Bio-based polymers with performance-advantaged properties

RM Cywar, NA Rorrer, CB Hoyt, GT Beckham… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Bio-based compounds with unique chemical functionality can be obtained through selective
transformations of plant and other non-fossil, biogenic feedstocks for the development of …

Photoreforming of waste polymers for sustainable hydrogen fuel and chemicals feedstock: waste to energy

M Ashraf, N Ullah, I Khan, W Tremel, S Ahmad… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Energy from renewable resources is central to environmental sustainability. Among the
renewables, sunlight-driven fuel synthesis is a sustainable and economical approach to …

Downstream processing of lignin derived feedstock into end products

SS Wong, R Shu, J Zhang, H Liu, N Yan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite the enormous research efforts in recent years regarding lignin depolymerisation and
functionalisation, few commercial products are available. This review provides a summary …

Lignin utilization: A review of lignin depolymerization from various aspects

C Chio, M Sain, W Qin - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Lignin is the most abundant aromatic polymer in nature. Due to its high amount of phenolic
compounds storage, lignin is considered as an alternative source for various polymers and …

Chemicals from lignin: an interplay of lignocellulose fractionation, depolymerisation, and upgrading

W Schutyser, T Renders, S Van den Bosch… - Chemical society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

Bright side of lignin depolymerization: toward new platform chemicals

Z Sun, B Fridrich, A De Santi, S Elangovan… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Lignin, a major component of lignocellulose, is the largest source of aromatic building blocks
on the planet and harbors great potential to serve as starting material for the production of …

Current advancement on the isolation, characterization and application of lignin

JJ Liao, NH Abd Latif, D Trache, N Brosse… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Lignin nanoparticles enter the scene: A promising versatile green tool for multiple applications

WDH Schneider, AJP Dillon, M Camassola - Biotechnology Advances, 2021 - Elsevier
Strategies to take advantage of residual lignin from industrial processes are well regarded in
the field of green chemistry and biotechnology. Quite recently, researchers transformed …

Circular economy aspects of lignin: towards a lignocellulose biorefinery

VK Garlapati, AK Chandel, SPJ Kumar… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Lignin is the second most abundant polymer, which comprises15-30%(dry weight) of total
lignocellulosic biomass. Recent studies focused on the effective utilization of lignin …

Valorisation of lignocellulosic biomass to value-added products: Paving the pathway towards low-carbon footprint

G Velvizhi, C Goswami, NP Shetti, E Ahmad, KK Pant… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Biofuel is the presently needed potential energy reservoir as an alternative to wearying fossil
fuel-based technology. Second generation lignocellulose is considered to be the most …