Catalytic oxidation of lignin to valuable biomass-based platform chemicals: A review

C Liu, S Wu, H Zhang, R **ao - Fuel Processing Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Lignin is the only sustainable aromatic resource in nature, its utilization has attracted much
attention worldwide. Oxidation is one of the promising strategies that can convert lignin to a …

Plant celluloses, hemicelluloses, lignins, and volatile oils for the synthesis of nanoparticles and nanostructured materials

A Barhoum, J Jeevanandam, A Rastogi, P Samyn… - Nanoscale, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
A huge variety of plants are harvested worldwide and their different constituents can be
converted into a broad range of bionanomaterials. In parallel, much research effort in …

Rapid and near-complete dissolution of wood lignin at≤ 80 C by a recyclable acid hydrotrope

L Chen, J Dou, Q Ma, N Li, R Wu, H Bian, DJ Yelle… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
We report the discovery of the hydrotropic properties of a recyclable aromatic acid, p-
toluenesulfonic acid (p-TsOH), for potentially low-cost and efficient fractionation of wood …

An uncondensed lignin depolymerized in the solid state and isolated from lignocellulosic biomass: a mechanistic study

N Li, Y Li, CG Yoo, X Yang, X Lin, J Ralph, X Pan - Green Chemistry, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
This study demonstrated that lignin could be efficiently depolymerized in the solid state with
minimal condensation and separated from biomass with high purity by dissolving and …

Alkali-based pretreatment-facilitated lignin valorization: a review

L Xu, SJ Zhang, C Zhong, BZ Li… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2020 - ACS Publications
In an integrated biomass conversion process, pretreatment becomes an indispensable unit
operation to enhance the accessibilities of cellulose and hemicelluloses for producing …

Organosolv fractionation of softwood biomass for biofuel and biorefinery applications

C Nitsos, U Rova, P Christakopoulos - Energies, 2017 - mdpi.com
Softwoods represent a significant fraction of the available lignocellulosic biomass for
conversion into a variety of bio-based products. Its inherent recalcitrance, however, makes …

Demethylation, phenolation, and depolymerization of lignin for the synthesis of lignin-based epoxy resin via a one-pot strategy

X Zhen, H Li, Z Xu, Q Wang, J Xu, S Zhu, Z Wang… - Industrial Crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
A one-pot method to synthesize demethylated-phenolated lignin (DPL) and demethylated-
phenolated lignin-based epoxy resin (DPLINP) using phenol as a phenolic reagent and …

Reductive catalytic fractionation of agricultural residue and energy crop lignin and application of lignin oil in antimicrobials

EO Ebikade, N Samulewicz, S Xuan, JD Sheehan… - Green …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Cheap and abundant waste from bioethanol and agricultural processing industries are an
alluring alternative feedstock for biorefineries. In this work, we employ reductive catalytic …

Homogeneous metal salt solutions for biomass upgrading and other select organic reactions

N Rodriguez Quiroz, AM Norton, H Nguyen… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The growing interest in biomass as a renewable feedstock drives research toward
innovative processes and performance-advantaged bioproducts. Homogeneous metal salt …

Maleic acid as a dicarboxylic acid hydrotrope for sustainable fractionation of wood at atmospheric pressure and≤ 100 C: mode and utility of lignin esterification

C Cai, K Hirth, R Gleisner, H Lou, X Qiu, JY Zhu - Green Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
This study evaluated maleic acid (MA) as a green hydrotrope for efficient wood fractionation
at atmospheric pressure and≤ 100° C. MA hydrotropic fractionation (MAHF) resulted in …