facilitate integrated reaction sequences with biogenic substrates to form “bio-hybrid” fuels and products. |
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| Keywords: | Biocatalysis Bio-hybrid fuels Chemocatalysis Enzymatic catalysis Renewable carbon |
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