Kraft lignin: a valuable, sustainable resource, opportunities and challenges

DDS Argyropoulos, C Crestini, C Dahlstrand… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Kraft lignin, a by‐product from the production of pulp, is currently incinerated in the recovery
boiler during the chemical recovery cycle, generating valuable bioenergy and recycling …

Multifunctional lignin-based nanocomposites and nanohybrids

E Lizundia, MH Sipponen, LG Greca, M Balakshin… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Significant progress in lignins valorization and development of high-performance
sustainable materials have been achieved in recent years. Reports related to lignin …

Plant mediated fabrication of silver nanoparticles, process optimization, and impact on tomato plant

M Ansari, S Ahmed, A Abbasi, MT Khan, M Subhan… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Nanotechnology is one of the fastest-growing markets, but develo** eco-friendly products,
their maximum production, stability, and higher yield is a challenge. In this study, silver …

Lignins as promising renewable biopolymers and bioactive compounds for high-performance materials

C Vasile, M Baican - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The recycling of biomass into high-value-added materials requires important developments
in research and technology to create a sustainable circular economy. Lignin, as a …

A review: depolymerization of lignin to generate high-value bio-products: opportunities, challenges, and prospects

N Zhou, WPDW Thilakarathna, QS He… - Frontiers in Energy …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Lignin is identified as a promising candidate in renewable energy and bioproduct
manufacturing due to its high abundance, polymeric structure, and biochemical properties of …

Lignin to value-added chemicals and advanced materials: extraction, degradation, and functionalization

MJ Gan, YQ Niu, XJ Qu, CH Zhou - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin is a green and sustainable feedstock for the production of chemicals and materials;
however, its utilization is still low. Over the past decade, remarkable progress has been …

Greener synthesis of lignin nanoparticles and their applications

S Iravani, RS Varma - Green Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The remarkable absorption capacity, biodegradability and non-toxicity of lignin
nanoparticles enable them to be appropriate vehicles for drug molecules and inorganic …

Lignin nanoparticles enter the scene: A promising versatile green tool for multiple applications

WDH Schneider, AJP Dillon, M Camassola - Biotechnology Advances, 2021 - Elsevier
Strategies to take advantage of residual lignin from industrial processes are well regarded in
the field of green chemistry and biotechnology. Quite recently, researchers transformed …

Simultaneous strengthening and toughening lignin/cellulose nanofibril composite films: Effects from flexible hydrogen bonds

J Ou, S Hu, L Yao, Y Chen, H Qi, F Yue - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Inspired by the lignin-cellulose network in natural wood, we developed a strategy to produce
cellulose nanofibril (CNF) composite films using lignin nanoparticles (LNPs) with varied …

Preparation, characterization and antioxidant properties of curcumin encapsulated chitosan/lignosulfonate micelles

D Lin, L **ao, W Qin, DA Loy, Z Wu, H Chen… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, chitosan/lignosulfonate composite micelles (CS-LS) were successfully prepared
through polyelectrolyte self-assembly. Curcumin was encapsulated in CS-LS to obtain CUR …