Advances in lignin valorization towards bio-based chemicals and fuels: lignin biorefinery

Lignin Valorization: Improving Lignin Processing in the Biorefinery

Ragauskas, A. J., Beckham, G. T., Biddy, M. J., Chandra, R. P., Chen, F., Davis, M. F., Davison, B. H., Dixon, R. A., Gilna, P., Keller, M., et al. (2014) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1246843 · Cited by 4,249 · see citing works

Catalytic Transformation of Lignin for the Production of Chemicals and Fuels

Li, C., Zhao, X., Wang, A., Huber, G. W., & Zhang, T. (2015) · Chemical Reviews · doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00155 · Cited by 2,951 · see citing works

Chemicals from lignin: an interplay of lignocellulose fractionation, depolymerisation, and upgrading

Schutyser, W., Renders, T., den Bosch, S. V., Koelewijn, S.-F., Beckham, G. T., & Sels, B. F. (2018) · Chemical Society Reviews · doi:10.1039/c7cs00566k · Cited by 2,617 · see citing works

Bright Side of Lignin Depolymerization: Toward New Platform Chemicals

Sun, Z., Fridrich, B., Santi, A. D., Elangovan, S., & Barta, K. (2018) · Chemical Reviews · doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00588 · Cited by 2,235 · see citing works

Paving the Way for Lignin Valorisation: Recent Advances in Bioengineering, Biorefining and Catalysis

Rinaldi, R., Jastrzebski, R., Clough, M. T., Ralph, J., Kennema, M., Bruijnincx, P. C. A., & Weckhuysen, B. M. (2016) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.201510351 · Cited by 2,176 · see citing works

Formaldehyde stabilization facilitates lignin monomer production during biomass depolymerization

Shuai, L., Amiri, M. T., Questell‐Santiago, Y. M., Héroguel, F., Li, Y., Kim, H., Meilan, R., Chapple, C. C. S., Ralph, J., & Luterbacher, J. S. (2016) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.aaf7810 · Cited by 1,427 · see citing works

An overview of advances in biomass gasification

Sikarwar, V. S., Zhao, M. M., Clough, P. T., Yao, J. G., Zhong, X., Memon, M. Z., Shah, N., Anthony, E. J., & Fennell, P. S. (2016) · Energy & Environmental Science · doi:10.1039/c6ee00935b · Cited by 1,307 · see citing works

Formic-acid-induced depolymerization of oxidized lignin to aromatics

Rahimi, A., Ulbrich, A., Coon, J. J., & Stahl, S. S. (2014) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature13867 · Cited by 1,196 · see citing works

Reductive lignocellulose fractionation into soluble lignin-derived phenolic monomers and dimers and processable carbohydrate pulps

den Bosch, S. V., Schutyser, W., Vanholme, R., Driessen, T., Koelewijn, S.-F., Renders, T., Meester, B. D., Huijgen, W. J. J., Dehaen, W., Courtin, C. M., et al. (2015) · Energy & Environmental Science · doi:10.1039/c5ee00204d · Cited by 911 · see citing works

Vanillin production from lignin and its use as a renewable chemical

Fache, M., Boutevin, B., & Caillol, S. (2016) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b01344 · Cited by 902 · see citing works

Biochar as a Catalyst

Lee, J., Kim, K., & Kwon, E. E. (2017) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2017.04.002 · Cited by 682 · see citing works

Lignin pyrolysis reactions

Kawamoto, H. (2017) · Journal of Wood Science · doi:10.1007/s10086-016-1606-z · Cited by 664 · see citing works

Solar energy-driven lignin-first approach to full utilization of lignocellulosic biomass under mild conditions

Wu, X., Fan, X., Xie, S., Lin, J., Cheng, J., Zhang, Q., Chen, L., & Wang, Y. (2018) · Nature Catalysis · doi:10.1038/s41929-018-0148-8 · Cited by 649 · see citing works

Selective Degradation of Wood Lignin over Noble‐Metal Catalysts in a Two‐Step Process

Yan, N., Zhao, C., Dyson, P. J., Wang, C., Liu, L., & Kou, Y. (2008) · ChemSusChem · doi:10.1002/cssc.200800080 · Cited by 547 · see citing works

Application of quantitative 31P NMR in biomass lignin and biofuel precursors characterization

