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Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 06, 2020
Applicant:

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);

Inventors:

Shannon Stahl, Madison, WI (US);

Hao Luo, Decatur, IL (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 51/31 (2006.01); B01J 31/18 (2006.01); B01J 35/56 (2024.01); C07C 45/59 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 51/313 (2013.01); B01J 31/183 (2013.01); B01J 35/56 (2024.01); C07C 45/59 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods of depolymerizing lignin and products obtained therefrom. The methods include reacting lignin in a liquid solvent comprising an oxidation catalyst with the solvent being in contact with Ogas. The solvent can include aprotic polar solvents. The oxidation catalyst can include heterogeneous catalysts. The methods can be used in the oxidative catalytic fractionation of raw biomass to generate soluble aromatic monomers and a solid carbohydrate residue. Depolymerized lignin products include phenolic and benzoquinone monomers, such as p-hydroxybenzoic acid, vanillin, syringaldehyde, vanillic acid, and/or syringic acid.


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