Reductive de-polymerization of kraft lignin for chemicals and fuels using formic acid as an in-situ hydrogen source

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 171, Issue , 2014, Pages 95-102

  Huang, Shanhua ^a   Mahmood, Nubla ^a   Tymchyshyn, Matthew ^a   Yuan, Zhongshun ^a   Xu, Chunbao Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

De polymerization; Formic acid; Hydrogen; Lignin; Molecular weight

Indexed keywords

FORMIC ACID; HYDROGEN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIZATION;

HYDROGEN DONOR; HYDROGEN SOURCES; OPTIMUM OPERATING CONDITIONS; REACTION TEMPERATURE; SOLID RESIDUES; SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATIONS; SULFUR CONTENTS; WATER-ETHANOL;

LIGNIN;

ALCOHOL; FORMIC ACID; HYDROGEN; KRAFT LIGNIN; LIGNIN; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; BIOFUEL; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FORMIC ACID; LIGNIN; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION KINETICS; SUBSTRATE; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEPOLYMERIZATION; MASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; TEMPERATURE; CHEMISTRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; POLYMERIZATION;

BIOFUELS; FORMATES; HYDROGEN; LIGNIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POLYMERIZATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84906830862     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.08.045     Document Type: Article

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