Transition metal (Ti, Mo, Nb, W) nitride catalysts for lignin depolymerisation

• DOI: 10.1039/c6cc04702e
• Publication Date: 2016-06-27T08:01:12Z
• Authors: Long Chen; Tamás I. Korányi; Emiel J. M. Hensen
• Keywords: 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology; 7. Clean energy

Metal nitrides are promising catalysts for depolymerisation of lignin in supercritical ethanol; cheap and abundant titanium nitride affords an aromatic monomer yield of 19 wt% from soda lignin.