In pursuit of more sustainable and competitive biorefineries, the effective valorisation of
lignin is key. An alluring opportunity is the exploitation of lignin as a resource for chemicals …

Biomass is any organic matter that is renewable over time. In the context of energy, this is
often used to mean plant-based materials, such as agricultural residues, forestry wastes …

The most critical issues faced by the world nowadays is to provide the sustainability of
consumption for energy and natural resources. Lignin is said to be one of the alternative …

Their ability to degrade lignocellulose gives termites an important place in the carbon cycle.
This ability relies on their partnership with a diverse community of bacterial, archaeal and …

Replacing fossil-based resources with renewable alternatives is generally acknowledged as
a critical component to address several of today's environmental concerns. In this context …

To characterize the lignin structures and lignin–carbohydrate complex (LCC) linkages,
milled wood lignin (MWL) and mild acidolysis lignin (MAL) with a high content of associated …

Lignin is a natural aromatic polymer of p-hydroxyphenylpropanoids with various biological
activities. Noticeably, plants have made use of lignin as biocides to defend themselves from …

NMR fingerprinting of the components of finely divided plant cell walls swelled in DMSO has
been recently described. Cell wall gels, produced directly in the NMR tube with perdeutero …

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 …

Understanding the structure activity relationships between lignin and its pyrolysis products is
of great significance toward thermochemical conversion of lignin. Herein, mild acidolysis …