Polymer science and engineering using deep eutectic solvents

A Roda, AA Matias, A Paiva, ARC Duarte - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
The green and versatile character of deep eutectic solvents (DES) has turned them into
significant tools in the development of green and sustainable technologies. For this purpose …

Sustainable biorefinery processes using renewable deep eutectic solvents

Y Wang, KH Kim, K Jeong, NK Kim, CG Yoo - Current opinion in green and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Deep eutectic solvents are effective solvents for the utilization of lignocellulosic
biomass.•Potentials of renewable deep eutectic solvents in a circular biorefinery are …

Lignin with controlled structural properties by N-heterocycle-based deep eutectic solvent extraction

KT Lin, C Wang, MF Guo, E Aprà… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The complex and heterogeneous nature of the lignin macromolecule has presented a
lasting barrier to its utilization. To achieve high lignin yield, the technical lignin extraction …

PVA/ChCl deep eutectic polymer blends for transparent strain sensors with antifreeze, flexible, and recyclable properties

L Zheng, H Hua, Z Zhang, Y Zhu… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Wearable elastic electronic devices have attracted tremendous attention due to their
monitoring capabilities for human motion detection. In this work, a hydrogen bond acceptor …

Biodegradable and biobased polymers

L Jiang, M Sabzi, J Zhang - Applied plastics engineering handbook, 2024 - Elsevier
Over the past 30 years, researchers from both academia and industry have made a lot of
efforts to advance the technologies of biodegradable and biobased polymers, including …

Lignin Upconversion by Functionalization and Network Formation

S Chandna, CA Olivares M… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Lignin, a complex and abundant biopolymer derived from plant cell walls, has emerged as a
promising feedstock for sustainable material development. Due to the high abundance of …

Characterization of organosolv lignins and their application in the preparation of aerogels

P Jõul, TT Ho, U Kallavus, A Konist, K Leiman… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The production of novel materials and value-added chemicals from lignin has received
considerable attention in recent years. Due to its abundant occurrence in nature, there is a …

Metal–Organic-Framework-Mediated Fast Self-Assembly 3D Interconnected Lignin-Based Cryogels in Deep Eutectic Solvent for Supercapacitor Applications

R Lou, Q Cao, T Niu, Y Zhang, Y Zhang, Z Wang… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
A cost-effective and sustainable method is successfully developed to produce lignin-based
cryogels with a mechanically robust 3D interconnected structure. A choline chloride–lactic …

Evaluation of Gelation Time Affecting the Self-Assembled Framework of Lignin Nanoparticle-Based Carbon Aerogels and Their Electrochemical Performances

Q Cao, R Lou, L Dong, T Niu, G Wei… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Renewable biomass-derived carbon aerogels have emerged as an attractive option in the
promising field of the energy storage industry. Herein, lignin-resorcinol-formaldehyde …

A bifunctional brønsted acidic deep eutectic solvent to dissolve and catalyze the depolymerization of alkali lignin

L Li, Z Wu, X **, B Liu, Y Cao, H Xu… - Journal of Renewable …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
Lignin is an abundant renewable macromolecular material in nature, and degradation of
lignin to improve its hydroxyl content is the key to its efficient use. Alkali lignin (AL) was …