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Tapping into the natural aromatic potential of microbial lignin valorization towards aromatic fine chemicals

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Facile depolymerization of lignin into phenolics via self-hydrogen transfer hydrogenolysis over a skeletal CuZnAl catalyst

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Research progress on the preparation of lignin micro/nano-particles and their biomedical applications

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Atom-economic molecular design of vanillin-based tetraene for tunable polyesters via thiol–ene click polymerization

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Recent Advances in Depolymerization and High-Value Utilization of Lignin: A Review

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Study on the efficient electrocatalytic depolymerization of α-O-4 bond in lignin assisted by simple electrolyte

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Multigenerational Toxicity Prediction Using Graph Neural Networks and Biotransformation Analysis

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Unlocking the opportunities of POM@MOF composites as next catalyst for energy and environmental remediation applications

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Enhancing lignin extraction and enzymatic hydrolysis from corn straw via surfactant-assisted hydrothermal pretreatment

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Multifunctional solar evaporator: Directional freezing engineering for concurrent freshwater and electricity production with antibacterial property

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Prospecting artificial microbial consortia toward lignin valorization

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Effect of Water on Electrochemical β‐Hydrocarboxylation of Vinylphenol Derivatives With CO2

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The Pseudomonas ligninolytic catalytic network reveals the importance of auxiliary enzymes in lignin biocatalysts

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Biomass aerogel: An emerging eco-friendly material for adsorbing pollutants in water

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Biological conversion of lignin-derived ferulic acid from wheat bran into vanillin

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Preparation, flavor compounds, and antioxidant activity of hawthorn fruit-derived maillard reaction products

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Synergistic enhancement of catalytic hydrodeoxygenation performance by oxygen vacancies and frustrated Lewis pairs

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Construction of solar-driven electron transfer chain based on FeCl3/TiO2 synergetic mediators for highly efficient conversion of lignin into electricity

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One-pot bioconversion of lignin to 4-vinylphenol derivatives

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Unlocking Lignin′s Potential: Engineered Bacterial Laccases to Produce Biologically Active Molecules

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Sustainable Lignin Valorization: Ti(III)-Mediated Reductive Degradation Yielding Aromatic Monomers (Phenol and Styrene)

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Engineering Strategies Enabled Protocatechuic Acid Production from Lignin by Pseudomonas putida KT2440

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Engineering yeast to produce fraxetin from ferulic acid and lignin

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Synthetic biology-driven lignin valorization

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A chemical-recovery-free ammonium sulfite-based alkali pretreatment of corn stover for low-cost sugar production via fertilizer use of waste liquor

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Construction of built-in electric field in LaOCl/g-C3N4 heterojunction to facilitate selective cleavage of lignin C C bonds

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Green synthesis of aminated lignin via biocatalytic pathway for removal of Cu(II) from wastewater

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Recoverable Ni-Based Catalyst for the Selective Hydrodeoxygenation of Vanillin Using Isopropanol as a Renewable LOHC

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Review on the application of biomass-based aerogels in the field of thermal insulation

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Bioactive Molecules from Lignocellulose‐Derived Platform Chemicals

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Modulating the electronic structure of Ni-Co alloy catalysts enhances corn stalk lignin hydrodeoxygenation into phenolic monomers

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