Abstract
Biomass is made of three main components: cellulose,
hemicellulose and lignin. Of these polymers, lignin is
the least utilized. Lignin is produced as a byproduct in
wood pulping but at the present time it is used mainly as
a low value energy source or fuel. Lignin can also be
seen as an abundant, renewable raw material for the
production of chemical products. In this paper a method
for converting lignin to high value liquid products via
direct liquefaction in the presence of a solvent and a
catalyst was presented.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 5th European Meeting on Environmental Chemistry, EMEC5 |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
| MoE publication type | B3 Non-refereed article in conference proceedings |
| Event | 5th European Meeting on Environmental Chemistry, EMEC5 - Bari, Italy Duration: 15 Dec 2004 → 18 Dec 2004 |
Conference
| Conference | 5th European Meeting on Environmental Chemistry, EMEC5 |
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| Country/Territory | Italy |
| City | Bari |
| Period | 15/12/04 → 18/12/04 |
Keywords
- lignin cracking
- biomass conversion