DOI: 10.1039/d6gc02448c ISSN: 1463-9262

Reported lignin in coffee and spent coffee grounds is an analytical artefact

Markus Eder, Stefan Grasboeck, Gijs van Erven, Markus Bacher, Thomas Rosenau, Antje Potthast

Reported coffee “lignin” is not supported by lignin-diagnostic Py-GC-MS or HSQC NMR signatures, redirecting spent coffee grounds toward carbohydrate-centred valorisation.

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