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Science 329:522–523. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1191662
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biofuels. Science 329:790–791. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1189268
19. Kohli K, Prajapati R, Sharma BK (2019) Bio-based chemicals from renewable biomass for
integrated biorefineries. Energies 12:233. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12020233
20. Werpy T, Petersen G, Aden A, Bozell J, Holladay J, White J, Manheim A et al (2004)
Results of screening for potential candidates from sugars and synthesis gas. In: Werpy
T, Petersen G (eds) Top value-added chemicals from biomass – vol. 1. Pacific Northwest
National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Department of Energy,
Washington, DC
21. Bozell JJ, Petersen GR (2010) Technology development for the production of biobased
products from biorefinery carbohydrates-the US Department of Energy’s “Top 10” revisited.
Green Chem 12:539–554. https://doi.org/10.1039/B922014C
22. Gallezot P (2012) Conversion of biomass to selected chemical products. Chem Soc Rev
41:1538–1558. https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CS15147A
23. Langeveld H, Sanders J, Meeusen M (eds) (2010) The biobased economy: biofuels, materials
and chemicals in the post-oil era. Earthscan, New York, NY
24. Sudhakar T, Tao L, Michael AG (2018) An overview of biorefinery derived platform chemicals
from a cellulose and hemicellulose biorefinery, us environmental protection agency. Clean
Technol. Environ Policy 20(7):1615–1630. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098- 018- 1568- 5
25. Mohammadi M, Najafpour GD, Younesi H, Lahijani P, Uzir MH, Mohamed AR (2011)
Bioconversion of synthesis gas to second generation biofuels. A review. Renew Sust Energ
Rev 15:4255–4273
26. Quellette A, Rawn D (2014) Journal of organic chemistry – structure, mechanism and synthesis. Elsevier, Amsterdam
27. Wu L, Moteki T, Gokhale AA, Flaherty DW, Toste FD (2016) Production of fuels and chemicals from biomass: condensation reactions and beyond. Chemistry 1:32–58. https://doi.
org/10.1016/j.chempr.2016.05.002
28. Methanol Institute-Methanol Market Survey Asia (MMSA) (2020) World supply-demand
summary, Jan 2020. Accessed 7 Feb 2020
29. Dalena F, Senatore A, Basile M, Knani S, Basile A, Iulianelli A (2018) Advances in methanol
production and utilization, with particular emphasis toward hydrogen generation via membrane reactor technology. Membranes 8:98. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes8040098
30. Sheldon D (2017) Methanol production – a technical history. Johnson Matthey Technol Rev
61(3):172–182. https://doi.org/10.1595/205651317X695622
31. Bertau M, Offermanns H, Plass L, Schmidt F, Wernicke H-J (2014) Methanol: the basic
chemical and energy feedstock of the future. Asinger’s vision today. Springer, Berlin. https://
doi.org/10.1007/978- 3- 642- 39709- 7
32. Olah GA (2005) Angew Chem Int Ed 44(18):2636–2639. https://doi.org/10.1002/
anie.200462121
33. Olah GA, Goeppert A, Prakash GKS (2018) Beyond oil and gas: the methanol economy.
Wiley-VCH, Weinheim
34. Roode-Gutzmer QI, Kaiser D, Bertau M (2019) Renewable methanol synthesis. Chem Bio
Eng Rev 6:209–236. https://doi.org/10.1002/cben.201900012
35. Hobson C, Marques C (2018) Renewable methanol report. Methanol Institute, Washington,
DC. http://www.mefco2.eu/news/mapping-out-renewable-methanol-around-the-world.php
36. Straathof AJJ (2014) Transformation of biomass into commodity chemicals using enzymes or
cells. Chem Rev 114(3):1871–1908. https://doi.org/10.1021/cr400309c
37. Ge X, Yang L, Sheets JP, Yu Z, Li Y (2014) Biological conversion of methane to liquid
fuels: status and opportunities. Biotechnol Adv 32(8):1460–1475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
biotechadv.2014.09.004
R. Vinayagamoorthi et al.