Homogeneous catalytic oxidation of coconut shells to high-yield aromatic monomers and holocellulose in mild TMAH-imidazole.
An efficient homogeneous catalytic oxidation (HCO) process based on tetramethylammonium hydroxide derived deep eutectic solvent (TMAH-DES) was designed to enable "lignin-first" biorefining. Compared to the other TMAH-DES, the TMAH-imidazole exhibited superior HCO performance. An aromatic monomer yield of 19.5% (71% of...