Pu, Y., Cao, S., & Ragauskas, A. J. (2011) · Energy & Environmental Science · doi:10.1039/c1ee01201k · Cited by 541 · see citing works

A review of biochar-based catalysts for chemical synthesis, biofuel production, and pollution control

Xiong, X., Yu, I. K. M., Cao, L., Tsang, D. C. W., Zhang, S., & Ok, Y. S. (2017) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2017.06.163 · Cited by 532 · see citing works

Wood-based biochar for the removal of potentially toxic elements in water and wastewater: a critical review

Shaheen, S. M., Niazi, N. K., Hassan, N. E. E., Bibi, I., Wang, H., Tsang, D. C. W., Ok, Y. S., Bolan, N., & Rinklebe, J. (2019) · International Materials Reviews · doi:10.1080/09506608.2018.1473096 · Cited by 527 · see citing works

Selective production of arenes via direct lignin upgrading over a niobium-based catalyst

Shao, Y., Xia, Q., Dong, L., Liu, X., Han, X., Parker, S. F., Cheng, Y., Daemen, L. L., Ramirez-Cuesta, A. J., Yang, S., et al. (2017) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/ncomms16104 · Cited by 506 · see citing works

Conversion of biomass to hydroxymethylfurfural: A review of catalytic systems and underlying mechanisms

Yu, I. K. M., & Tsang, D. C. W. (2017) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2017.04.026 · Cited by 497 · see citing works

Cooperativity and Dynamics Increase the Performance of NiFe Dry Reforming Catalysts

Kim, S. M., Abdala, P. M., Margossian, T., Hosseini, D., Foppa, L., Armutlulu, A., van Beek, W., Comas‐Vives, A., Copéret, C., & Müller, C. R. (2017) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.6b11487 · Cited by 464 · see citing works

A Photochemical Strategy for Lignin Degradation at Room Temperature

Nguyen, J. D., Matsuura, B. S., & Stephenson, C. R. J. (2013) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/ja4113462 · Cited by 459 · see citing works

Production of Lactic Acid/Lactates from Biomass and Their Catalytic Transformations to Commodities

Mäki‐Arvela, P., Simakova, I. L., Salmi, T., & Murzin, D. Y. (2013) · Chemical Reviews · doi:10.1021/cr400203v · Cited by 457 · see citing works

A critical review on sustainable biochar system through gasification: Energy and environmental applications

You, S., Ok, Y. S., Chen, S. S., Tsang, D. C. W., Kwon, E. E., Lee, J., & Wang, C. (2017) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2017.06.177 · Cited by 426 · see citing works

Lignin valorization for the production of renewable chemicals: State-of-the-art review and future prospects

Cao, L., Yu, I. K. M., Liu, Y., Ruan, X., Tsang, D. C. W., Hunt, A. J., Ok, Y. S., Song, H., & Zhang, S. (2018) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2018.08.065 · Cited by 417 · see citing works

Organosolv pretreatment of plant biomass for enhanced enzymatic saccharification

Zhang, Z., Harrison, M. D., Rackemann, D. W., Doherty, W. O. S., & O’Hara, I. M. (2015) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c5gc02034d · Cited by 395 · see citing works

Engineered/designer biochar for the removal of phosphate in water and wastewater

Vikrant, K., Kim, K., Ok, Y. S., Tsang, D. C. W., Tsang, Y. F., Giri, B. S., & Singh, R. S. (2017) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.193 · Cited by 353 · see citing works

Lignin depolymerization into aromatic monomers over solid acid catalysts

Deepa, A. K., & Dhepe, P. L. (2015) · ACS Catalysis · doi:10.1021/cs501371q · Cited by 346 · see citing works

Value-added chemicals from food supply chain wastes: State-of-the-art review and future prospects

Xiong, X., Yu, I. K. M., Tsang, D. C. W., Bolan, N. S., Ok, Y. S., Igalavithana, A. D., Kirkham, M. B., Kim, K., & Vikrant, K. (2019) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2019.121983 · Cited by 338 · see citing works

Reductive Catalytic Fractionation of Corn Stover Lignin

Anderson, E. M., Katahira, R., Reed, M. L., Resch, M. G., Karp, E. M., Beckham, G. T., & Román‐Leshkov, Y. (2016) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b01858 · Cited by 313 · see citing works

