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Title: Kinetic and mechanistic insights into hydrogenolysis of lignin to monomers in a continuous flow reactor

Abstract

Phenolic commodity chemicals were produced from lignin with high yield and selectivity in a flow reactor, valorizing the biorefinery process.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [3]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
  2. DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
  3. DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA
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Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1510534
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0018409
Resource Type:
Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Green Chemistry
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Green Chemistry Journal Volume: 21 Journal Issue: 13; Journal ID: ISSN 1463-9262
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Li, Yanding, Demir, Benginur, Vázquez Ramos, Leida M., Chen, Mingjie, Dumesic, James A., and Ralph, John. Kinetic and mechanistic insights into hydrogenolysis of lignin to monomers in a continuous flow reactor. United Kingdom: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1039/C9GC00986H.
Li, Yanding, Demir, Benginur, Vázquez Ramos, Leida M., Chen, Mingjie, Dumesic, James A., & Ralph, John. Kinetic and mechanistic insights into hydrogenolysis of lignin to monomers in a continuous flow reactor. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9GC00986H
Li, Yanding, Demir, Benginur, Vázquez Ramos, Leida M., Chen, Mingjie, Dumesic, James A., and Ralph, John. Mon . "Kinetic and mechanistic insights into hydrogenolysis of lignin to monomers in a continuous flow reactor". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9GC00986H.
@article{osti_1510534,
title = {Kinetic and mechanistic insights into hydrogenolysis of lignin to monomers in a continuous flow reactor},
author = {Li, Yanding and Demir, Benginur and Vázquez Ramos, Leida M. and Chen, Mingjie and Dumesic, James A. and Ralph, John},
abstractNote = {Phenolic commodity chemicals were produced from lignin with high yield and selectivity in a flow reactor, valorizing the biorefinery process.},
doi = {10.1039/C9GC00986H},
journal = {Green Chemistry},
number = 13,
volume = 21,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {2019},
month = {7}
}

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