Highly efficient, NiAu-catalyzed hydrogenolysis of lignin into phenolic chemicals?

Green Chemistry Pub Date: 2014-02-04 DOI: 10.1039/C3GC42589D

Abstract

A highly efficient, stable NiAu catalyst that exhibits unprecedented low temperature activity in lignin hydrogenolysis was for the first time developed, leading to the formation of 14 wt% aromatic monomers from organosolv lignin at 170 °C in pure water.

Graphical abstract: Highly efficient, NiAu-catalyzed hydrogenolysis of lignin into phenolic chemicals
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