The critical role of lignin in lignocellulosic biomass conversion and recent pretreatment strategies: A comprehensive review

CG Yoo, X Meng, Y Pu, AJ Ragauskas - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Heterogeneity and rigidity of lignocellulose causing resistance to its deconstruction have
provided technical and economic challenges in the current biomass conversion processes …

Recent advances in the valorization of plant biomass

P Ning, G Yang, L Hu, J Sun, L Shi, Y Zhou… - Biotechnology for …, 2021 - Springer
Plant biomass is a highly abundant renewable resource that can be converted into several
types of high-value-added products, including chemicals, biofuels and advanced materials …

Facile fractionation of lignocelluloses by biomass-derived deep eutectic solvent (DES) pretreatment for cellulose enzymatic hydrolysis and lignin valorization

XJ Shen, JL Wen, QQ Mei, X Chen, D Sun, TQ Yuan… - Green chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
A low-cost and green biorefinery will increase the economy and revenue from lignocellulosic
biomass. Herein, a biomass-derived deep eutectic solvent (DES) pretreatment was …

Biomass fractionation and lignin fractionation towards lignin valorization

J Xu, C Li, L Dai, C Xu, Y Zhong, F Yu, C Si - ChemSusChem, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Lignin, as the most abundant aromatic biopolymer in nature, has attracted great attention
due to the complexity and richness of its functional groups for value‐added applications. The …

Advanced and versatile lignin-derived biodegradable composite film materials toward a sustainable world

HM Wang, TQ Yuan, GY Song, RC Sun - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The excessive use of petroleum-based non-biodegradable plastic products has resulted in
severe environmental pollution and ecological problems, which has stimulated the …

A sustainable platform of lignin: From bioresources to materials and their applications in rechargeable batteries and supercapacitors

J Zhu, C Yan, X Zhang, C Yang, M Jiang… - Progress in Energy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Lignin, as a renewable bioresource, has been widely explored in cellulosic biofuel and
several other industries. There are limited applications of lignin in the energy industry …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of lignin distribution, structure, and morphology in wheat straw and wood

L Zhang, A Larsson, A Moldin, U Edlund - Industrial Crops and Products, 2022 - Elsevier
Agricultural fiber sources, such as wheat straw, are promising lignocellulosic feedstocks for
the generation of renewable substitutes for synthetic materials (eg, plastics, construction …

Effective biomass fractionation and lignin stabilization using a diol DES system

J Cheng, C Huang, Y Zhan, S Han, J Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
A sustainable and renewable biorefinery will increase the economic viability of
lignocellulose-derived products. In this study, a diol-based deep eutectic solvent (DES) was …

[HTML][HTML] The isolation of lignin with native-like structure

Z Wang, PJ Deuss - Biotechnology Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Searching for renewable alternatives for fossil carbon resources to produce chemicals, fuels
and materials is essential for the development of a sustainable society. Lignin, a major …

Microwave-assisted deep eutectic solvents (DES) pretreatment of control and transgenic poplars for boosting the lignin valorization and cellulose bioconversion

CY Ma, X Gao, XP Peng, YF Gao, J Liu, JL Wen… - Industrial Crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Reducing the “biomass recalcitrance” and simultaneously improving the efficiency of
deconstruction and conversion is vitally important in a biorefinery process. Herein, a …