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Integrating methylation pretreatment with tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol as a solvent significantly suppresses overoxidation during ozonation, enabling the high-yield production of aromatic aldehydes from lignin depolymerization products. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This research aims to understand how phenolic structure influences ozonation reactivity and to enhance lignin valorization.

May 31, 2026Journal of environmental chemical engineeringOpen Access

Structure-Reactivity Insights of Ozonation of Phenolic Derivatives and Efficient Valorization of Lignin into Aromatic Aldehydes

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XPXinfeng Pan TRTianyu Ren YHYouyang Huang

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Randomized trial explores ozonation efficiency in lignin-derived aromatic aldehydes, highlighting implications for biorefinery technologies.

Key Points

This research aims to understand how phenolic structure influences ozonation reactivity and to enhance lignin valorization.
Systematic screening of nearly 100 monomeric and dimeric phenols and their methylated analogs.
Analysis of ozonation effects on product yields and decomposition reactivity.
Evaluation of tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol as a solvent to improve yield and minimize oxidative loss.
Certain phenols showed inertness to O3, while others oxidized rapidly, indicating a significant structural influence on reactivity.
The ozonation of para-substituted phenols followed the Hammett equation, confirming a predictable relationship between structure and reactivity.
High yields were achieved with methylated vanillin (88%) and methylated syringaldehyde (96%) from methylated lignin depolymerization products.

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Pan et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1bd0155783ba022b6fbf36 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2026.123351

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May 31, 2026Journal of environmental chemical engineeringOpen Access

Structure-Reactivity Insights of Ozonation of Phenolic Derivatives and Efficient Valorization of Lignin into Aromatic Aldehydes

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XPXinfeng Pan TRTianyu Ren YHYouyang Huang

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Overview

Randomized trial explores ozonation efficiency in lignin-derived aromatic aldehydes, highlighting implications for biorefinery technologies.

Key Points

This research aims to understand how phenolic structure influences ozonation reactivity and to enhance lignin valorization.
Systematic screening of nearly 100 monomeric and dimeric phenols and their methylated analogs.
Analysis of ozonation effects on product yields and decomposition reactivity.
Evaluation of tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol as a solvent to improve yield and minimize oxidative loss.
Certain phenols showed inertness to O3, while others oxidized rapidly, indicating a significant structural influence on reactivity.
The ozonation of para-substituted phenols followed the Hammett equation, confirming a predictable relationship between structure and reactivity.
High yields were achieved with methylated vanillin (88%) and methylated syringaldehyde (96%) from methylated lignin depolymerization products.

Cite This Study

Pan et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1bd0155783ba022b6fbf36 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2026.123351

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