Dennis Weidener

Mr. Dennis Weidener

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Academic Career Length

9Years (2018-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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19 June 2018 in ChemSusChem
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Dennis Weidener
HKHolger Klose
Holger Klose
WLWalter Leitner
Walter Leitner
USUlrich Schurr
Ulrich Schurr
BUBjörn Usadel
Björn Usadel
Philipp GrandePhilipp Grande
Philipp Grande

22 July 2020 in Molecules
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Dennis Weidener
AHArne Holtz
Arne Holtz
HKHolger Klose
Holger Klose
AJAndreas Jupke
Andreas Jupke
WLWalter Leitner
Walter Leitner
Philipp GrandePhilipp Grande
Philipp Grande
Fractionation of lignocellulose into its three main components, lignin, hemicelluloses, and cellulose, is a common approach in modern biorefinery concepts. Whereas the valorization of hemicelluloses and cellulose sugars has been widely discussed in literature, lignin utilization is still challenging. Due to its high heterogeneity and complexity, as well as impurities from pulping, it is a challenging feedstock. However, being the most abundant source of renewable aromatics, it remains a promising resource. This work describes a fractionation procedure that aims at stepwise precipitating beech wood (Fagus sp.) lignin obtained with OrganoCat technology from a 2-methyltetrahydrofuran solution, using n-hexane and n-pentane as antisolvents. By consecutive antisolvent precipitation and filtration, lignin is fractionated and then characterized to elucidate the structure of the different fractions. This way, more defined and purified lignin fractions can be obtained. Narrowing down the complexity of lignin and separately valorizing the fractions might further increase the economic viability of biorefineries.

31 January 2019 in Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry
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Dennis Weidener
KSKawarpal Singh
Kawarpal Singh
BBBerhard Blümich
Berhard Blümich