Hydrothermal liquefaction of agricultural and forestry wastes: state-of-the-art review and future prospects

Cao, L., Zhang, C., Chen, H., Tsang, D. C. W., Luo, G., Zhang, S., & Chen, J. (2017) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2017.08.196 · Cited by 310 · see citing works

Tunable Thermosetting Epoxies Based on Fractionated and Well-Characterized Lignins

Gioia, C., Re, G. L., Lawoko, M., & Berglund, L. A. (2018) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.7b13620 · Cited by 309 · see citing works

Pre-treatment of lignocellulosic feedstocks using biorenewable alcohols: towards complete biomass valorisation

Lancefield, C. S., Panovic, I., Deuss, P. J., Barta, K., & Westwood, N. J. (2016) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c6gc02739c · Cited by 308 · see citing works

Flowthrough Reductive Catalytic Fractionation of Biomass

Anderson, E. M., Stone, M. L., Katahira, R., Reed, M. L., Beckham, G. T., & Román‐Leshkov, Y. (2017) · Joule · doi:10.1016/j.joule.2017.10.004 · Cited by 293 · see citing works

Oxidative conversion of lignin and lignin model compounds catalyzed by CeO 2 -supported Pd nanoparticles

Deng, W., Zhang, H., Wu, X., Li, R., Zhang, Q., & Wang, Y. (2015) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c5gc01473e · Cited by 273 · see citing works

Two-Step, Catalytic C–C Bond Oxidative Cleavage Process Converts Lignin Models and Extracts to Aromatic Acids

Wang, M., Lü, J., Zhang, X., Li, L., Li, H., Luo, N., & Wang, F. (2016) · ACS Catalysis · doi:10.1021/acscatal.6b02049 · Cited by 269 · see citing works

Catalytic Hydrogenolysis of Aryl Ethers: A Key Step in Lignin Valorization to Valuable Chemicals

Zaheer, M., & Kempe, R. (2015) · ACS Catalysis · doi:10.1021/cs501498f · Cited by 266 · see citing works

Advanced Model Compounds for Understanding Acid-Catalyzed Lignin Depolymerization: Identification of Renewable Aromatics and a Lignin-Derived Solvent

Lahive, C. W., Deuss, P. J., Lancefield, C. S., Sun, Z., Cordes, D. B., Young, C. M., Tran, F., Slawin, A. M. Z., de Vries, J. G., Kamer, P. C. J., et al. (2016) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/jacs.6b04144 · Cited by 265 · see citing works

Valorization of biomass to hydroxymethylfurfural, levulinic acid, and fatty acid methyl ester by heterogeneous catalysts

Chen, S. S., Maneerung, T., Tsang, D. C. W., Ok, Y. S., & Wang, C. (2017) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2017.07.020 · Cited by 262 · see citing works

Pyrolysis process of agricultural waste using CO2 for waste management, energy recovery, and biochar fabrication

Lee, J., Yang, X. L., Cho, S.-H., Kim, J.-K., Lee, S. S., Tsang, D. C. W., Ok, Y. S., & Kwon, E. E. (2016) · Applied Energy · doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.10.092 · Cited by 261 · see citing works

Catalytic Hydrogenolysis of Lignins into Phenolic Compounds over Carbon Nanotube Supported Molybdenum Oxide

Xiao, L., Wang, S., Li, H., Li, Z., Shi, Z., Xiao, L., Sun, R., Fang, Y., & Song, G. (2017) · ACS Catalysis · doi:10.1021/acscatal.7b02563 · Cited by 256 · see citing works

Photocatalytic Oxidation–Hydrogenolysis of Lignin β-O-4 Models via a Dual Light Wavelength Switching Strategy

Luo, N., Wang, M., Li, H., Zhang, J., Liu, H., & Wang, F. (2016) · ACS Catalysis · doi:10.1021/acscatal.6b02212 · Cited by 251 · see citing works

Depolymerization of lignin via a non-precious Ni–Fe alloy catalyst supported on activated carbon

Zhai, Y., Li, C., Xu, G., Ma, Y., Liu, X., & Zhang, Y. (2017) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c7gc00149e · Cited by 249 · see citing works

Direct Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Depolymerization of Cellulose

