Journal
GREEN CHEMISTRY
Volume 22, Issue 14, Pages 4676-4682Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d0gc01220c
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- Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program (LDRD) of the Ames Laboratory
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences
- U.S. Department of Energy [DE-AC02-07CH11358]
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This study explores the valorization of Kraft lignin by conversion into nylon precursors in a two-step process. First, lignin was depolymerized in dilute alkaline aqueous solution under atmospheric N(2)at 200 degrees C to give guaiacol with high selectivity (>80%) with a total monomer production of 13% based on lignin input. Solution and solid state NMR analyses and reactions of model compounds indicated that depolymerization took placeviacleavage of beta-O-4 bonds in lignin. In the second step, lignin-derived guaiacol was selectively converted to the nylon precursors cyclohexanol/cyclohexanone (KA oil) using Ru/C catalyst under 1 bar H(2)and 150 degrees C. This two-step process constitutes a low-temperature and low-pressure pathway for producing value-added chemicals from lignin using water as the reaction solvent.
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