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GREEN CHEMISTRY
Volume 19, Issue 18, Pages 4423-4434Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c7gc01405h
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- EU Framework Program Horizon [675325, CTQ2015-68951-C3-3R]
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The current acid-catalyzed conversion of biomass feedstocks yields substantial quantities of undesired by-products called humins, for which applications are yet to be found. This work aims to provide a starting point for valorisation of humins via preparation of humin-based iron oxide catalytic nanocomposites from humins and thermally treated humins (foams) via solvent-free methodologies including ball milling and thermal degradation. The prepared materials were found to be active in the microwave-assisted selective oxidation of isoeugenol (conversions >87%) to vanillin, proving the feasibility to use humin by-products as template/composite materials.
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