Method of selectively oxidizing lignin
AssigneeWisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
InventorsRuili Gao, John Ralph
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Abstract
A method of selectively reacting lignin or a lignin-derived reactant to yield an aromatic product. The method includes the step of reacting lignin or a lignin-derived reactant with a molybdenum-containing catalyst, in a solvent, and optionally in the presence of an oxidant, for a time and a temperature wherein at least a portion of the lignin or lignin-derived reactant is selectively converted into an aromatic product, preferably coniferaldehyde and/or sinapaldehyde.
Claims24
A method of selectively reacting lignin or a lignin-derived reactant to yield an aromatic product, the method comprising:
- reacting lignin or a lignin-derived reactant with a molybdenum-containing catalyst, in a solvent, for a time and at a temperature wherein at least a portion of the lignin or lignin-derived reactant is selectively converted into an aromatic product.
A method of selectively reacting lignin or a lignin-derived reactant to yield an aromatic product, the method comprising:
- reacting lignin or a lignin-derived reactant with a molybdenum-containing catalyst, in a solvent, in the presence of an additional oxidizing agent, for a time and at a temperature wherein at least a portion of the lignin or lignin-derived reactant is selectively converted into an aromatic product.
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