Methods and compositions are provided for synthesizing ionic liquids from lignin derived compounds comprising: contacting a starting material comprising lignin with a depolymerization agent to depolymerize the lignin and form a mixture of aldehyde containing compounds; contacting the mixture of aldehyde containing compounds with an amine under conditions suitable to convert the mixture of aldehyde containing compounds to a mixture of amine containing compounds; and contacting the mixture of amine containing compounds with an acid under conditions suitable to form an ammonium salt, thereby preparing the ionic liquid.
本发明提供了一种从
木质素衍
生物合成
离子液体的方法和组合物,包括:将含有
木质素的起始材料与解聚剂接触以解聚
木质素并形成含有醛化合物的混合物;将含有醛化合物的混合物与胺接触,在适宜的条件下将含有醛化合物的混合物转化为含有胺化合物的混合物;将含有胺化合物的混合物与酸接触,在适宜的条件下形成
铵盐,从而制备
离子液体。