Date: Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Time: 17:30 - 18:30 CEST
Session code 6CV.9
Biorefinery platforms and approaches for bio-based chemicals and polymers
Sequential Extractions and Selective Modifications of Organosolv Lignin from Sitka Spruce
Short Introductive summary
The emergence of biorefineries has expanded our means to tackle climate change. As the race for decarbonization spreads, we yet struggle to meet the demand of bio-based chemicals. Of the three major biomass components (lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose), lignin is the most challenging to valorise. Due to its high intrinsic complexity, as well as being easily degraded during the biomass extraction process, lignin is usually burnt for heat generation. This, however, makes up about 20-30% wt. of a tree that could have been converted to fine chemicals. As such, this project sought to find a way to efficiently valorise the lignin.
Presenter
Gerard SU
University of St Andrews
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Co-authors:
A.M. Danby, University of York, UNITED KINGDOM
I. Archer, Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre, Glasgow, UNITED KINGDOM
N.J. Westwood, University of St Andrews, UNITED KINGDOM
Session reference: 6CV.9.12