Conspectus Organonitrogen chemicals are essential in many aspects of modern life. Over
80% of the top 200 prescribed pharmaceutical products contain at least one nitrogen atom in …

The efficient valorization of lignin could dictate the success of the 2nd generation biorefinery.
Lignin, accounting for on average a third of the lignocellulosic biomass, is the most …

Transition metals, which are of diversity in their bonding orbitals, have a variety of significant
oxidation states and more complex chemical properties compared to the main group metals …

Heteroatom-participated lignin depolymerization for heterocyclic aromatic compounds
production is of great importance to expanding the product portfolio and meeting value …

Dopamine is not only a widely used commodity pharmaceutical for treating neurological
diseases but also a highly attractive base for advanced carbon materials. Lignin, the waste …

In recent decades, advancements in lignin application include the synthesis of polymers,
dyes, adhesives and fertilizers. There has recently been a shift from perceiving lignin as a …

A central feature of most lignocellulosic-biomass-valorization strategies is the
depolymerization of all its three major constituents: cellulose and hemicellulose to simple …

One-pot synthesis of heterocyclic aromatics with good optical properties from phenolic β-O-4
lignin segments is of high importance to meet high value added biorefinery demands …

Biomass pretreatment methods are commonly used to isolate carbohydrates from biomass,
but they often lead to modification, degradation, and/or low yields of lignin. Catalytic …

Lignin is a natural aromatic polymer of p-hydroxyphenylpropanoids with various biological
activities. Noticeably, plants have made use of lignin as biocides to defend themselves from …