Biological valorization of low molecular weight lignin

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1318-1346

  Abdelaziz, Omar Y ^a   Brink, Daniel P ^a   Prothmann, Jens ^a   Ravi, Krithika ^a   Sun, Mingzhe ^a   García Hidalgo, Javier ^a   Sandahl, Margareta ^a   Hulteberg, Christian P ^a   Turner, Charlotta ^a   Lidén, Gunnar ^a   Gorwa Grauslund, Marie F ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aromatic metabolism; Biochemical conversion; Biorefinery; Catalysis; Chromatography; Depolymerization; Lignin; Lignocellulose; Mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DEPOLYMERIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; REFINING;

BIOCHEMICAL CONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL CONVERSION; BIOREFINERIES; CHEMICALS PRODUCTIONS; LIGNOCELLULOSE; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY;

LIGNIN;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOFUEL; BIOLOGICAL METHOD; BIOMASS; CATALYSIS; CELLULOSE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIGNIN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; OIL PRODUCTION; POLYMERIZATION; POWER GENERATION; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY;

BIOMASS; DEPOLYMERIZATION; LIGNINS; LIGNOCELLULOSE; MASS SPECTROMETERS; METABOLISM; PAPER INDUSTRY;

BIOFUEL; LIGNIN;

BIOCATALYSIS; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIZATION; RECYCLING;

BIOCATALYSIS; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; LIGNIN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIZATION; RECYCLING;

EID: 84995912410     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2016.10.001     Document Type: Review

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