Lignin is a primary component of lignocellulosic biomass and an underutilized feedstock in
the growing pulping and biofuel industries. Currently, over 50 million tons of industrial lignin …

Highlights•Depolymerized lignin is a complex and variable mix of aromatic compounds.•Non-
model microbes can convert these aromatic compounds to useful products.•Known microbial …

The valorisation of the plant biopolymer lignin is now recognised as essential to enabling
the economic viability of the lignocellulosic biorefining industry. In this context, the “lignin …

Applications and associated processing technologies of lignocellulosic biomass are
becoming increasingly important as we endeavor to meet societal demand for fuels …

In pursuit of low-carbon development, the production of diverse functional materials from
renewable resources, especially lignocellulosic biomass, is of vital importance. Lignin is a …

Lignin is one of the most abundant biopolymers in nature and has great potential to be
transformed into high-value chemicals. However, the limited availability of molecular …

Lignin liquefaction microkinetics is a move toward a more first-principles (ie, ab initio)-based
understanding at the molecular level in reaction engineering. While the microkinetic …

Lignin solvolysis from the plant cell wall is the critical first step in lignin depolymerization
processes involving whole biomass feedstocks. However, little is known about the coupled …

Lignin and cellulose are two of the most abundant polymers on Earth and are found in close
proximity within plant cell walls. Despite their ubiquity, relatively little is known quantitatively …

Among the most prominent challenges for the analysis of biomass pyrolysis products is the
characterization of the abundant oligomer fraction of bio-oil. This fraction is principally made …