Efficient Conversion of Pine Wood Lignin to Phenol.
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SUBMITTER: Ouyang X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7187360 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
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Efficient Conversion of Pine Wood Lignin to Phenol.
Ouyang Xianhong X Huang Xiaoming X Boot Michael D MD Hensen Emiel J M EJM
ChemSusChem 20200310 7
Obtaining chemical building blocks from biomass is attractive for meeting sustainability targets. Herein, an effective approach was developed to convert the lignin part of woody biomass into phenol, which is a valuable base chemical. Monomeric alkylmethoxyphenols were obtained from pinewood, rich in guaiacol-type lignin, through Pt/C-catalyzed reductive depolymerization. In a second step, an optimized MoP/SiO<sub>2</sub> catalyst was used to selectively remove methoxy groups in these lignin mono ...[more]
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