CuSO₄/H₂O₂-Catalyzed Lignin Depolymerization under the Irradiation of Microwaves.

ABSTRACT: The increasing demand for renewable materials in the world has resulted in sustained efforts to utilize biomass in a better way. Lignin, a natural and abundant polymer in plants, has provided an ongoing challenge for many researchers seeking ways to better utilize this abundant resource. Here, we report a very efficient lignin depolymerization strategy with the assistant of microwave radiation. Copper sulphate (CuSO₄) and hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) were used to generate hydroxyl radicals to depolymerize lignin under the irradiation of microwaves. Three different types of lignin, organosolv lignin, kraft lignin, and alkali lignin, were all successfully depolymerized using microwave irradiation at a temperature of 110 °C for 7 min. The use of ¹H/

SUBMITTER: Dai J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6645013 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature