Selective production of arenes via direct lignin upgrading over a niobium-based catalyst
Lignin is cheap and abundant, and potentially a major source of aromatic compounds. Here the authors show selective production of arenes via hydrodeoxygenation of lignin over Ru/Nb2O5, and mechanistically show the strong influence of the Nb2O5support on phenolic bond dissociation energies.
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-07-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms16104 |