title: A route for lignin and bio-oil conversion: dehydroxylation of phenols into arenes by catalytic tandem reactions.
abstract: Finding a workaround: The conversion of lignin into low-boiling-point arenes instead of high-boiling-point phenols could greatly facilitate conventional refinery processes. A new procedure for the depolymerization of lignin and simultaneous conversion phenols into arenes is described. The method can also be rendered as a fundamental finding for the upgrade of bio-oils to arenes under mild conditions.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470 Mülheim (Ruhr) (Germany).
authors.forename: Xingyu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rinaldi
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D006900:Hydroxylation; D008031:Lignin / Q000737:chemistry*; D009821:Oils; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009821:Oils; D010636:Phenols; D008031:Lignin
keywords: arenes; biomass; heterogeneous catalysis; nickel; synthetic methods