Fan, J., bruyn, M. D., Budarin, V. L., Gronnow, M. J., Shuttleworth, P. S., Breeden, S. W., MacQuarrie, D. J., & Clark, J. H. (2013) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/ja4056273 · Cited by 240 · see citing works

Kraft lignin biorefinery: A perspective

Hu, J., Zhang, Q., & Lee, D. (2017) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2017.08.169 · Cited by 239 · see citing works

Influence of Acidic (H3PO4) and Alkaline (NaOH) Additives on the Catalytic Reductive Fractionation of Lignocellulose

Renders, T., Schutyser, W., den Bosch, S. V., Koelewijn, S.-F., Vangeel, T., Courtin, C. M., & Sels, B. F. (2016) · ACS Catalysis · doi:10.1021/acscatal.5b02906 · Cited by 237 · see citing works

Production of Terephthalic Acid from Corn Stover Lignin

Song, S., Zhang, J., Gözaydın, G., & Yan, N. (2019) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.201814284 · Cited by 231 · see citing works

Molecular-level driving forces in lignocellulosic biomass deconstruction for bioenergy

Petridis, L., & Smith, J. C. (2018) · Nature Reviews Chemistry · doi:10.1038/s41570-018-0050-6 · Cited by 228 · see citing works

Differences in S/G ratio in natural poplar variants do not predict catalytic depolymerization monomer yields

Anderson, E. M., Stone, M. L., Katahira, R., Reed, M. L., Muchero, W., Ramirez, K. J., Beckham, G. T., & Román‐Leshkov, Y. (2019) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-019-09986-1 · Cited by 224 · see citing works

Lignin depolymerization and utilization by bacteria

Xu, R. Q., Zhang, K., Liu, P., Han, H., Zhao, S., Kakade, A., Khan, A., Du, D., & Li, X. (2018) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2018.08.118 · Cited by 220 · see citing works

Revisiting alkaline aerobic lignin oxidation

Schutyser, W., Kruger, J. S., Robinson, A. M., Katahira, R., Brandner, D. G., Cleveland, N. S., Mittal, A., Peterson, D. J., Meilan, R., Román‐Leshkov, Y., et al. (2018) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c8gc00502h · Cited by 217 · see citing works

Novel Strategies for the Production of Fuels, Lubricants, and Chemicals from Biomass

Shylesh, S., Gokhale, A. A., Ho, C. R., & Bell, A. T. (2017) · Accounts of Chemical Research · doi:10.1021/acs.accounts.7b00354 · Cited by 212 · see citing works

Identification of a diagnostic structural motif reveals a new reaction intermediate and condensation pathway in kraft lignin formation

Lancefield, C. S., Wienk, H. L. J., Boelens, R., Weckhuysen, B. M., & Bruijnincx, P. C. A. (2018) · Chemical Science · doi:10.1039/c8sc02000k · Cited by 210 · see citing works

Microwave pyrolysis of biomass for bio-oil production: Scalable processing concepts

Beneroso, D., Monti, T., Kostas, E. T., & Robinson, J. P. (2017) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2017.01.130 · Cited by 209 · see citing works

Role of Cu–Mg–Al Mixed Oxide Catalysts in Lignin Depolymerization in Supercritical Ethanol

Huang, X., Atay, C., Korányi, T. I., Boot, M. D., & Hensen, E. J. M. (2015) · ACS Catalysis · doi:10.1021/acscatal.5b02230 · Cited by 201 · see citing works

A Convergent Approach for a Deep Converting Lignin-First Biorefinery Rendering High-Energy-Density Drop-in Fuels

Cao, Z., Dierks, M., Clough, M. T., de Castro, I. B. D., & Rinaldi, R. (2018) · Joule · doi:10.1016/j.joule.2018.03.012 · Cited by 200 · see citing works

A combination of ferric nitrate/EDDS-enhanced washing and sludge-derived biochar stabilization of metal-contaminated soils

Yoo, J.-C., Beiyuan, J., Wang, L., Tsang, D. C. W., Baek, K., Bolan, N. S., Ok, Y. S., & Li, X. D. (2017) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.310 · Cited by 197 · see citing works

Metal-Free Carbon Catalysts for Oxidative Dehydrogenation Reactions

Qi, W., & Su, D. S. (2014) · ACS Catalysis · doi:10.1021/cs500723v · Cited by 193 · see citing works

