Brown-rot fungi are Basidiomycetes that remove cellulose and other polysaccharides from wood, leaving an amorphous, brown, crumbly residue that is composed largely of lignin, hence the name brown-rot. Decay by brown-rot fungi is by far the most serious type of damage to wood in-service. These fungi cause structural failure before losses in total wood substance are detected. The effect of brown-...

Lignin is the only large-volume renewable source of aromatic chemicals. Efficient depolymerization and deoxygenation of lignin while retaining the aromatic functionality are attractive but extremely challenging. Here we report the selective production of arenes via direct hydrodeoxygenation of organosolv lignin over a porous Ru/Nb2O5 catalyst that enabled the complete removal of the oxygen cont...

Birch and eucalyptus kraft pulps were treated with sulfite solutions in neutral conditions (pH 7) at 170 °C for 60 min and at 190 °C for 180 min. The pulps were analyzed for kappa number, viscosity, carbohydrate composition, and optical properties. Additionally, UV resonance Raman (UVRR) spectroscopy was applied to collect information on the contents of hexenuronic acid (HexA), lignin, and its ...

We performed a steady state high-yielding depolymerization of soluble acetal-stabilized lignin in flow, which offered window into challenges and opportunities that will be faced when continuously processing this feedstock.

Depolymerization of lignin in wood with hydrogen iodide in a nonpolar solvent is a selective, high-yield reaction that releases a diiodide of potential synthetic value into the solution. Finely milled wood (Douglas-fir, spruce, aspen, and sugarcane), was suspended in CDCl3 and treated with dry hydrogen iodide in a NMR tube. The yields and composition of the chloroform-soluble monomeric lignin d...

*Correspondence: Lew Paul Christopher , Center for Bioprocessing Research and Development, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, 501 E. Saint Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57001, USA e-mail: [email protected] Lignin has a significant and largely unrealized potential as a source for the sustainable production of fuels and bulk high-value chemicals. It can replace fossil-based oil as...

In order to better understand bacterial depolymerization of lignin, a new analytical approach was proposed using Pseudomonas putida KT2440 as delignifying bacterium and Escherichia coli non-delignifying control. Two different types lignins, technical Kraft lignin synthetic dehydrogenopolymer (DHP), were submitted bioconversion kinetic study over 7 days. The concomitant analysis the supernatant ...

Ligninase is a generic name for a group of isozymes that catalyze the oxidative depolymerization of lignin. Although undoubtedly produced by other lignin-degrading fungi, these isozymes to data have been isolated only from the basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium Burds. 1,2 These ligninases are extracellular and are produced during secondary metabolism, brought about by nutrient starvation...