Chemicals from lignin: an interplay of lignocellulose fractionation, depolymerisation, and upgrading

W Schutyser, T Renders, S Van den Bosch… - Chemical society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
In pursuit of more sustainable and competitive biorefineries, the effective valorisation of
lignin is key. An alluring opportunity is the exploitation of lignin as a resource for chemicals …

A comprehensive review on lignin pyrolysis: Mechanism, modeling and the effects of inherent metals in biomass

E Leng, Y Guo, J Chen, S Liu, E Jiaqiang, Y Xue - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
This work comprehensively reviews the pyrolysis of lignin from the aspects of mechanism,
modeling, and effects of inorganic species. Initially, the lignin general pyrolysis …

Theoretical study of the remarkably diverse linkages in lignin

R Parthasarathi, RA Romero, A Redondo… - The Journal of …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Lignin in plant cell walls is a potential renewable source of biofuels, chemicals, and value-
added products. It consists of various aryl ethers, irregularly connected by a variety of …

Lignin pyrolysis components and upgrading—technology review

W Mu, H Ben, A Ragauskas, Y Deng - Bioenergy research, 2013 - Springer
Biomass pyrolysis oil has been reported as a potential renewable biofuel precursor.
Although several review articles focusing on lignocellulose pyrolysis can be found, the one …

Naturally occurring phenolic sources: monomers and polymers

B Lochab, S Shukla, IK Varma - RSC advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Exploration of sustainable alternatives to chemicals derived from petro-based industries is
the current challenge for maintaining the balance between the needs of a changing world …

Study on the mechanism of acid modified H-Beta zeolite acidic sites on the catalytic pyrolysis of Kraft lignin

Q Zou, H He, J Xie, S Han, W Lin, AK Mondal… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, Sn modified molecular sieves with Lewis (L) acid center and Al modified
molecular sieves with Brönsted (B) acid center were prepared by post-synthesis method …

NMR characterization of pyrolysis oils from kraft lignin

H Ben, AJ Ragauskas - Energy & fuels, 2011 - ACS Publications
The pyrolysis of softwood (SW) kraft lignin was examined at 400, 500, 600, and 700° C. The
yields of pyrolysis oil, char, and gas were determined to be 35− 44%, 57− 38% and 8− 18 …

A novel interaction mechanism in lignin pyrolysis: Phenolics-assisted hydrogen transfer for the decomposition of the β-O-4 linkage

Q Lu, W Xie, B Hu, J Liu, W Zhao, B Zhang… - Combustion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pyrolysis of lignin involves complex unimolecular decomposition and bimolecular interaction
mechanisms. Unimolecular decomposition of lignin model compounds has been widely …

Highly selective bimetallic FeMoP catalyst for C–O bond cleavage of aryl ethers

DJ Rensel, S Rouvimov, ME Gin, JC Hicks - Journal of catalysis, 2013 - Elsevier
We report the synthesis of an industrially applicable, non-sulfided bimetallic catalyst with
remarkable selectivity to the hydrodeoxygenation of aryl ethers and phenol. Bimetallic FeMo …

Eco-friendly composite resins based on renewable biomass resources: Polyfurfuryl alcohol/lignin thermosets

N Guigo, A Mija, L Vincent, N Sbirrazzuoli - European Polymer Journal, 2010 - Elsevier
The properties of an innovative polyfurfuryl alcohol (PFA)/lignin combined matrix have been
investigated. Furfuryl alcohol (FA) and lignin are, respectively, monomeric and polymeric …