Issue 15, 2021

Flow-through solvolysis enables production of native-like lignin from biomass

Abstract

The inherent reactivity of lignin in conventional biomass processing commonly prevents isolation of native lignin and limits monomer yields from catalytic depolymerization strategies that target aryl-ether bonds. Here we show that flow-through solvolysis with methanol at 225 °C produces native-like lignin from poplar, enabling the study of intrinsic lignin properties and evaluation of steady-state lignin depolymerization processes.

Graphical abstract: Flow-through solvolysis enables production of native-like lignin from biomass

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Article type
Communication
Submitted
06 mei 2021
Accepted
21 jun 2021
First published
21 jun 2021

Green Chem., 2021,23, 5437-5441

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Flow-through solvolysis enables production of native-like lignin from biomass

D. G. Brandner, J. S. Kruger, N. E. Thornburg, G. G. Facas, J. K. Kenny, R. J. Dreiling, A. R. C. Morais, T. Renders, N. S. Cleveland, R. M. Happs, R. Katahira, T. B. Vinzant, D. G. Wilcox, Y. Román-Leshkov and G. T. Beckham, Green Chem., 2021, 23, 5437 DOI: 10.1039/D1GC01591E

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