Base-Catalyzed Depolymerization of Solid Lignin-Rich Streams Enables Microbial Conversion

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 8171-8180

  Rodriguez, Alberto ^a   Salvachúa, Davinia ^b   Katahira, Rui ^b   Black, Brenna A ^b   Cleveland, Nicholas S ^b   Reed, Michelle ^b   Smith, Holly ^b   Baidoo, Edward E K ^c,d   Keasling, Jay D ^c,d,e,f   Simmons, Blake A ^a,c,d   Beckham, Gregg T ^b   Gladden, John M ^a,d  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d JOINT BIOENERGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Base catalyzed depolymerization; Biological conversion; Lignin liquor; Lignin monomers; Muconic acid

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION; BACTERIA; CATALYSIS; DEPOLYMERIZATION; ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS; MONOMERS; REFINING;

AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT; BASE CATALYZED; BIOLOGICAL CONVERSION; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; LIGNIN DEPOLYMERIZATION; LIGNIN MONOMER; MUCONIC ACID; RHODOTORULA MUCILAGINOSA;

LIGNIN;

DEPOLYMERIZATION; LIGNINS; LIQUIDS; MONOMERS; MUCONIC ACID;

EID: 85028913658     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b01818     Document Type: Article

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