Conspectus The increasing demand for polymeric materials derived from petroleum
resources, along with rising concerns about climate change and global plastic pollution, has …

Lignin is the main component of plant cell walls, conferring upon lignocellulosic biomass
both excellent mechanical and barrier properties. At the same time, the considerable …

The comprehensive and efficient utilization of lignocellulosic biomass is of great significance
to humanity due to its low-carbon and sustainable characteristics. Hydrothermal treatment is …

Photonic crystals are optical materials that are often fabricated by assembly of particles into
periodically arranged structures. However, assembly of lignin nanoparticles has been …

Biobased materials are increasingly gaining prominence in the field of advanced ecofriendly
materials, and biomass-derived functional composites are exhibiting immense promise due …

Lignin nanoparticles are useful in multiple applications, but their opaqueness remains an
obstacle in optical applications. In this study, we present a method to prepare optically clear …

Biopolymers offer vast potential for renewable and sustainable devices. While nature
mastered the use of biopolymers to create highly complex 3D structures and optimized their …

Colloidal lignin nanoparticles are promising building blocks for sustainable functional
materials. However, their instability in organic solvents and aqueous alkali limits their …

This article reviews a variety of literature-reported lignin isolation procedures that bring
partly minor but important changes in the produced extracts. Five lignins were produced or …

The π-conjugation system of lignin makes it one kind of multifunctional biopolymer with
many remarkable features such as ultraviolet-shielding properties, photothermal conversion …