Base-Catalyzed Depolymerization of Biorefinery Lignins

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 1474-1486

  Katahira, Rui ^a   Mittal, Ashutosh ^a   McKinney, Kellene ^a   Chen, Xiaowen ^a   Tucker, Melvin P ^a   Johnson, David K ^a   Beckham, Gregg T ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochemical conversion; Deacetylation; Dilute acid pretreatment; Kraft lignin; Lignin depolymerization; Lignin valorization

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION; BIOMASS; CATALYSIS; DEPOLYMERIZATION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIGNIN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; REFINING; RESIDUAL FUELS; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

BIOCHEMICAL CONVERSION; DEACETYLATION; DILUTE ACID PRETREATMENT; KRAFT LIGNIN; LIGNIN DEPOLYMERIZATION;

PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY;

BIOMASS; DEPOLYMERIZATION; LIGNINS; LIGNOCELLULOSE; REFINERS; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

EID: 84960155176     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b01451     Document Type: Article

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