Publication - Journal Article Role of peracetic acid on the disruption of lignin packing structure and its consequence on lignin depolymerisation

https://doi.org/10.1039/d1gc02300d
Journal Article
Green Chemistry, vol. 23, iss. 21, pp. 8468-8479, 2021
Authors
Ruoshui Ma, Udishnu Sanyal, Mariefel V. Olarte, Heather M. Job, Marie S. Swita, Susanne B. Jones, Pimphan A. Meyer, Sarah D. Burton, John R. Cort, Mark E. Bowden, Xiaowen Chen, Michael P. Wolcott, Xiao Zhang
Abstract
Peracetic acid is shown to delaminate the bulk lignin structure, resulting in volume expansion and improved accessibility to depolymerisation sites.
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