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Supercritical methanol depolymerization and hydrodeoxygenation of lignin and biomass over reduced copper porous metal oxides

Daniel J. McClelland, Peter H. Galebach, Ali Hussain Motagamwala, Ashley M. Wittrig, Steven D. Karlen, J. Scott Buchanan, James A. Dumesic, George W. Huber

Green Chemistry · 2019 · 78 citations · 35 references

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Supercritical methanol upgrading with a CuMgAlO<sub>x</sub> catalyst is effective at depolymerizing and hydrodeoxygenating lignin into monomers and oligomers.

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