Pyrolytic lignin: a promising biorefinery feedstock for the production of fuels and valuable chemicals

M. B. Figueirêdo, I. Hita, P. J. Deuss, R. H. Venderbosch and H. J. Heeres

Green Chem., 2022, 24, 4680
DOI: 10.1039/D2GC00302C

Direct synthesis of 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid and trans-aconitic acid from renewable gallic acid and tannic acid

Finn Moeller and Siegfried R. Waldvogel

Green Chem., 2025, 27, 2661
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC04535A

Catalytic performance of an Fe-based supported polyoxometalate catalyst in the oxidative cleavage of β-O-4 lignin model compounds

Danqi Wu, Huihui Zhang, Yanqin Wang, Ji Ding, Huiying Liao, Dianyong Yang, Pengfei An, Li Guo, Sheng Dai and Zhenshan Hou

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2025, 15, 3638
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Oxidative depolymerization of lignosulfonates to low-molecular weight aromatics: an interlaboratory study

Mynta Norberg, Selda Bekirovska, Jana Klein, Finn Moeller, Karl P. J. Gustafson, Margareta Sandahl, Christian P. Hulteberg, Charlotta Turner, Omar Y. Abdelaziz, Siegfried R. Waldvogel, Peter Spégel and Oskar Bengtsson

RSC Sustainability, 2025, 3, 4818
DOI: 10.1039/D5SU00698H

Deep eutectic solvents as recyclable solvent–electrolyte systems for electroreductive C–O cleavage of lignin models

Astrid Kjær Steffensen, Helena Lundberg and Anders Riisager

Green Chem., 2026
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05226B

Controlling electrochemical lignin depolymerization via halide chemistry at boron-doped diamond electrodes

Busarakham Ngokpho, Pattarawadee Therdkatanyuphong, Panot Krukkratoke, Tanatorn Khotavivattana, Apichat Boontawan and Kamonwad Ngamchuea

RSC Adv., 2025, 15, 33209
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Electro-oxidative depolymerization of lignin for production of value-added chemicals

Daihong Gao, Denghao Ouyang and Xuebing Zhao

Green Chem., 2022, 24, 8585
DOI: 10.1039/D2GC02660K

Efficient oxidative cleavage of β-O-4 linkage in lignin model compounds enabled by a simple Anderson-type polyoxometalate

Dianyong Yang, Shuo Xie, Danqi Wu, Ji Ding, Enting Shi, Pengfei An, Sheng Dai, Li Guo and Zhenshan Hou

Green Chem., 2025, 27, 14301
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03832D

E-Dakin reaction: oxidation of hydroxybenzaldehydes to phenols with electrochemically generated peroxodicarbonate as sustainable ex-cell oxidizer

Fiona Sprang, Niclas Schupp, Philipp J. Kohlpaintner, Lukas J. Gooßen and Siegfried R. Waldvogel

Green Chem., 2024, 26, 5862
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC04597H

Sustainable electro-organic synthesis of dicarboxylic acids from biogenic shellac

Edward P. Rayner, Tomas Horsten and Siegfried R. Waldvogel

Green Chem., 2025, 27, 15186
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04392A

Peroxodicarbonate – a renaissance of an electrochemically generated green oxidizer

Theresa Rücker, Niclas Schupp, Fiona Sprang, Tomas Horsten, Bernd Wittgens and Siegfried R. Waldvogel

Chem. Commun., 2024, 60, 7136
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC02501F

Design of nanostructured 2D (photo-)electrocatalysts for biomass valorization coupled with H2 production

Bahareh Feizi Mohazzab, Kiarash Torabi and Dandan Gao

Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2024, 8, 5620
DOI: 10.1039/D4SE01034E

Review on the oxidative catalysis methods of converting lignin into vanillin

Xuewen Xu, Penghui Li, Yidan Zhong, Jiangdong Yu, Chen Miao and Guolin Tong

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2023, 243, 125203
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.125203

Review on Catalytic Cracking of Lignin for the Production of Fuels and High-Value-Added Chemicals: Advances, Challenges, Opportunities, and Outlook

Liying Shen, Xiang Xue, Meng Wang, Yuxian Fan, Di Gu, Lingyue Zhu, Tingting Jiang, Dandan Yuan, Hongjun Wu and Baohui Wang

