Selective cleavage of C–O bond in lignin and lignin model compounds over iron/nitrogen co-doped carbon supported Ni catalyst

[Display omitted] •The Ni@Fe/NC shows good activity and selectivity for cleaving C-O bond in lignin.•NiFe alloy is formed in the catalyst which plays a crucial role in hydrogenolysis.•Aromatics especially guaiacols are dominant products from hydrogenolysis of lignin.•Possible reaction pathways based...

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