A guide to lignin valorization in biorefineries: traditional, recent, and forthcoming approaches to convert raw lignocellulose into valuable materials and chemicals

F Brienza, D Cannella, D Montesdeoca, I Cybulska… - RSC …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin is the most abundant source of renewable aromatics on Earth, yet its enormous
potential remains underexploited in current biorefinery and pul** processes. The …

Advancements and Perspectives toward Lignin Valorization via O‐Demethylation

X Wu, E Smet, F Brandi, D Raikwar… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Lignin represents the largest aromatic carbon resource in plants, holding significant promise
as a renewable feedstock for bioaromatics and other cyclic hydrocarbons in the context of …

Guidelines for performing lignin-first biorefining

MM Abu-Omar, K Barta, GT Beckham… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The valorisation of the plant biopolymer lignin is now recognised as essential to enabling
the economic viability of the lignocellulosic biorefining industry. In this context, the “lignin …

Techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment of a biorefinery utilizing reductive catalytic fractionation

AW Bartling, ML Stone, RJ Hanes, A Bhatt… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Reductive catalytic fractionation (RCF) is a promising approach to fractionate lignocellulose
and convert lignin to a narrow product slate. To guide research towards commercialization …

Lignin hydrogenolysis: phenolic monomers from lignin and associated phenolates across plant clades

M Chen, Y Li, F Lu, JS Luterbacher… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The chemical complexity of lignin remains a major challenge for lignin valorization into
commodity and fine chemicals. A knowledge of the lignin features that favor its valorization …

Identification and quantification of lignin monomers and oligomers from reductive catalytic fractionation of pine wood with GC× GC–FID/MS

HD Thi, K Van Aelst, S Van den Bosch, R Katahira… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Thorough lignin characterization is vital to understand the physicochemical properties of
lignin and to evaluate lignocellulose biorefinery processes. In this study, an in-depth …

Step** away from purified solvents in reductive catalytic fractionation: a step forward towards a disruptive wood biorefinery process

W Arts, K Van Aelst, E Cooreman, J Van Aelst… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin-first reductive catalytic fractionation (RCF) is an emerging lignocellulose biorefinery
technology that produces a unique lignin-derived bio-oil rich in functionalized phenolics in …

Enabling lignin valorization through integrated advances in plant biology and biorefining

RA Dixon, A Puente-Urbina… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Despite lignin having long been viewed as an impediment to the processing of biomass for
the production of paper, biofuels, and high-value chemicals, the valorization of lignin to …

Hydrogenolysis of lignin-derived aromatic ethers over heterogeneous catalysts

A Shivhare, D Jampaiah, SK Bhargava… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Global temperature has risen> 1° C since the preindustrial era, resulting in well-documented
adverse climate impacts including extreme weather (floods, droughts, storms, and heat …

Innovations and advances in enzymatic deconstruction of biomass and their sustainability analysis: A review

S Singh, R Morya, DK Jaiswal, S Keerthana… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Increasing population and continuously growing food demand has led to an overwhelming
production of agro waste. Further the improper management of agro waste and stubble …