Energy Fuels, 2023, 37, 15309
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c01878

Research progress on vanillin synthesis by catalytic oxidation of lignin: A review

Jia-xin Song, Hong-jie Zhang, Mei-hong Niu, Yan-zhu Guo and Hai-ming Li

Industrial Crops and Products, 2024, 214, 118443
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2024.118443

Direct Anodic Conversion of 4-Hydroxybenzaldehydes into Benzoquinones

Fiona Sprang, Jana Klein and Siegfried R. Waldvogel

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2023, 11, 7755
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c00257

Selective Degradation of Technically Relevant Lignin to Vanillic Acid and Protocatechuic Acid

Finn Moeller, Jana Klein and Siegfried R. Waldvogel

ChemSusChem, 2024, 17
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202400759

Harnessing chemical functionality of lignin towards stimuli-responsive materials

Yong Zheng, Adrian Moreno, Yiqi Zhang, Mika H. Sipponen and Lin Dai

Trends in Chemistry, 2024, 6, 62
DOI: 10.1016/j.trechm.2023.12.001

Cold plasma/alkaline pretreatment facilitates corn stalk fractionation and valorization towards zero-waste approach

Jovana Z. Grbić, Dragana D. Mladenović, Milica B. Veljković, Slavica S. Lazarević, Steva M. Lević, Saša S. Lazović and Aleksandra P. Djukić-Vuković

Industrial Crops and Products, 2024, 222, 119498
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2024.119498

Preparation of lignin oil with high H content by electrolyzing alkali lignin pretreated by organic thiol/hydrogen peroxide /ethylene glycol

Yang Wang, Bolun Li, Mengyan Wang, Huixiang Luo, Kaina Li, Xuehui Fang, Xiaoyu Wu, Xueping Song and Yongjun Yin

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 359, 130635
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.130635

Selective Electrochemical Degradation of Lignosulfonate to Bio‐Based Aldehydes

Jana Klein and Siegfried R. Waldvogel

ChemSusChem, 2023, 16
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202202300

Peroxodicarbonate as a Green Oxidizer for the Selective Degradation of Kraft Lignin into Vanillin

Michael Zirbes, Tobias Graßl, Rieke Neuber and Siegfried R. Waldvogel

Angew Chem Int Ed, 2023, 62
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202219217

Effect of the Substrate Materials in the Fabrication of an Electrode Based on Mixed Nickel‐Iron Oxide Electrocatalyst

Yuuri Tsuji, Andrea Fiorani and Yasuaki Einaga

Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2024, 8
DOI: 10.1002/adsu.202300475

Nickel Foam Electrodes—A Versatile, Powerful, and Readily Available Tool in Electro‐Organic Synthesis

Rok Narobe, Johannes Schneider and Siegfried R. Waldvogel

The Chemical Record, 2026
DOI: 10.1002/tcr.70152

Electrochemical Depolymerization of Lignin in a Biomass‐based Solvent**

Márcia G. A. da Cruz, Robin Gueret, Jianhong Chen, Jędrzej Piątek, Björn Beele, Mika H. Sipponen, Marcella Frauscher, Serhiy Budnyk, Bruno V. M. Rodrigues and Adam Slabon

ChemSusChem, 2022, 15
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202200718

Development of a Method for Anodic Degradation of Lignin for the Analysis of Paleo‐Vegetation Proxies in Speleothems

Julia Homann, Michael Zirbes, Meiko Arndt‐Engelbart, Denis Scholz, Siegfried R. Waldvogel and Thorsten Hoffmann

ChemElectroChem, 2022, 9
DOI: 10.1002/celc.202101312

Efficient Highly Selective Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation of Lignin and Its Model Compounds Enabled by Anderson-Type Polyoxometalates

Dianyong Yang, Ji Ding, Enting Shi, Huiying Liao, Pengfei An, Li Guo, Sheng Dai, Haijing Wang and Zhenshan Hou

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2026, 14, 6823
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.6c00100

Controllable oxidative depolymerization of lignin to produce aromatic aldehydes and generate electricity under mild conditions with direct biomass fuel cells as flexible reactors

Daihong Gao, Denghao Ouyang and Xuebing Zhao

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 479, 147874
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2023.147874

Reaktionen an der Gegenelektrode – wichtige Stolpersteine auf dem Weg einer funktionierenden elektro‐organischen Synthese

