Noguchi process

Goheen, D. W. Hydrogenation of Lignin by the Noguchi Process. Abstract E 15, 150th Meeting Amer. Cliein. Soc. 1965, p. 8E. 

If, by means of catalyst improvements which are not obvious at the present time, the monophenol yield could be improved by, say 50%, the process should become profitable. Another area of improvement lies in reducing lignin preparation costs still further. This is for the future, however. At present, the Noguchi process is the best hydrogenation procedure which has yet been developed for converting lignin into chemicals. 

Goheen DW (1966) Hydrogenation of lignin by the Noguchi process. Adv Chem Sen 205. 

Goheen, D. W., Hydrogenation of lignin by the Noguchi process, p. 205 in Lignin, Structure and Reactions. Marton, J., Ed., American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., (1966). 

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