Lignin valorization is essential for biorefineries to produce fuels and chemicals for a
sustainable future. Today's biorefineries pursue profitable value propositions for cellulose …

Rapid urbanization, industrialization, and economic growth has brought in its wake
environmental degradation and concern for energy security. Recalcitrant organic pollutants …

The separation of lignin from the black liquor generated during alkaline pulping is reviewed
in this article with an emphasis on chemistry. Based on published accounts, the precipitation …

Today, sustainability is the buzzword in the developmental parlance. This has brought the
issue of availability and utilization of energy into sharp focus. There is an urgent need to find …

Biorecalcitrant organic pollutants pose a threat to the aquatic environment due to their
several detrimental traits. A host of industries as well as municipal facilities are liable to …

Electrochemical conversion of waste lignin from pulping mills and biorefineries is an
alternative renewable process for generating industrial chemicals that may afford better …

A novel membrane-assisted electrochemical approach for the precipitation of lignin from
black liquor has been developed. Without the addition of acid or CO 2, the pH in the black …

The electrochemical oxidation of lignin waste from pulping mills and biorefineries represents
a potentially renewable process for generating hydrogen for energy storage with co …

The partial recovery of sodium as NaOH and sodium-free aliphatic carboxylic acids (formic
and acetic acids together with various hydroxy carboxylic acids) from alkaline hardwood …

Electrooxidation (EO) is a promising wastewater treatment technology that is plagued with
high energy consumption. This study simulates the energy recovery potential from EO by …