Issue 11, 2002
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Chemical Communications

Oxidation of lignin model compounds by organic and transition metal-based electron transfer mediators

Dominic Rochefort,ab   Robert Bourbonnais,b   Dónal Leech*c  and  Michael G. Paiceb  

* Corresponding authors

a Département de chimie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
E-mail: dominic.rochefort@umontreal.ca

b Pulp & Paper Research Institute of Canada, Pointe-Claire, Canada
E-mail: rbourbonnais@paprican.ca; mpaice@paprican.ca

c Department of Chemistry, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
E-mail: donal.leech@nuigalway.ie

Abstract

We have studied the oxidation of lignin model compounds by organic and transition metal-based mediators using either an enzyme or an electrolysis cell as the mediator oxidizing agent. Electrolysis of inorganic mediator seems a promising technology for pulp delignification.

Graphical abstract: Oxidation of lignin model compounds by organic and transition metal-based electron transfer mediators

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B202621J
Article type
Communication
Submitted
20 Mar 2002
Accepted
17 Apr 2002
First published
26 Apr 2002

Chem. Commun., 2002, 1182-1183

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Oxidation of lignin model compounds by organic and transition metal-based electron transfer mediators

D. Rochefort, R. Bourbonnais, D. Leech and M. G. Paice, Chem. Commun., 2002, 1182 DOI: 10.1039/B202621J

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