A research team led by Professor Jaehoon Kim at Sungkyunkwan University and Dr. Dong Ki Lee at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has developed a highly efficient catalytic process ...
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Researchers crack lignin’s toughest bonds to turn wood waste into fuel
A new zeolite material has shattered yield records for converting industrial lignin waste into aromatic fuel precursors by targeting the carbon-carbon bonds that have long resisted chemical breakdown.
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Scientists break lignin’s strongest bonds to turn wood waste into valuable fuel
What if the toughest part of wood could be turned into highly useful chemicals ...
A cross-section of a Populus trichocarpa stem imaged under UV light to reveal the vascular tissues involved in wood formation. The glowing cell walls contain lignin, which provides structural strength ...
A palladium-on-carbon catalyst electrochemically breaks lignin ether bonds and upgrades the fragments into cyclic chemicals under mild conditions without hydrogen gas. A team led by Professor Jaehoon ...
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