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ArticleNature communications2026

Iron-induced demethoxylation of lignin as an important source for methanol and its oxidation products in the environment.

Jonas Hädeler, Gunasekaran Velmurugan, Rebekka Lauer, Isabel Hanstein, Julia Wenhuda, Rejith Radhamani, Peter Comba, Frank Keppler

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Jonas Hädeler *Institute of Earth Sciences, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany. jonas.haedeler@geow.uni-heidelberg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-6787-7119
Gunasekaran Velmurugan *Anorganisch-Chemisches Institut, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany. velmurugan@nitt.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3244-2690
Rebekka LauerInstitute of Earth Sciences, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-4489-9969
Isabel HansteinInstitute of Earth Sciences, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
Julia WenhudaInstitute of Earth Sciences, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-1510-528X
Rejith RadhamaniAnorganisch-Chemisches Institut, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-5806-2241
Peter CombaAnorganisch-Chemisches Institut, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany. peter.comba@aci.uni-heidelberg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7796-3532
Frank KepplerInstitute of Earth Sciences, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany. frank.keppler@geow.uni-heidelberg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2766-8812

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) Co 188/45-1Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) INST 40/575-1 FUGGDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) KE884/19-1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lignin, the largest reservoir of aromatic carbon in plants and soils, undergoes well-characterized biological demethylation by fungi and bacteria, and is industrially processed under harsh conditions to generate bio-based aromatics. However, the abiotic fate of lignin-derived methoxy groups under environmentally relevant conditions remains unresolved. Here, we report an iron-mediated demethoxylation mechanism involving direct aromatic C-O bond cleavage under ambient conditions. Using Fe

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PMCPMC13473683

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