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ReviewAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)2016

Paving the Way for Lignin Valorisation: Recent Advances in Bioengineering, Biorefining and Catalysis.

Roberto Rinaldi, Robin Jastrzebski, Matthew T Clough, John Ralph, Marco Kennema, Pieter C A Bruijnincx, Bert M Weckhuysen

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Review in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 290 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Roberto RinaldiDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, UK. rrinaldi@imperial.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-7175-4972
Robin JastrzebskiInorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584, CG, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Matthew T CloughMax-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
John RalphDepartment of Energy's Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, the Wisconsin Energy Institute, and Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53726, USA. jralph@wisc.edu.
Marco KennemaMax-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
Pieter C A BruijnincxInorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584, CG, Utrecht, The Netherlands. p.c.a.bruijnincx@uu.nl.ORCID 0000-0001-8134-0530
Bert M WeckhuysenInorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584, CG, Utrecht, The Netherlands. b.m.weckhuysen@uu.nl.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lignin is an abundant biopolymer with a high carbon content and high aromaticity. Despite its potential as a raw material for the fuel and chemical industries, lignin remains the most poorly utilised of the lignocellulosic biopolymers. Effective valorisation of lignin requires careful fine-tuning of multiple "upstream" (i.e., lignin bioengineering, lignin isolation and "early-stage catalytic conversion of lignin") and "downstream" (i.e., lignin depolymerisation and upgrading) process stages, demanding input and understanding from a broad array of scientific disciplines. This review provides a "beginning-to-end" analysis of the recent advances reported in lignin valorisation. Particular emphasis is placed on the improved understanding of lignin's biosynthesis and structure, differences in structure and chemical bonding between native and technical lignins, emerging catalytic valorisation strategies, and the relationships between lignin structure and catalyst performance.

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BioengineeringBiofuelsBiocatalysisLigninBiofuelsLigninbioengineeringbiorefiningcatalysisligninlignocellulose

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PMID27311348
PMCPMC6680216

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