In the search of alternative resources to make commodity chemicals and transportation fuels
for a low carbon future, lignocellulosic biomass with over 180-billion-ton annual production …

The construction industry in the 21st century faces numerous global challenges associated
with growing concerns for the environment. Therefore, this review focuses on the role of …

Lignin is one of the most abundant natural polymers and is affordable, has high carbon
content and abundant active functional groups. At present, lignin-derived carbon is …

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 …

Plastic pollution is a persistent challenge worldwide with the first reports evidencing its
impact on the living and nonliving components of the environment dating back more than …

Food packaging is one of the leading sectors for the end use of plastics. Bioplastic is
produced from natural renewable resources such as crops, wood pulp, and herbaceous …

The natural biopolymers hold substantial prospects as food packaging materials due to the
integrated advantages of excellent film-forming properties, biodegradability and appropriate …

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 …

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 …

Antimicrobial materials are an urgent need for modern wound care in the clinic. Although
traditional polyurethane foams have proven to be clinically valuable for wound treatment …