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As the market demand for petrochemicals are only forecasted to grow, development and advancement of renewable chemical processes is timely. Lignocellulosic biomass presents as a promising alternative source for these aromatic monomers due to the diverse structure and inherently high oxygen content within its components: lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose. However, significant research is needed in order to realize the use of lignocellulosic biomass as a platform for such chemical products and to push these renewable chemical processes toward industrial and commercial relevance. This work focuses on the catalytic conversions of cis,cis-muconic acid (cis,cis-2,4-hexadienedioic acid), a polyunsaturated C6 dicarboxylic acid that can be microbiologically produced from lignocellulosic biomass streams. 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