METHODS OF DEPOLYMERIZING LIGNIN
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220127217A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-28

    申请号:US17436202

    申请日:2020-03-06

    发明人: Shannon Stahl Hao Luo

    摘要: Methods of depolymerizing lignin and products obtained therefrom. The methods include reacting lignin in a liquid solvent comprising an oxidation catalyst with the solvent being in contact with 02 gas. The solvent can include aprotic polar solvents. The oxidation catalyst can include heterogeneous catalysts. The methods can be used in the oxidative catalytic fractionation of raw biomass to generate soluble aromatic monomers and a solid carbohydrate residue. Depolymerized lignin products include phenolic and benzoquinone monomers, such as p-hydroxybenzoic acid, vanillin, syringaldehyde, vanillic acid, and/or syringic acid.

    SYNTHESIS OF ATOMICALLY DISPERSED M-N-C CATALYSTS VIA SELECTIVE METALATION

    公开(公告)号:US20230067623A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17885205

    申请日:2022-08-10

    摘要: A method of making an M-N—C catalyst is disclosed. The method includes the steps of (a) contacting an N-doped carbon support with a basic solution that includes a metal salt, whereby the N-doped carbon support is metalated by the metal cation of the metal salt to form one or more chelated metal-nitrogen complexes (MNx species); and (b) subsequently contacting the metalated N-doped carbon support with an acid, whereby the one or more MNx species formed on the N-doped carbon support in step (a) remain intact while other species are removed. The resulting composition may be catalytically activated by heat treating the composition. The activated catalyst may be used to catalyze a wide range of chemical reactions.