Biomass fractionation and lignin fractionation towards lignin valorization

J Xu, C Li, L Dai, C Xu, Y Zhong, F Yu, C Si - ChemSusChem, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Lignin, as the most abundant aromatic biopolymer in nature, has attracted great attention
due to the complexity and richness of its functional groups for value‐added applications. The …

Valorization of lignin in polymer and composite systems for advanced engineering applications–a review

MN Collins, M Nechifor, F Tanasă, M Zănoagă… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
As fossil fuel resources dwindle and new regulations for a cleaner and safer environment
come on stream, there is growing interest in develo** new sustainable feedstocks for …

Lignin-based polymer electrolyte membranes for sustainable aqueous dye-sensitized solar cells

JC de Haro, E Tatsi, L Fagiolari… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In the quest for sustainable materials for quasi-solid-state (QS) electrolytes in aqueous dye-
sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), novel bioderived polymeric membranes were prepared in …

Fractionation of industrial lignins: opportunities and challenges

M Gigli, C Crestini - Green Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin is a readily available yet heavily underutilised resource due to its severe degree of
variability related to the plant source and to the processes employed for its isolation. Being …

Perspective on technical lignin fractionation

H Sadeghifar, A Ragauskas - ACS sustainable chemistry & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Technical lignin extracted from pul** and biorefining processes provides a class of
complex and polydisperse phenolic polymers. Preparation of lignin with lower structural …

Lignin fractionation: Effective strategy to reduce molecule weight dependent heterogeneity for upgraded lignin valorization

T Pang, G Wang, H Sun, W Sui, C Si - Industrial crops and products, 2021 - Elsevier
Conventional pul** processes and emerging lignocellulosic biorefineries provide a large
quantity of lignin with heterogeneous characters, including complex chemical structure and …

Renewable polyurethanes from sustainable biological precursors

TA Phung Hai, M Tessman, N Neelakantan… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Due to the depletion of fossil fuels, higher oil prices, and greenhouse gas emissions, the
scientific community has been conducting an ongoing search for viable renewable …

Lignin-based carbon fibers: Insight into structural evolution from lignin pretreatment, fiber forming, to pre-oxidation and carbonization

G Jia, MT Innocent, Y Yu, Z Hu, X Wang, H **ang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lignin remains the second abundant source of renewable carbon with an aromatic structure.
However, most of the lignin is burnt directly for power generation, with an effective utilization …

[HTML][HTML] Conversion of biomass lignin to high-value polyurethane: A review

H Li, Y Liang, P Li, C He - Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, 2020 - Elsevier
Lignin, as a major by-product of pulp and paper industry, has attracted extensive interest for
the preparation of high value-added products, due to the merits of abundant, sustainable …

Towards producing high-quality lignin-based carbon fibers: A review of crucial factors affecting lignin properties and conversion techniques

W Qu, J Yang, X Sun, X Bai, H **, M Zhang - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The production of low-cost and high-quality carbon fibers (CFs) from biorenewable lignin
precursors has been of worldwide interest for decades. Although numerous works have …