Both lignin and waste plastic are refractory polymers whose oxidation can produce feedstocks for the manu-facture of chemicals and fuels. This brief review explores how renewably generated electricity could provide energy needed to selectively activate the endothermic depolymerization reactions and to assist further in the production of hydrogen.
Revised: November 23, 2020 |
Published: November 3, 2020
Citation
Weber R.S., and K. Kallupalayam Ramasamy. 2020.Electrochemical Oxidation of Lignin and Waste Plastic.ACS Omega 5, no. 43:27735–27740.PNNL-SA-155219.doi:10.1021/acsomega.0c03989