Lignin is produced in large quantities as a by-product of the papermaking and biofuel
industries. Lignin is the most abundant aromatic biopolymer on the planet with its chemical …

Biomass resources are considered one of the most promising renewable materials to
replace fossil resources. In an effort to foster sustainable development, many recent …

Lignin, one of the renewable constituents in natural plant biomasses, holds great potential
as a sustainable source of functional carbon materials. Tremendous research efforts have …

The isoelectric point (IEP) is an important physicochemical parameter of many compounds,
such as oxides, hydroxides, and nitrides, and can contribute to estimation of the surface …

Carbon-based structures are the most versatile materials used in the modern field of
renewable energy (ie, in both generation and storage) and environmental science (eg …

As the most abundant natural aromatic polymer, tens of million of tons of lignin produced in
paper-making or biorefinery industry are used as fuel annually, which is a low-value …

Lignin valorization is considered an important part of the modern biorefinery scheme. The
unique structure and composition of lignin may offer many effective routes to produce …

In this paper, we focus on the recent advances on the physical chemistry of lignin. Emerging
trends of incorporating lignin in promising future applications such as controlled release …

Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 into renewable hydrocarbon fuels is an alternative way to
develop reproducible energy, which is also a promising way to solve the problem of the …

A large scale 3D interconnected hierarchical porous carbon monolith was developed by a
novel synthetic approach from the 2nd most abundant natural polymer, lignin. This newly …