HETEROGENEOUS BASE METAL CATALYZED OXIDATIVE DEPOLYMERIZATION OF LIGNIN AND LIGNIN MODEL COMPOUNDS

With the dwindling availability of petroleum, focus has shifted to renewable energy sources such as lignocellulosic biomass. Lignocellulosic biomass is composed of three main constituents, lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose. Due to the low value of cellulosic ethanol, utilization of the lignin comp...

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Main Author: Jennings, John Adam
Format: Others
Published: UKnowledge 2017
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Online Access:http://uknowledge.uky.edu/chemistry_etds/81
http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1090&context=chemistry_etds