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Selective degradation of wood lignin over noble-metal catalysts in a two-step process
2008
Direct conversion of lignin into alkanes and methanol was carried out in a two-step process (hydrogenolysis and hydrogenation) involving initial treatment of white birch wood sawdust with H2 in dioxane/water/phosphoric acid using carbon supported Ru, Pd, Rh, or Pt as catalysts. The resulting monomers and dimers obtained by selective C-O hydrogenolysis were then hydrogenated in near-crit. water empolying Pd/C as the catalyst. The study is of interest with respect to prodn. of biofuel from lignin.
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research article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000265912300005
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Publication date
2008
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Volume
1
Issue
7
Start page
626
End page
629
Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
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July 15, 2009
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