Aluminium-biochar composites as sustainable heterogeneous catalysts for glucose isomerisation in a biorefinery

Yu, I. K. M., Xiong, X., Tsang, D. C. W., Wang, L., Hunt, A. J., Song, H., Shang, J., Ok, Y. S., & Poon, C. S. (2018) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c8gc02466a · Cited by 192 · see citing works

Effects of organosolv and ammonia pretreatments on lignin properties and its inhibition for enzymatic hydrolysis

Yoo, C. G., Li, M., Meng, X., Pu, Y., & Ragauskas, A. J. (2017) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c6gc03627a · Cited by 190 · see citing works

Comparison of Copper and Vanadium Homogeneous Catalysts for Aerobic Oxidation of Lignin Models

Sedai, B., Díaz-Urrutia, C., Baker, R. T., Wu, R., Silks, L. A., & Hanson, S. K. (2011) · ACS Catalysis · doi:10.1021/cs200149v · Cited by 188 · see citing works

Synergistic and Antagonistic Interactions during Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Soybean Oil, Soy Protein, Cellulose, Xylose, and Lignin

Lu, J., Liu, Z., Zhang, Y., & Savage, P. E. (2018) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b03156 · Cited by 187 · see citing works

Mechanochemistry: Toward Sustainable Design of Advanced Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Catalytic Applications

Muñoz‐Batista, M. J., Rodríguez‐Padrón, D., Santiago, A. R. P., & Luque, R. (2018) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b01716 · Cited by 182 · see citing works

Streamlined hydrogen production from biomass

Zhang, P., Guo, Y., Chen, J., Zhao, Y., Chang, J. S., Junge, H., Beller, M., & Li, Y. (2018) · Nature Catalysis · doi:10.1038/s41929-018-0062-0 · Cited by 179 · see citing works

Microwave-assisted depolymerisation of organosolv lignin via mild hydrogen-free hydrogenolysis: Catalyst screening

Toledano, A., Serrano, L., Pineda, A., Romero, A. A., Luque, R., & Labidi, J. (2012) · Applied Catalysis B: Environmental · doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2012.10.015 · Cited by 178 · see citing works

An overview of a novel concept in biomass pyrolysis: microwave irradiation

Zhang, X., Rajagopalan, K., Lei, H., Ruan, R. R., & Sharma, B. K. (2017) · Sustainable Energy & Fuels · doi:10.1039/c7se00254h · Cited by 172 · see citing works

Synergetic Effects of Alcohol/Water Mixing on the Catalytic Reductive Fractionation of Poplar Wood

Renders, T., den Bosch, S. V., Vangeel, T., Ennaert, T., Koelewijn, S.-F., den Bossche, G. V., Courtin, C. M., Schutyser, W., & Sels, B. F. (2016) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b01844 · Cited by 170 · see citing works

Significance of Lignin S/G Ratio in Biomass Recalcitrance of Populus trichocarpa Variants for Bioethanol Production

Yoo, C. G., Dumitrache, A., Muchero, W., et al. (2017) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b03586 · Cited by 164 · see citing works

Solid base catalyzed depolymerization of lignin into low molecular weight products

Chaudhary, R., & Dhepe, P. L. (2017) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c6gc02701f · Cited by 163 · see citing works

Characterization of bioenergy biochar and its utilization for metal/metalloid immobilization in contaminated soil

Yang, X., Igalavithana, A. D., Oh, S.-E., Nam, H., Zhang, M., Wang, C.-H., Kwon, E. E., Tsang, D. C. W., & Ok, Y. S. (2018) · Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.298 · Cited by 163 · see citing works

Mechanochemical degradation of lignin and wood by solvent-free grinding in a reactive medium

Kleine, T., Buendia, J., & Bolm, C. (2012) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c2gc36456e · Cited by 162 · see citing works

Production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from starch-rich food waste catalyzed by sulfonated biochar

Cao, L., Yu, I. K. M., Chen, S. S., Tsang, D. C. W., Wang, L., Xiong, X., Zhang, S., Ok, Y. S., Kwon, E. E., Song, H., et al. (2017) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2017.12.098 · Cited by 160 · see citing works

Kinetic Analysis of Lignin Hydrothermal Conversion in Sub- and Supercritical Water

