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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2012
Applicants:
Joseph J. Bozell, Knoxville, TN (US);
Sabornie Chatterjee, Knoxville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Joseph J. Bozell, Knoxville, TN (US);
Sabornie Chatterjee, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Knoxville, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07G 1/00 (2011.01); C08H 7/00 (2011.01); C08L 97/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07G 1/00 (2013.01); C08H 6/00 (2013.01); C08L 97/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are methods for the benzylic oxidation of the lignin and related compounds. The methods include contacting lignin with a mixture containing manganese and iron, in the presence of oxygen to produce a carboxylic acid from lignin or a related compound. In some embodiments, the mixture includes cobalt.