Integrating multidisciplinary research in plant genetic engineering and renewable deep eutectic solvents (DESs) can facilitate a sustainable and economic biorefinery. Herein, we leveraged a plant genetic engineering approach to specifically incorporate C6C1monomers into the lignin structure. By expressing the bacterial
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- 10178223
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
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- Journal Name:
- ChemSusChem
- Volume:
- 13
- Issue:
- 17
- ISSN:
- 1864-5631
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 4678-4690
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- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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