The present invention relates to a new method to produce 2,5-dimethylphenol (2,5-DMP).

The present disclosure is directed to a nitrocellulose-based propellant composition comprising: (a) a nitrate ester-based propellant comprising nitrocellulose; and (b) a stabiliser comprising a non-aromatic compound (12) consisting of a general ionone formula (12-I), (12-II), (12-III) or (12-IV):

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wherein le represents a ketone, hydroxyl, carboxyl, aldehyde or an unsaturated alkyl group, preferably C(O)CH.sub.3 (corresponding to alpha, beta, gamma and pseudo ionone).

The present disclosure is directed to a nitrocellulose-based propellant composition comprising: (a) a nitrate ester-based propellant comprising nitrocellulose; and (b) a stabiliser comprising a non-aromatic compound (12) consisting of a general ionone formula (12-I), (12-II), (12-III) or (12-IV):

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wherein le represents a ketone, hydroxyl, carboxyl, aldehyde or an unsaturated alkyl group, preferably C(O)CH.sub.3 (corresponding to alpha, beta, gamma and pseudo ionone).

Disclosed are halo substituted derivative compounds of sobetirome with improved pharmacological characteristics relative to sobetirome, pharmaceutical compositions that include those compounds and methods of treating diseases such as neurodegenerative disorders using those pharmaceutical compositions.

Disclosed are halo substituted derivative compounds of sobetirome with improved pharmacological characteristics relative to sobetirome, pharmaceutical compositions that include those compounds and methods of treating diseases such as neurodegenerative disorders using those pharmaceutical compositions.

The present disclosure relates to the thermal liquefaction of lignin, and more particularly to lignin solvolysis of a lignin feedstock (10) or a lignin-based feedstock (10). The process comprises subjecting a feed mixture (30) of lignin feedstock (10) or lignin-based feedstock (10) and solvent (20) to a thermal liquefaction step by heating (110) the feed mixture (30) at a temperature between 300 and 420 C. and at a pressure below 35 bar, wherein the solvent (20) of the feed mixture (30) is a recycled product fraction (61) separated (120) from the obtained liquid product mix (50). The present disclosure further relates to the use of the obtained product(s).

The present disclosure relates to the thermal liquefaction of lignin, and more particularly to lignin solvolysis of a lignin feedstock (10) or a lignin-based feedstock (10). The process comprises subjecting a feed mixture (30) of lignin feedstock (10) or lignin-based feedstock (10) and solvent (20) to a thermal liquefaction step by heating (110) the feed mixture (30) at a temperature between 300 and 420 C. and at a pressure below 35 bar, wherein the solvent (20) of the feed mixture (30) is a recycled product fraction (61) separated (120) from the obtained liquid product mix (50). The present disclosure further relates to the use of the obtained product(s).

The present invention relates to a novel process for preparing cresol from ditolyl ether.

The present invention relates to a novel process for preparing cresol from ditolyl ether.

The invention provides a process to separate levulinic acid from a biomass hydrolysate said process comprising extraction using as an organic solvent a substituted benzene comprising (i) at least one OR.sub.1 group wherein R.sub.1 is H or CH.sub.3; and (ii) at least one C.sub.1-3 alkyl group, wherein each of the at least one OR.sub.1 group is ortho positioned to at least one C.sub.1-3 alkyl group. Using said substituted benzene as extraction solvent gives good extraction efficiency, the extraction can advantageously be carried out at elevated temperature, and is very suitable for subsequent distillation steps.