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Renewable biomass-derived chemicals have received considerable interest as a potential substitute for petroleum-derived chemicals. Hexamethylenediamine is a key intermediate in manufacturing nylon 66, a synthetic polymer that is broadly used in society. This article reviews the catalytic production of hexamethylenediamine from biomass-derived chemical feedstocks, and specifically the bio-based routes for obtaining hexamethylenediamine. While methods to directly convert biomass to hexamethylenediamine have yet to be commercialized, the use of heterogeneous catalytic systems via combined processes appears to be a promising and emerging chemical pathway to achieve this goal. Current proposed routes for the renewable production of hexamethylenediamine are not yet entirely competitive with petrochemical production techniques, predominantly because of low efficiency and high cost. However, many opportunities exist to advance technologies that exploit renewable and bio-based feedstocks to generate hexamethylenediamine. Thus, the commercialization of biomass-derived nylon monomers appears achievable in the near future.
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This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean Government (Ministry of Science and ICT) (No. NRF-2020R1C1C1003225).
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Jechan Lee received his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2015 under the direction of George W. Huber and M.S. in environmental engineering at Columbia University in 2010 under the direction of Marco J. Castaldi. After his Ph.D., he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation at University of Delaware (2015–2016) and Sejong University (2016–2018). He has been an assistant professor in Department of Environmental and Safety Engineering at Ajou University since 2018. His research interests are in the areas of catalysis, biorefinery, CO2 utilization, and waste-to-resources. He has co-authored more than 140 peer-reviewed SCI(E) papers.
Kun-Yi Andrew Lin received his Ph.D. from the Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering at Columbia University (USA). He is currently working as a Full Professor at the Department of Environmental Engineering, and section chief at the Research Center of Sustainable Energy and Nanotechnology in National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan. His research focuses on development of advanced materials and catalysts for energy and environmental applications. In the past few years, he has been becoming one of leading experts for environmental applications of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) and their derivatives. He has also served as editors and editorial members for several open-access journals and reviewers for more than 100 high-impact journals. Dr. Lin has co-authored more than 185 SCI journal papers.
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Lee, J., Lee, Y., Kim, S. et al. Catalytic production of hexamethylenediamine from renewable feedstocks. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 38, 1079–1086 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-020-0725-9
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