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GREEN CHEMISTRY
Volume 16, Issue 11, Pages 4740-4748Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c4gc00854e
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Alkali lignin was subjected to depolymerization in subcritical water at 265 degrees C, 6.5 MPa for reaction times between 1-6 h in a batch reactor and in the presence of formic acid (FA) and Pd/C catalyst. The oil products were extracted into diethyl ether and contained >90% of single-ring phenolic compounds. The reaction of lignin in subcritical water alone yielded 22.3 wt% oil containing 56% guaiacol as the main product. A maximum oil yield of 33.1 wt% was obtained when the lignin was reacted in the presence of formic acid alone. In the presence of FA, catechol became the predominant compound, with more than 80% of the ether extract after 6 h. The conversion of guaiacol to catechol in the presence of formic acid suggested the hydrolysis of O-CH3 ether bonds. In addition, the yields of alkyl guaiacols increased in the presence of FA. The use of 5 wt% Pd/C catalyst with FA slightly decreased the yields of oil products but led to compounds indicative of hydrogenolysis of aryl-O ether bonds as well as hydrogenation of C=C bonds.
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