Enhancing lignin depolymerization <i>via</i> a dithionite-assisted organosolv fractionation of birch sawdust
Filippo Brienza, Korneel Van Aelst, Karel Thielemans, Bert F. Sels, Damien P. Debecker, Iwona Cybulska
Abstract
A dithionite-assisted organosolv fractionation process is presented, for the treatment of raw lignocellulose and the concomitant production of cellulosic pulp and the reductive conversion of lignin into phenolic monomers and short oligomers.
Topics & Concepts
OrganosolvLigninDepolymerizationFractionationChemistrySawdustDithionitePulp and paper industryOrganic chemistryRaw materialPulp (tooth)EngineeringPathologyEnzymeMedicineLignin and Wood ChemistryCatalysis for Biomass ConversionEnzyme-mediated dye degradation