Pine wood was processed into vanillin (up to 18 wt. % based on the lignin) and cellulose (typically 84-93 % of the initial amount in the wood) by one-stage catalytic oxidation, followed by enzymatic hydrolysis of the resulting cellulose into glucose (reducing sugar yield up to 70 % based on the cellulose). Correlation between the cellulose conversion in hydrolysis and the lignin 2 content in the post-oxidation lignocellulosic material was established, conforming to the general trend for the products of various delignification methods. The obtained results demonstrate the practical possibility of efficient two-step processing of wood into vanillin and glucose.

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