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Novel valorisation techniques are therefore urgently needed that can utilize this type of modified sugar based raw materials. Lignin is not readily dissolved under non-alkaline conditions. However, due to chemical reactions, also some lignin with altered structure is found in the liquors. This type of lignin may possess interesting properties for material applications, but challenges remain both in respect to its separation from the other dissolved components, as well as understanding its chemistry, i.e. structure and potential routes for further chemical modification in order to induce the desired material properties. One target of this initiative is the utilization of hemicelluloses, derived from side-streams of biomass processing routes such as mild acid pretreatment, as a substrate for the conversion to high value-added furanic products. Furfural (F) is obtained from pentosan-rich biomass, such as hardwood, and agricultural residues of sugarcane, corn and wheat. Recently, furfural..

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