Feedstock-agnostic reductive catalytic fractionation in alcohol and alcohol–water mixtures
Jun Hee Jang, Ana Rita C. Morais, Megan Browning, David G. Brandner, Jacob K. Kenny, Lisa M. Stanley, Renee M. Happs, Anjaneya S. Kovvali, Joshua I. Cutler, Yuriy Román‐Leshkov, James R. Bielenberg, Gregg T. Beckham
Abstract
This work demonstrates that reductive catalytic fractionation can be a feedstock-agnostic process on hardwoods, softwoods, agricultural residues, and grasses, especially with water-alcohol solvent mixtures.
Topics & Concepts
FractionationAlcoholCatalysisRaw materialChemistrySolventOrganic chemistrySoftwoodPulp and paper industryEngineeringLignin and Wood ChemistryCatalysis for Biomass ConversionPetroleum Processing and Analysis