Lignin-enzyme interaction: A roadblock for efficient enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosics

C Huang, X Jiang, X Shen, J Hu, W Tang, X Wu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Efficiently producing second-generation biofuels from biomass is of strategic significance
and meets sustainability targets, but it remains a long-term challenge due to the existence of …

Lignin-based electrodes for energy storage application

H Liu, T Xu, K Liu, M Zhang, W Liu, H Li, H Du… - Industrial Crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
As the second most abundant organic polymers in nature, lignin demonstrates advantages
of low cost, high carbon content, plentiful functional groups. In recent years, lignin and its …

Structure–function relationships of deep eutectic solvents for lignin extraction and chemical transformation

S Hong, XJ Shen, Z Xue, Z Sun, TQ Yuan - Green Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin is the most abundant natural aromatic feedstock, and the conversion of lignin to value-
added chemicals has drawn immense attention in biorefineries. Deep eutectic solvents …

Evaluating the mechanism of milk protein as an efficient lignin blocker for boosting the enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic substrates

C Huang, W Lin, Y Zheng, X Zhao, A Ragauskas… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The residual lignin in pretreated biomass significantly hinders the bio-conversion of
cellulose into monosaccharides. In this work, a low-cost non-enzymatic protein from defatted …

Insight into understanding the performance of deep eutectic solvent pretreatment on improving enzymatic digestibility of bamboo residues

W Lin, S Xing, Y Jin, X Lu, C Huang, Q Yong - Bioresource Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Deep eutectic solvent (DES) is a promising pretreatment for improving enzymatic digestibility
of lignocellulosic material by altering the physicochemical properties. However, few work …

Sustainable preparation of cellulose nanofibrils via choline chloride-citric acid deep eutectic solvent pretreatment combined with high-pressure homogenization

W Liu, H Du, K Liu, H Liu, H Xie, C Si, B Pang… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
Developing green and simple methods for the preparation of cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) is
of great significance. Herein, a green deep eutectic solvent (DES) system based on choline …

Superhydrophobic cellulose paper‐based triboelectric nanogenerator for water drop energy harvesting

S Nie, H Guo, Y Lu, J Zhuo, J Mo… - Advanced Materials …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The high‐efficiency conversion of water drop mechanical energy into electrical energy has
always been an urgent issue in the development and utilization of raindrop energy. In this …

Highly Efficient and Sustainable Preparation of Carboxylic and Thermostable Cellulose Nanocrystals via FeCl3-Catalyzed Innocuous Citric Acid Hydrolysis

W Liu, H Du, H Liu, H Xie, T Xu, X Zhao… - ACS Sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
As a weak tricarboxylic acid, citric acid (CA) has been proposed for the preparation of
cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) due to its innocuous and easily recyclable nature. However …

Sustainable preparation of bifunctional cellulose nanocrystals via mixed H2SO4/formic acid hydrolysis

H Wang, H Du, K Liu, H Liu, T Xu, S Zhang, X Chen… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, a sustainable and highly efficient approach for preparing bifunctional cellulose
nanocrystals (CNCs) was proposed through a mixed acid system of sulfuric acid and formic …

Revealing the mechanism of surfactant-promoted enzymatic hydrolysis of dilute acid pretreated bamboo

C Huang, X Zhao, Y Zheng, W Lin, C Lai, Q Yong… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
To improve the enzymatic digestibility of dilute acid pretreated bamboo residue (DABR),
surfactants including PEG 4000 and Tween 80 were added to prevent the non-productive …