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 …

Spherical lignin particles: a review on their sustainability and applications

M Österberg, MH Sipponen, BD Mattos, OJ Rojas - Green Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
There is an increased interest in renewable carbon as a source of materials, where lignin is
expected to play a prominent role. This stems, partially, from new regulations aiming to …

The food–materials nexus: Next generation bioplastics and advanced materials from agri‐food residues

CG Otoni, HMC Azeredo, BD Mattos… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The most recent strategies available for upcycling agri‐food losses and waste (FLW) into
functional bioplastics and advanced materials are reviewed and the valorization of food …

Recent advances on cellulose nanocrystals for Pickering emulsions: Development and challenge

H Dai, J Wu, H Zhang, Y Chen, L Ma, H Huang… - Trends in Food Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Pickering emulsions stabilized by solid particles have captured a growing
interest recently due to their outstanding stability. Among various solid stabilizers, cellulose …

Food-grade Pickering emulsions for encapsulation and delivery of bioactives

WW Mwangi, HP Lim, LE Low, BT Tey… - Trends in Food Science & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Many biologically active and functional components are chemically unstable,
and exhibit variable water/oil solubility, which reduce their bioavailability and efficacy …

Recent advances in biological activities of lignin and emerging biomedical applications: a short review

I Ullah, Z Chen, Y Xie, SS Khan, S Singh, C Yu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
As an abundant biopolymer, lignin gains interest owing to its renewable nature and
polyphenolic structure. It possesses many biological activities such as antioxidant activity …

Nanocellulose-stabilized Pickering emulsions: Fabrication, stabilization, and food applications

C Ji, Y Wang - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Pickering emulsions have been widely studied due to their good stability and potential
applications. Nanocellulose including cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), cellulose nanofibrils …

Towards a deep understanding of the biomass fractionation in respect of lignin nanoparticle formation

J Xu, R Liu, L Wang, A Pranovich, J Hemming… - … Composites and Hybrid …, 2023 - Springer
In recent years, lignin-based nanomaterials have become increasingly relevant for
researchers and producers of functional material applications due to their green and …

Improving the economy of lignocellulose-based biorefineries with organosolv pretreatment

JA Ferreira, MJ Taherzadeh - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Lignocellulose-based processes for production of value-added products still face
bottlenecks to attain feasibility. The key might lie on the biorefining of all lignocellulose main …

A recent advancement on preparation, characterization and application of nanolignin

MH Hussin, JN Appaturi, NE Poh, NH Abd Latif… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Each year, 50 to 70 million tonnes of lignin are produced worldwide as by-products from
pulp industries and biorefineries through numerous processes. Nevertheless, about 98% of …