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 …

Insight into KOH activation mechanism during biomass pyrolysis: Chemical reactions between O-containing groups and KOH

W Chen, M Gong, K Li, M Xia, Z Chen, H Xiao, Y Fang… - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Understanding the specific chemical activation mechanism during biomass pyrolysis is
critical for the more efficient use of biomass and biochar. In this study, the effects of …

Lignocellulosic biomass pyrolysis mechanism: A state-of-the-art review

S Wang, G Dai, H Yang, Z Luo - Progress in energy and combustion …, 2017 - Elsevier
The past decades have seen increasing interest in developing pyrolysis pathways to
produce biofuels and bio-based chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass. Pyrolysis is a key …

Combustion chemistry of aromatic hydrocarbons

H Jin, W Yuan, W Li, J Yang, Z Zhou, L Zhao… - Progress in Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aromatic hydrocarbons are important components of petroleum-based transportation fuels,
biomass, coal, and solid waste, etc. The reaction kinetics of aromatic hydrocarbons largely …

Lignin pyrolysis reactions

H Kawamoto - Journal of Wood Science, 2017 - Springer
Lignin, an aromatic constituent of woody biomass, is a potential renewable aromatic
feedstock for a sustainable future carbon economy. Pyrolysis-based technologies, such as …

Continuously processing waste lignin into high-value carbon nanotube fibers

F Liu, Q Wang, G Zhai, H Xiang, J Zhou, C Jia… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
High value utilization of renewable biomass materials is of great significance to the
sustainable development of human beings. For example, because biomass contains large …

Inherent metal elements in biomass pyrolysis: a review

P Giudicianni, V Gargiulo, CM Grottola, M Alfè… - Energy & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
One of the main drawbacks of using biomass as pyrolysis feedstock consists of the huge
variability of the different biomass resources which undermines the viability of downstream …

Biomass pyrolysis mechanism for carbon-based high-value products

J Liu, X Chen, W Chen, M Xia, Y Chen, H Chen… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - Elsevier
The utilization of biomass, the only carbon-bearing renewable energy source, is critical for
environmental and energy sustainability as well as carbon neutrality. Pyrolysis is the efficient …

Ni-catalyzed cleavage of aryl ethers in the aqueous phase

J He, C Zhao, JA Lercher - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
A novel Ni/SiO2-catalyzed route for selective cleavage of ether bonds of (lignin-derived)
aromatic ethers and hydrogenation of the oxygen-containing intermediates at 120° C in …