In-situ oxidation/reduction facilitates one-pot conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to bulk chemicals in alkaline solution

Practical, high-yield conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to bulk chemicals is the goal of a profitable biorefinery. However, the development of current biorefining industries is highly restricted by process complexity and processing cost. In this article, we developed a one-pot oxidative process and a one-pot reductive process that allowed selective conversion of lignocellulosic biomass (e.g. hardwood) to multiple bulk chemicals such as...