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. 2022 Apr 1;12(17):10289–10305. doi: 10.1039/d2ra01341j

Progress in reduction of industrial lignin in 2015–2021.

Raw material Lignin type Solvent Catalyst/additive Temperature (°C) Time (h) Gas pressure (bar) Monomer yield (wt%) Main products after degradation Ref.
Beech OL Water RANEY® Ni 360 3 70 (H2) 10.1 P, 4-propylphenol 117
Birch OL Methanol Ni1–Fe1/AC 200 6 20 (H2) 20.3 DI, SYP 118
Oak OL Methanol Pd/C 180 2 30 (H2) 25.0 DI, SYP 119
Corn cob OL Methanol ZnMoO4/MCM-41 220 4 30 (H2) 14.3 Methyl ferulate, methyl coumarate 120
Poplar AML Water/methanol (1 : 1, v/v) Pt/Al2O3 300 2 30 (H2) 18.9 D, SYP, 2,6-dimethoxy-4-[(1E)-1-propen-1-yl]phenol, 4-(3-hydroxypropyl)-2,6-dimethoxyphenol 121
Empty fruit bunches OL Water/ethanol (7 : 13, v/v) Ru/Hβ 225 6 40 (H2) 16.5 DI, isoeugenol 122
Moso bamboo OL Water/ethanol (6 : 4, v/v) Pd/NbOPO4 100 20 20 (H2) 22.4 D, E 74
Bagasse OL Isopropyl alcohol Ni/ZrP 260 4 20 (H2) 15.1 E 123
Bagasse OL Isopropyl alcohol Ni/MgO 270 4 30 (H2) 15.0 E 124
Corncob residue OL Water/N-butanol (4 : 6, v/v) Ni/HZSM-5 300 4 20 (H2) 19.5 E, 4-ethylguaiacol 125
Bagasse OL Methyl isobutyl ketone H-USY 350 1 20 (H2) 19.4 P, G, E 126
Cork KL Water NiMoS2/C 300 5 30 mL min−1 (H2) Ar : H2 (1 : 2) Organic acid 127
Birch LS Methanol Ni/MgAlO–C 200 6 10 (H2) 22 Aromatic mixture 128
Indulin AT™ Water S2O82−/ZrO2–TiO2–SiO2/Pt/C 270 1 20 (H2) 6.81 Aromatic compounds 129
OL Ethanol Pd/C 400 50 (H2) 13.5 2-Propylresorcinol and 2-ethylcatechol or 3-methoxycatechol, 4-methylcatechol (without the catalyst) 130
Sorghum straw AHL Ethanol Ni/Al-SBA-15(20) 280 4 10 (H2) 17.83 G, phenolic monomer 131
Poplar AHL Water/methanol (3 : 7, v/v) Pd/C 200 3 20 (H2) 35.5 4-(3-Hydroxypropyl)-2,6-dimethoxyphenol 132
Castor seeds C-lignin Methanol Ru/ZnO/C 200 4 30 (H2) 51 Propenylcatechol 133
Birch Methanol Pd0.25/CNx 250 3 30 (H2) 52.7C% Phenolic monomers 134
Birch OL Water/ethanol Ru@NCM-800 300 2 10 (H2) 30.5 Aromatic monomers 135
Switchgrass ILL Isopropyl alcohol 5% Ru/C 300 3 20 (N2) 27 4-Ethylguaiacol, 2,6-dimethoxy-4-[(1E)-1-propen-1-yl]phenol, isoeugenol 136
Sorghum DES lignin Isopropyl alcohol 5 wt% Ru/C 270 1 N2 27.39 P, E, 4-ethylguaiacol, DI 137
KL Isopropyl alcohol/water Rh/La2O3/CeO2–ZrO2 + Fe 373 2 26.4 138
LS Water/n-butanol/isopropyl alcohol (1 : 1 : 3, v/v/v) RANEY® Ni 200 2 10 (N2) 11.6 4-Ethylguaiacol 139
Corn straw EL Isopropyl alcohol/water (2 : 1, v/v) Ni50Pd50/SBA-15 220 8 5 (N2) 8.14 E, 4-ethyl-2,6-dimethoxyphenol, SYP 140
Birch AHL 245 8 18.52 SYP
Beech OL Isopropyl alcohol Ni/Al2O3 170 12 10 (N2) 13.4 2,6-Dimethoxy-4-[(1E)-1-propen-1-yl]phenol, SA, CA 141
KL Ethanol Ru/C + MgO/ZrO2 350 1 10 (N2) 7.32 Butyl hydroxyanisole, 2-methoxy-2-phenylethanol 142
Straw AL Supercritical ethanol Cu/ZSM-5(30) 440 5 10 (N2) 98.2 Monoaromatic compound 143
Poplar OL Acetone/isopropyl alcohol ZnIn2S photocatalyst 42 24 Ar 10 p-Hydroxyacetophenone derivatives 144
Birch AHL Methanol/water (1 : 2, mol mol−1) Pt/γ-Al2O3 230 3 30 (N2) 46.1 4-Propyl-syringol 145
Birch Untreated Water/ethanol (1 : 1, v/v) Co o-phenanthroline/C 200 4 Ar 15 4-Propyl-syringol 146
11 4-Propenyl-syringol
Poplar OL Ethanol/isopropyl alcohol Ni10Cu5/C 270 4 10 (N2) 63.4 DI, SYP 147