Lignin as a UV light blocker—a review

H Sadeghifar, A Ragauskas - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Lignin is the by-product of pulp and paper industries and bio-refining operations. It is
available as the leading natural phenolic biopolymer in the market. It has chromophore …

The development of lignin towards a natural and sustainable platform for optical materials

H Liu, Y Guan, L Yan, Y Zheng, C Si, L Dai - Green Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin is the main component of plant cell walls, conferring upon lignocellulosic biomass
both excellent mechanical and barrier properties. At the same time, the considerable …

Lignin: a nature-inspired sun blocker for broad-spectrum sunscreens

Y Qian, X Qiu, S Zhu - Green Chemistry, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
We report the evaluation of lignin for the development of high-performance broad-spectrum
sunscreens. Lignin is added into several commercial sunscreen products. Significant …

[BOOK][B] Lignin and lignans: advances in chemistry

C Heitner, D Dimmel, J Schmidt - 2016 - books.google.com
Over the past four decades, there has been immense progress in every area of lignin
science, ranging from the enzymology of lignin biodegradation, to the delignification of wood …

Lignin from micro-to nanosize: applications

S Beisl, A Friedl, A Miltner - International journal of molecular sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
Micro-and nanosize lignin has recently gained interest due to improved properties
compared to standard lignin available today. As the second most abundant biopolymer after …

Revealing the structure-activity relationship between lignin and anti-UV radiation

M Lin, L Yang, H Zhang, Y **a, Y He, W Lan… - Industrial crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
As a highly abundant natural and renewable aromatic polymer, lignin has been proven to be
a good UV-absorber and natural broad-spectrum sun blocker. The structure-activity …

Tunable, UV-shielding and biodegradable composites based on well-characterized lignins and poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)

HM Wang, B Wang, TQ Yuan, L Zheng, Q Shi… - Green …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Biodegradable materials are increasingly imperative in modern society owing to their eco-
friendly character, but their high cost and limited properties restrict their applications. In this …

Sunscreen performance of lignin from different technical resources and their general synergistic effect with synthetic sunscreens

Y Qian, X Qiu, S Zhu - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2016 - ACS Publications
Five types of industrial lignin are blended with a pure cream and a commercial sunscreen
lotion. Lignin is found to significantly boost their sunscreen performance. Photostability of the …

UV Protective, antioxidant, antibacterial and compostable polylactic acid composites containing pristine and chemically modified lignin nanoparticles

E Cavallo, X He, F Luzi, F Dominici, P Cerrutti, C Bernal… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Polylactic acid (PLA) films containing 1 wt% and 3 wt% of lignin nanoparticles (pristine
(LNP), chemically modified with citric acid (caLNP) and acetylated (aLNP)) were prepared …

Biodegradable and High-Performance Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)–Lignin UV-Blocking Films

Q **ng, D Ruch, P Dubois, L Wu… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Renewable and biodegradable UV-blocking films are in high demand for the increasing
need of sustainable environment. Lignin can offer significant UV absorption, but it …