Vanillin Production from Lignin and Its Use as a Renewable Chemical

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 35-46

  Fache, Maxence ^a   Boutevin, Bernard ^a   Caillol, Sylvain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Bio based; Lignin; Phenolic; Process; Vanillin

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC POLYMERS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; LIGNIN; PROCESSING;

BIO-BASED; BIO-BASED POLYMERS; PHENOLIC; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; RENEWABLE CHEMICALS; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; VANILLIN; VANILLIN PRODUCTION;

ALKALINITY;

EID: 84953232442     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b01344     Document Type: Article

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