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Across the Board: Mark Mascal on the Challenges of Lignin Biorefining
Author(s) -
Mascal Mark
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201903042
Subject(s) - biorefining , lignin , hydrodeoxygenation , sustainability , chemistry , organic chemistry , green chemistry , pulp and paper industry , biochemical engineering , catalysis , raw material , engineering , biorefinery , ecology , selectivity , biology , ionic liquid
In this series of articles, the board members of ChemSusChem discuss recent research articles that they consider of exceptional quality and importance for sustainability. This entry features Prof. M. Mascal, who describes some creative solutions to the challenge of lignin biorefining and shares thoughts about how the purposes of sustainability are best served. Topics discussed include lignin saturation and hydrodeoxygenation, lignin isolation, a lignin to muconic acid pathway, and the production of 2,4‐ and 2,5‐pyrinedicarboxylic acids from lignin.