While bioalcohols from sugars have been developed for the petroleum-alternative fuels, lignin has been regarded as a waste of biofuel production processes. Because of its high carbon content and high phenolic moiety, lignin can be an ideal resource for fuels and chemicals. We study the hydrodeoxygenation of lignin fragments including guaiacol, eugenol, and vanillin using the bifunctional catalysts in order to produce deoxygenated fuels and chemicals. The effects of water and carbohydrates were carefully studied because the lignin fragments obtained by the thermochemical and biological processes must contain water and cellulose-based chemicals as impurities or major components. The reaction networks were built and how they were affected by these components was investigated. This study may lead to the development of efficient processes for the lignin-derived fuels and the better understanding of the hydrodeoxygenation of lignin-derived phenolic feedstocks.

Catalytic upgrading of lignin fragments to the hydrocarbon fuels

248th National Meeting (2014)

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