Cascade utilization of lignocellulosic biomass to high-value products

Y Liu, Y Nie, X Lu, X Zhang, H He, F Pan, L Zhou… - Green …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignocellulosic biomass is a potential sustainable feedstock to replace fossil fuels. However,
the complex structure of biomass makes it difficult to convert into high-value products …

Different facets of lignocellulosic biomass including pectin and its perspectives

S Shrestha, ALM Kognou, J Zhang, W Qin - Waste and biomass …, 2021 - Springer
The plant matter, lignocellulosic biomass, is a renewable and inexpensive abundant natural
resource in the world. The development of inexhaustible energy rehabilitated from …

In situ lignin modification toward photonic wood

Q Xia, C Chen, Y Yao, S He, X Wang, J Li… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Lignin serves as a binder that forms strong matrices of the cell walls of wood. However, it
has many photolabile chromophore groups that create a monotonic brownish color and …

Ferrihydrite transformation impacted by coprecipitation of lignin: Inhibition or facilitation?

L Liu, Z Yang, W Yang, W Jiang, Q Liao, M Si… - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Lignin is a common soil organic matter that is present in soils, but its effect on the
transformation of ferrihydrite (Fh) remains unclear. Organic matter is generally assumed to …

Light-colored lignin extraction by ultrafiltration membrane fractionation for lignin nanoparticles preparation as UV-blocking sunscreen

J Zhang, Z Tian, XX Ji, F Zhang - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
A wide range of applications are available for kraft lignin (KL). However, the dark color and
wide size distribution of KL make it challenging to use in cosmetics and nanoparticle …

Lignin for white natural sunscreens

SC Lee, TMT Tran, JW Choi, K Won - International journal of biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Long-time exposure to the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation is harmful and causes various skin
problems. Natural sun blockers have been drawing considerable attention recently. Even …

Facile synthesis and performance of pH/temperature dual-response hydrogel containing lignin-based carbon dots

L Sun, Z Mo, Q Li, D Zheng, X Qiu, X Pan - International journal of biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study demonstrated a facile method to synthesize lignin-based carbon dots (L-CDs)
first. Results indicated that the L-CDs had a diameter of 2–5 nm and a graphene-like …

Facile and green preparation of high UV-blocking lignin/titanium dioxide nanocomposites for developing natural sunscreens

J Yu, L Li, Y Qian, H Lou, D Yang… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Lignosulfonate (LS), one type of industrial lignin and natural macromolecular sun blocker,
was applied to modify TiO2 via one-pot hydrothermal esterification. The reaction mechanism …

Discovery, disassembly, depolymerization and derivatization of catechyl lignin in Chinese tallow seed coats

S Su, Q Shen, S Wang, G Song - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The search for feedstock of catechyl lignin (C-lignin) is great interest and importance, as C-
lignin featuring homogeneity and linearity is considered as an “ideal lignin” archetype for …

Functional “permanently whitened” lignin synthesized via solvent-controlled encapsulation

K Shikinaka, Y Otsuka - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Here, we present a practical method for whitening lignin derivatives, which is solvent-
controlled encapsulation (SCE) to rearrange the chromosphere at the solvent/lignin …