Room temperature catalytic upgrading of unpurified lignin depolymerization oil into bisphenols and butene-2
Subbotina E, Souza L, Zimmerman J, Anastas P. Room temperature catalytic upgrading of unpurified lignin depolymerization oil into bisphenols and butene-2. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 5892. PMID: 39003256, PMCID: PMC11246530, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49812-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchButene-2Bio-based carbon contentSource of renewable aromaticsGlass transition temperatureSynthetic utilityOlefin metathesisReductive catalytic fractionationBio-based carbonCatalyst loadingTarget monomersMild conditionsHydrogen pressureThermal stabilityRenewable aromaticsLoss of functionTransition temperatureCatalytic fractionationLignin depolymerizationCatalytic upgradingConvert ligninMonomerUpgrading methodsBisphenolHigh temperature