TY - PAT T1 - Acidic ionic liquids catalyzed depolymerization of lignin T2 - WO2014181360 A1 Y1 - 2014 A1 - Dhepe, Paresh Laxmikant A1 - Kelkar, Ashutosh Anant A1 - Matsagar, Babasaheb Mansub A1 - Singh, Sandip Kumar AB - The present invention discloses a process for depolymerization of lignin to yield substituted phenolic monomers using Brönsted ionic liquid as catalyst under mild reaction conditions to obtain an overall yield of monomers up to 97%. JF - WO2014181360 A1 ER -