Martin Klein and Siegfried R. Waldvogel

Angewandte Chemie, 2022, 134
DOI: 10.1002/ange.202204140

Degradation of Lignosulfonate to Vanillic Acid Using Ferrate

Jana Klein, Robin Kupec, Markus Stöckl and Siegfried R. Waldvogel

Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2023, 7
DOI: 10.1002/adsu.202200431

Peroxodicarbonat als grünes Oxidationsmittel für den selektiven Abbau von Kraft‐Lignin zu Vanillin

Michael Zirbes, Tobias Graßl, Rieke Neuber and Siegfried R. Waldvogel

Angewandte Chemie, 2023, 135
DOI: 10.1002/ange.202219217

Selective Degradation of Lignosulfonate and Lignin with Periodate to 5‐Iodovanillin

Jana Klein, Kristian Alt and Siegfried R. Waldvogel

Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2022, 6
DOI: 10.1002/adsu.202100391

A critical review on latest innovations and future challenges of electrochemical technology for the abatement of organics in water

Carlos A. Martínez-Huitle, Manuel A. Rodrigo, Ignasi Sirés and Onofrio Scialdone

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2023, 328, 122430
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2023.122430

Scaled Oxidative Flow Electrosynthesis of 3-Alkyladipic Acids from 4-Alkylcyclohexanols

Roland J.-R. Bednarz, Annika S. Gold, Jasmin Hammes, Denis F. Rohrmann, Silvio Natalello, Moritz Mann, Frank Weinelt, Christopher Brauer and Siegfried R. Waldvogel

Org. Process Res. Dev., 2024, 28, 1529
DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.3c00146

Highly selective conversion of alkali lignin into aromatic monomers by pulse dielectric barrier discharge plasma at mild reaction conditions

Bin Zhang, Tiantian Ping, Liwen Mu, Xiaohua Lu and Jiahua Zhu

Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 2023, 36, e00643
DOI: 10.1016/j.susmat.2023.e00643

Trends and Challenges in Electrifying Technical Organic Synthesis

Philipp Röse, Paul Neugebauer, Sonam Tamang, Siegfried R. Waldvogel and Ulrike Krewer

Chemie Ingenieur Technik, 2025, 97, 395
DOI: 10.1002/cite.202400155

Highly Concentrated Peroxodicarbonate for Efficient Oxidative Degradation of Kraft Lignin

Niclas Schupp, Theresa Rücker, Elisabeth Glöckner, Bernd Wittgens and Siegfried. R. Waldvogel

ChemSusChem, 2025, 18
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202500741

Breaking down lignin in gamma-valerolactone: advances into a bioelectrorefinery

Lucie M. Lindenbeck, Sira Dahlhaus, Luca M. Wende, Björn B. Beele, Marcella Frauscher, Nils Helge Schebb, Christian W. Lehmann, Julia Bornhorst, Adam Slabon and Bruno V. M. Rodrigues

Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews, 2024, 17
DOI: 10.1080/17518253.2024.2390867

Sustainably Scaled Electrochemical Synthesis of 3‐Propyladipic Acid in Line with Fluctuating Grid Supply

Roland J.‐R. Bednarz, Pilar Jiménez‐Meneses, Annika S. Gold, Damián Monllor‐Satoca, Andreas Stenglein, Roberto Gómez and Siegfried R. Waldvogel

ChemCatChem, 2023, 15
DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202300606

On the product selectivity in the electrochemical reductive cleavage of 2-phenoxyacetophenone, a lignin model compound

Marcia Gabriely A. da Cruz, Bruno V. M. Rodrigues, Andjelka Ristic, Serhiy Budnyk, Shoubhik Das and Adam Slabon

Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews, 2022, 15, 153
DOI: 10.1080/17518253.2022.2025462

Counter Electrode Reactions—Important Stumbling Blocks on the Way to a Working Electro‐organic Synthesis

Martin Klein and Siegfried R. Waldvogel

Angew Chem Int Ed, 2022, 61
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202204140

Revisiting the Electrocatalyst Role on Lignin Depolymerization

Lucie M. Lindenbeck, Vanessa C. Barra, Björn B. Beele, Bruno V. M. Rodrigues and Adam Slabon

Adv Energy and Sustain Res, 2024, 5
DOI: 10.1002/aesr.202400130