Lignin source and structural characterization

RC Sun - ChemSusChem, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Lignin is a primary component of lignocellulosic biomass and an underutilized feedstock in
the growing pul** and biofuel industries. Currently, over 50 million tons of industrial lignin …

A review: depolymerization of lignin to generate high-value bio-products: opportunities, challenges, and prospects

N Zhou, WPDW Thilakarathna, QS He… - Frontiers in Energy …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Lignin is identified as a promising candidate in renewable energy and bioproduct
manufacturing due to its high abundance, polymeric structure, and biochemical properties of …

Reductive lignocellulose fractionation into soluble lignin-derived phenolic monomers and dimers and processable carbohydrate pulps

S Van den Bosch, W Schutyser, R Vanholme… - Energy & …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
A catalytic lignocellulose biorefinery process is presented, valorizing both polysaccharide
and lignin components into a handful of chemicals. To that end, birch sawdust is efficiently …

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 …

Lignin monomers from beyond the canonical monolignol biosynthetic pathway: another brick in the wall

JC del Río, J Rencoret, A Gutiérrez… - ACS Sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Lignin is conventionally defined as being formed by the oxidative polymerization of three
main monolignols, p-coumaryl alcohol, coniferyl alcohol, and sinapyl alcohol, that are …

A review on lignin waste valorization by catalytic pyrolysis: Catalyst, reaction system, and industrial symbiosis mode

S Wang, Z Wan, Y Han, Y Jiao, Z Li, P Fu, N Li… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The lignin waste from lignocellulose biorefinery limits its green recycling development.
Lignin is a kind of natural aromatic polymer with a complex three-dimensional amorphous …

Can laccases catalyze bond cleavage in lignin?

L Munk, AK Sitarz, DC Kalyani, JD Mikkelsen… - Biotechnology …, 2015 - Elsevier
Modification of lignin is recognized as an important aspect of the successful refining of
lignocellulosic biomass, and enzyme-assisted processing and upcycling of lignin is …

Electrochemical lignin conversion

X Du, H Zhang, KP Sullivan, P Gogoi… - ChemSusChem, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Lignin is the largest source of renewable aromatic compounds, making the recovery of
aromatic compounds from this material a significant scientific goal. Recently, many studies …

Manufacture and application of lignin-based carbon fibers (LCFs) and lignin-based carbon nanofibers (LCNFs)

W Fang, S Yang, XL Wang, TQ Yuan, RC Sun - Green Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Environmental issues and constantly diminishing petroleum resources are considerable
barriers inhibiting modernization, and vast efforts have been exerted to address these …

Nano-structured lignin as green antioxidant and UV shielding ingredient for sunscreen applications

D Piccinino, E Capecchi, E Tomaino, S Gabellone… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Green, biocompatible, and biodegradable antioxidants represent a milestone in cosmetic
and cosmeceutical applications. Lignin is the most abundant polyphenol in nature …