Yong, T. L.-K., & Matsumura, Y. (2013) · Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research · doi:10.1021/ie400600x · Cited by 149 · see citing works

Catalytic valorization of starch-rich food waste into hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF): Controlling relative kinetics for high productivity

Yu, I. K. M., Tsang, D. C. W., Yip, A. C. K., Chen, S. S., Wang, L., Ok, Y. S., & Poon, C. S. (2017) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2017.01.017 · Cited by 148 · see citing works

In-situ and ex-situ catalytic upgrading of vapors from microwave-assisted pyrolysis of lignin

Fan, L., Chen, P. L., Zhou, N., Liu, S., Zhang, Y., Liu, Y., Wang, Y., Omar, M. M., Peng, P., Addy, M., et al. (2017) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2017.09.200 · Cited by 142 · see citing works

Photocatalytic Oxidation of Lignin Model Systems by Merging Visible-Light Photoredox and Palladium Catalysis

Kärkäs, M. D., Bosque, I., Matsuura, B. S., & Stephenson, C. R. J. (2016) · Organic Letters · doi:10.1021/acs.orglett.6b02651 · Cited by 137 · see citing works

Ex-situ catalytic co-pyrolysis of lignin and polypropylene to upgrade bio-oil quality by microwave heating

Duan, D., Wang, Y., Dai, L., Ruan, R. R., Zhao, Y., Fan, L., Tayier, M., & Liu, Y. (2017) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2017.04.104 · Cited by 131 · see citing works

Catalytic pyrolysis of lignin in a cascade dual-catalyst system of modified red mud and HZSM-5 for aromatic hydrocarbon production

Wang, S., Li, Z., Bai, X., Yi, W., & Fu, P. (2019) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2019.01.037 · Cited by 129 · see citing works

Valorization of cellulosic food waste into levulinic acid catalyzed by heterogeneous Brønsted acids: Temperature and solvent effects

Chen, S. S., Yu, I. K. M., Tsang, D. C. W., Yip, A. C. K., Khan, E., Wang, L., Ok, Y. S., & Poon, C. S. (2017) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2017.06.108 · Cited by 122 · see citing works

Production of bio-oil and biochar from soapstock via microwave-assisted co-catalytic fast pyrolysis

Dai, L., Fan, L., Liu, Y., Ruan, R. R., Wang, Y., Zhou, Y., Zhao, Y., & Yu, Z. (2016) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2016.11.017 · Cited by 117 · see citing works

Mechanochemical Oxidation and Cleavage of Lignin β-O-4 Model Compounds and Lignin

Dabral, S., Wotruba, H., Hernández, J. G., et al. (2018) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b03418 · Cited by 117 · see citing works

Selective C–C Bond Cleavage of Methylene-Linked Lignin Models and Kraft Lignin

Shuai, L., Sitison, J. W., Sadula, S., et al. (2018) · ACS Catalysis · doi:10.1021/acscatal.8b00200 · Cited by 116 · see citing works

Production of Terephthalic Acid from Corn Stover Lignin

Song, S., Zhang, J., Gözaydın, G., & Yan, N. (2019) · Angewandte Chemie · doi:10.1002/ange.201814284 · Cited by 113 · see citing works

Fragmentation of Lignin Samples with Commercial Pd/C under Ambient Pressure of Hydrogen

Gao, F., Webb, J. D., Sorek, H., Wemmer, D. E., & Hartwig, J. F. (2016) · ACS Catalysis · doi:10.1021/acscatal.6b02028 · Cited by 111 · see citing works

Selective Glucose Isomerization to Fructose via a Nitrogen-doped Solid Base Catalyst Derived from Spent Coffee Grounds

Chen, S. S., Yu, I. K. M., Cho, D.-W., Song, H., Tsang, D. C. W., Tessonnier, J., Ok, Y. S., & Poon, C. S. (2018) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b02752 · Cited by 110 · see citing works

Reductive deconstruction of organosolv lignin catalyzed by zeolite supported nickel nanoparticles

Kasakov, S., Shi, H., Camaioni, D. M., Zhao, C., Baráth, E., Jentys, A., & Lercher, J. A. (2015) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c5gc02160j · Cited by 109 · see citing works

Supported Bimetallic NiFe Nanoparticles through Colloid Synthesis for Improved Dry Reforming Performance

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