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The influence of catalyst (CuSO4 solution), pH and temperature on the
vanillin formation and oxygen consumption in oxidation of lignin in al
kaline media have been studied. It was shown that the main role of cat
alyst in the lignin oxidation is to change the selectivity of hydroper
oxide fragmentation rather than to accelerate oxidation.