@inproceedings{01H25BNJ8W3QRNMCKHPJPTT727,
  abstract     = {{Aromatics serve as intermediates in of a plethora of end-products, ranging from low-value building materials and plastics to high-end chemicals and products, such as cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Deriving these aromatics from renewable resources would eliminate the well-known demerits caused by fossil-based carbon sources. Lignocellulosic biomass, an inedible biomass comprised of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin biopolymers, is considered to be a scalable and economically viable alternative for fossil feedstocks. Lignin is of particular interest, since it consists of functionalized aromatics and can be transformed into biofuels or added-value low-molecular weight aromatics (LMWA).

During paper pulping, biomass can be chemically treated in order to separate the fibres from the lignin (Kraft & Soda process). The latter is solubilized in the alkaline cooking liquor, black liquor (BL), which is predominantly used for energy production in the pulping plant. Solid lignin can however be precipitated from the BL by acidification, resulting in a liquid with low lignin content, lean black liquor (LBL). A lot of research has been devoted to valorisation of this lignin but the remaining LBL is seen as a waste stream. The liquor however contains a variety of interesting organics, such as carbohydrates, carboxylic acids, furan derivatives and LMWA. The latter, similar to those produced via depolymerisation of solid lignin, are obtained in the BL during the pulping process. Their identification and quantification have not yet been investigated and are the focus of this research.}},
  author       = {{De Cock, Lucas and Stals, Ingeborg and Lauwaert, Jeroen and De Clercq, Jeriffa}},
  booktitle    = {{RRB23, the 19th International Conference on Renewable Resources & Biorefineries, Abstracts}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  location     = {{Riga, Latvia}},
  pages        = {{2}},
  title        = {{Soda lean black liquor as a renewable source of low molecular weight bio-aromatics}},
  url          = {{https://rrbconference.com/programme-2023/}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}