Lignin conversion to fuels, chemicals, and materials

Meredith A. Hill Bembenic; Dongxiang Wang; Maria Escallon; Ingrid Kjöenstad; Caroline Burgess Clifford

Lignin conversion to fuels, chemicals, and materials

Meredith A. Hill Bembenic
, Dongxiang Wang
, Maria Escallon
, Ingrid Kjöenstad
, Caroline Burgess Clifford

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Abstract

One of the best alternative and renewable hydrocarbon sources is plant biomass, which can be converted into transportation fuels and chemicals. Advantages of utilizing plant biomass as an energy source include its availability within the U.S. and its post-conversion potential to be incorporated into the current liquid transportation fuel infrastructure. Preliminary experiments with lignin-based feedstocks and high temperature water (350-400°C) are explored in an effort to observe the fundamental reactions and to optimize the characterization methods used for each type of phase generated. The use of different catalysts and/or gas atmospheres is also investigated as a means to improve lignin conversion at near supercritical conditions. Understanding the chemistry of lignin conversion has been challenging, yet this dictates how the by-products formed might be implemented into various existing processing facilities.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	American Chemical Society - 238th National Meeting and Exposition, ACS 2009, Abstracts of Scientific Papers
State	Published - 2009
Event	238th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society, ACS 2009 - Washington, DC, United States Duration: Aug 16 2009 → Aug 20 2009

Publication series

Name	ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
ISSN (Print)	0065-7727

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Other	238th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society, ACS 2009
Country/Territory	United States
City	Washington, DC
Period	8/16/09 → 8/20/09

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

General Chemistry
General Chemical Engineering

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Hill Bembenic, MA, Wang, D, Escallon, M, Kjöenstad, I & Clifford, CB 2009, Lignin conversion to fuels, chemicals, and materials. in American Chemical Society - 238th National Meeting and Exposition, ACS 2009, Abstracts of Scientific Papers. ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts, 238th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society, ACS 2009, Washington, DC, United States, 8/16/09.

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