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In situ trapping of enol intermediates with alcohol during acid-catalysed de-polymerisation of lignin in a nonpolar solvent

Atsushi Kaiho, Makiko Kogo, Ryo Sakai, Kaori Saito, Takashi Watanabe

Green Chemistry · 2015 · 61 citations · 15 references

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Acid-catalysed degradation of wood in toluene–MeOH yields the lignin monomers homovanillyl aldehyde dimethyl acetal and homosyringaldehyde dimethyl acetal selectively.

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Chemical modification of lignins: Towards biobased polymers

Stéphanie Laurichesse, Luc Avérous · Progress in Polymer Science · 2013 · 2K citations

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A Mechanistic Investigation of Acid-Catalyzed Cleavage of Aryl-Ether Linkages: Implications for Lignin Depolymerization in Acidic Environments

M.R. Sturgeon, Seonah Kim, Kelsey Lawrence et al. · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · 2013 · 404 citations · Full text

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Sustainable Polymers: Opportunities for the Next Decade

Stephen A. Miller · ACS Macro Letters · 2013 · 381 citations

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Hydrolytic degradation of alkaline lignin in hot-compressed water and ethanol

Zhongshun Yuan, Shuna Cheng, Mathew Leitch et al. · Bioresource Technology · 2010 · 265 citations

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Hydrothermal degradation of alkali lignin to bio-phenolic compounds in sub/supercritical ethanol and water–ethanol co-solvent

Shuna Cheng, Carolynne Wilks, Zhongshun Yuan et al. · Polymer Degradation and Stability · 2012 · 206 citations

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