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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2008
Applicants:
Tobias Voitl, Zurich, CH;
Philipp Rudolf Von Rohr, Muttenz, CH;
Inventors:
Tobias Voitl, Zurich, CH;
Philipp Rudolf Von Rohr, Muttenz, CH;
Assignee:
Eth Zurich, Zurich, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 45/00 (2006.01); C07C 69/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention describes a method for the direct production of molecules with a minimum molecular weight of 78 g/mol by the breakdown of lignin, lignin derivatives, lignin fragments, and/or lignin-containing substances or mixtures in the presence of at least one polyoxometallate and preferably in the presence of a radical scavenger in a liquid medium.