Electrochemical Depolymerization of Lignin in a Biomass‐based Solvent
Márcia Gabriely Alves da Cruz, Robin Gueret, Jianhong Chen, Jędrzej Piątek, Björn B. Beele, Mika H. Sipponen, Marcella Frauscher, Serhiy Budnyk, Bruno V. M. Rodrigues, Adam Slabon
Abstract
Invited for this month's cover is the group of Adam Slabon at the University of Wuppertal. The image illustrates the reductive depolymerization of lignin into monomers using copper as electrocatalyst. The Research Article itself is available at 10.1002/cssc.202200718.
Topics & Concepts
DepolymerizationLigninElectrocatalystElectrochemistryMonomerBiomass (ecology)ChemistrySolventCopperOrganic chemistryPolymerElectrodeBiologyEcologyPhysical chemistryLignin and Wood Chemistry