Catalytic transformation of lignocellulose into chemicals and fuel products in ionic liquids

Z Zhang, J Song, B Han - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Innovative valorization of naturally abundant and renewable lignocellulosic biomass is of
great importance in the pursuit of a sustainable future and biobased economy. Ionic liquids …

Catalytic transformation of lignin for the production of chemicals and fuels

C Li, X Zhao, A Wang, GW Huber, T Zhang - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Biomass is any organic matter that is renewable over time. In the context of energy, this is
often used to mean plant-based materials, such as agricultural residues, forestry wastes …

Atomically Dispersed Pt–N3C1 Sites Enabling Efficient and Selective Electrocatalytic C–C Bond Cleavage in Lignin Models under Ambient Conditions

T Cui, L Ma, S Wang, C Ye, X Liang… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Selective cleavage of C–C linkages is the key and a challenge for lignin degradation to
harvest value-added aromatic compounds. To this end, electrocatalytic oxidation presents a …

Protic ionic liquids: evolving structure–property relationships and expanding applications

TL Greaves, CJ Drummond - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
The field of ionic liquds is growing significantly, with an increased focus on developing ionic
liquds for specific applications, along with fundamental research. By definition, ionic liquids …

Green processing of lignocellulosic biomass and its derivatives in deep eutectic solvents

X Tang, M Zuo, Z Li, H Liu, C Xiong, X Zeng… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The scientific community has been seeking cost‐competitive and green solvents with good
dissolving capacity for the valorization of lignocellulosic biomass. At this point, deep eutectic …

Heterogeneous catalytic oxidation for lignin valorization into valuable chemicals: what results? What limitations? What trends?

R Behling, S Valange, G Chatel - Green chemistry, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin, a renewable polymer derived from the lignocellulosic biomass represents more than
20% of the total mass of the Earth's biosphere. However, 98% of lignin is burned as a source …

Greener routes to biomass waste valorization: Lignin transformation through electrocatalysis for renewable chemicals and fuels production

M Garedew, F Lin, B Song, TM DeWinter… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Lignin valorization is essential for biorefineries to produce fuels and chemicals for a
sustainable future. Today's biorefineries pursue profitable value propositions for cellulose …

Peroxodicarbonate as a green oxidizer for the selective degradation of kraft lignin into vanillin

M Zirbes, T Graßl, R Neuber… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Lignin, the world's largest resource of renewable aromatics, with annually roughly 50 million
tons of accruing technical lignin, mainly Kraft lignin, is highly underdeveloped regarding the …

Electrochemical lignin conversion

X Du, H Zhang, KP Sullivan, P Gogoi… - ChemSusChem, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Lignin is the largest source of renewable aromatic compounds, making the recovery of
aromatic compounds from this material a significant scientific goal. Recently, many studies …

Protic ionic liquids for sustainable uses

J Bailey, EL Byrne, P Goodrich, P Kavanagh… - Green …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
This review provides an overview of the current state-of-the-art and major trends in the
application of protic ionic liquids (PILs) to sustainable chemistry. Following a brief …