Deriving high value products from depolymerized lignin oil, aided by (bio) catalytic funneling strategies

X Wu, K Barta - Chemical Communications, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin holds tremendous and versatile possibilities to produce value-added chemicals and
high performing polymeric materials. Over the years, different cutting-edge lignin …

Muconic acid production from glucose and xylose in Pseudomonas putida via evolution and metabolic engineering

C Ling, GL Peabody, D Salvachúa, YM Kim… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Muconic acid is a bioprivileged molecule that can be converted into direct replacement
chemicals for incumbent petrochemicals and performance-advantaged bioproducts. In this …

Acetylene and ethylene: universal C2 molecular units in cycloaddition reactions

MS Ledovskaya, VV Voronin, KS Rodygin… - …, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
Acetylene and ethylene are the smallest molecules that contain an unsaturated carbon–
carbon bond and can be efficiently utilized in a large variety of cycloaddition reactions. In …

Atomically dispersed ruthenium hydride on beta zeolite as catalysts for the isomerization of muconates

I Khalil, MG Rigamonti, K Janssens, A Bugaev… - Nature Catalysis, 2024 - nature.com
Searching for sustainable polymers requires access to biomass-based monomers. In that
sense, glucose-derived cis, cis-muconic acid stands as a high-potential intermediate …

Muconic Acid Production Using Engineered Pseudomonas putida KT2440 and a Guaiacol-Rich Fraction Derived from Kraft Lignin

H Almqvist, H Veras, K Li… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Industrial lignin such as kraft lignin is an abundant feedstock for renewable chemicals and
materials. In this study, a process was developed for depolymerization of kraft lignin followed …

Coordination-Promoted Bio-Catechol Electro-Reforming toward Sustainable Polymer Production

R Wang, C Li, J Wu, W Du, T Jiang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Sustainable polymer production is essential for a carbon-neutral society. cis, cis-Muconic
acid is attracting growing interest as a biomass-derived platform molecule with direct access …

Opportunities in the microbial valorization of sugar industrial organic waste to biodegradable smart food packaging materials

S Jayasekara, L Dissanayake, LN Jayakody - International Journal of Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
Many petroleum-derived plastics, including food packaging materials are non-
biodegradable and designed for single-use applications. Annually, around 175 Mt. of plastic …

Next-Generation High-Performance Biobased Naphthalate-modified PET for sustainable food packaging applications

TH Lee, H Liu, MJ Forrester, L Shen, T Wang… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
We report a series of novel poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) copolymers with improved
properties through the incorporation of bioadvantaged dimethyl 2, 7 …

Bioenabled Platform to Access Polyamides with Built-In Target Properties

P Carter, JL Trettin, TH Lee, NL Chalgren… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The diversification of platform chemicals is key to today's petroleum industry. Likewise, the
flourishing of tomorrow's biorefineries will rely on molecules with next-generation properties …

Structure sensitivity of the electrochemical hydrogenation of cis, cis-muconic acid to hexenedioic acid and adipic acid

DM Patel, PT Prabhu, G Gupta, MN Dell'Anna… - Green …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The global market of fossil carbon-derived adipic acid (AA) was over 3 million tons in 2022,
emitting 3.1 million tons of the potent greenhouse gas N2O. Alternative biomass-derived …