title: [N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone][C1-C4 carboxylic acid]: a novel solvent system with exceptional lignin solubility.
abstract: Novel solvent systems composed of N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone and C1-C4 carboxylic acid exhibit unique physicochemical properties, e.g. large polarity, low viscosity and excellent hydrogen bonding capacity, which have demonstrated excellent lignin solubility that outperforms conventional solvents and ionic liquids.
authors.affiliation: Intelligent Composites Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, USA. jzhu1@uakron.edu.
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