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ArticleSmall (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2026

One-Step, High-Yield Deconstruction of Kraft Lignin Into a Redox-Active Small Molecule Using Sonicated Emulsive Water Microdroplets.

Supriya Das, Yuting Zhou, Seth W Croslow, Shi Li, Dong Ok Kim, Armando Santiago-Carboney, Shaofeng Huang, Hung V Nguyen, Charles M Schroeder, Jonathan V Sweedler and 3 more

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Supriya DasDepartment of Chemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8879-0989
Yuting ZhouDepartment of Chemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.
Seth W CroslowDepartment of Chemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.
Shi LiMaterials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois, USA.
Dong Ok KimDepartment of Chemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.
Armando Santiago-CarboneyDepartment of Chemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.
Shaofeng HuangDepartment of Chemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2565-0005
Hung V NguyenBeckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1605-7745
Charles M SchroederDepartment of Chemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.
Jonathan V SweedlerDepartment of Chemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3107-9922
Rajeev S AssaryMaterials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9571-3307
Jeffrey S MooreDepartment of Chemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5841-6269
Joaquín Rodríguez-LópezDepartment of Chemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4346-4668

Funding

BI tims TOF fleX with MALDI-2 mass spectrometerS10OD032242 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI SWEEDLER, JONATHAN V. · 2023 to 2023
$1.3M
NIH HHS S10 OD032242U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Science Foundations for Energy Earthshots Program DE-SC0024892
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lignin is an abundant biofeedstock that holds great potential for producing renewable organic chemicals, but its effective valorization is difficult due to low conversion rates and the need for harsh reaction conditions, which impact selectivity. Here, we introduce an alternative to catalyzed thermochemical and electrochemical methods consisting of a fast one-step (∼20 min) uncatalyzed use of sonicated emulsive water microdroplets (SEWMs) to efficiently deconstruct Kraft lignin (∼14.2 kDa). We converted Kraft lignin selectively and in high yield (

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deconstructionkraft ligninmicrodropletsredoxvalorization

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PMID42682022
PMCPMC13630413

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