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This review discusses the pyrolytic conversion of lignin into phenolic compounds, suggesting its viability as a renewable resource.
Lignin, the main component of wood and other lignocelluloses, is the most abundant aromatic renewable resource on earth. The use of lignin as a substitute for phenolics based on fossil resources has been attractive for many years. Pyrolysis based technology is a potential way for this purpose. In this review, the disadvantages of pyrolytic phenols in the use of phenolic formaldehyde resins are briefly described, and then the molecular mechanism of the pyrolytic conversion of lignin is discussed with respect to the production of the desired phenolic composition.
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