Nowadays, biomass is an interesting raw material for chemical industry, and the valorisation of its derivatives becomes in a sustainable alternative against to the depletion of fossil sources necessary for the production of energy, fuels and chemicals. Different organic compounds, such as sugars, polyols, furanics, as well as several acids (i.e. levulinic acid, succinic acid, itaconic acid, 3-hydroxy-propionic acid, among others) can be obtained after a primary treatment of the lignocellulosic-type biomass. These bio-derived molecules can be used as “platform chemicals” for the synthesis of numerous chemical products (i.e. components and additives for fuels, solvents and paintings, new monomers for polymer industry, etc.). In this review, the possibilities of valorisation via novel catalytic processes of some of the most promising biomass(cellulose/hemicellulose)-derived intermediates and platform chemicals for obtaining both conventional and new high added-value chemicals for industry will be assessed, also including cascade-type (or “one-pot”) catalytic processes recently developed.

如今，生物质是化学工业中一种令人关注的原材料，其衍生物的增值已成为一种可持续的替代选择，可替代生产能源，燃料和化学物质所需的化石资源的枯竭。在对木质纤维素类型进行初步处理后，可以获得不同的有机化合物，例如糖，多元醇，呋喃酸以及几种酸（即乙酰丙酸，琥珀酸，衣康酸，3-羟基丙酸等）生物质。这些生物来源的分子可用作合成多种化学产品（即燃料，溶剂和涂料的组分和添加剂，聚合物工业的新单体等）的“平台化学品”。在这篇评论中