Methoxyphenol content

When considering biomass as a source of chemical feedstock, it is also important to remember that it is not a homogeneous organic structure. The carbohydrate structures of terrestrial plants are composed of both five-carbon and six-carbon sugar polymers. The lignin component, which binds the polymers together, is an aromatic polymer of nominally propyl-methoxyphenols. In addition, there are proteins and fatty acids/oils, as well as the trace biocomponents that incorporate much of the mineral content. Therefore, processing biomass to chemical products must take into consideration both its bulk chemical structure and its components. 

Methoxyphenol is converted with CoMo/y-AI2O3 by a reaction of demethylation and, at initial reaction times, by condensation to coke. The carbon content on the catalysts after a short test in the... 

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