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Incorporation of flavan-3-ols and gallic acid derivatives into lignin to improve biomass utilization

US8685672B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation · US
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture · US

Inventors

John H. Grabber · Mazomanie, US
John Ralph · Madison, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 19, 2011
Grant date	Apr 1, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 3, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12P2201/00
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of manufacturing modified lignin and the resulting non-natural modified lignin product in which a lignin-producing polymerization reaction is performed using a polymerizable monomer having the structure:

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