title: Transition metal (Ti, Mo, Nb, W) nitride catalysts for lignin depolymerisation.
abstract: Metal nitrides are promising catalysts for depolymerisation of lignin in supercritical ethanol; cheap and abundant titanium nitride affords an aromatic monomer yield of 19 wt% from soda lignin. The reaction mechanism is discussed on the basis of the products and a guaiacol model compound study.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Inorganic Materials Chemistry, Schuit Institute of Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P. O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands. e.j.m.hensen@tue.nl.
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Inorganic Materials Chemistry, Schuit Institute of Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P. O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands. e.j.m.hensen@tue.nl.
authors.forename: Tamás I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Korányi
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Inorganic Materials Chemistry, Schuit Institute of Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P. O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands. e.j.m.hensen@tue.nl.
authors.forename: Emiel J M
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Hensen