Recent progress in the thermal and catalytic conversion of lignin

JM Ha, KR Hwang, YM Kim, J Jae, KH Kim… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
The issues over increases in energy demand and environmental pollution attributed to
excessive use of fossil fuel have been the driving forces of the exploration for eco-friendly …

Benzenoid Aromatics from Renewable Resources

S Zheng, Z Zhang, S He, H Yang, H Atia… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In this Review, all known chemical methods for the conversion of renewable resources into
benzenoid aromatics are summarized. The raw materials that were taken into consideration …

Synthesis and characterization of lignin hydrogels for potential applications as drug eluting antimicrobial coatings for medical materials

E Larrañeta, M Imízcoz, JX Toh, NJ Irwin… - ACS sustainable …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Lignin is the second most abundant biopolymer on the planet. It is a biocompatible, cheap,
environmentally friendly and readily accessible material. It has been reported that these …

Perspective on overcoming scale-up hurdles for the reductive catalytic fractionation of lignocellulose biomass

E Cooreman, T Vangeel, K Van Aelst… - Industrial & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
In the last 5 years, reductive catalytic fractionation of lignocellulose biomass has emerged as
a promising biorefinery concept that combines biomass fractionation with the preservation of …

Lignin derived nano-biocarbon and its deposition on polyurethane foam for wastewater dye adsorption

C Seto, BP Chang, C Tzoganakis… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Historically, lignin has been produced as a waste by-product in industrial processes. In this
study, lignosulfonate nanoparticles were fabricated and freeze-dried for use as a precursor …

Natural lignin: a sustainable and cost‐effective electrode material for high‐temperature Na‐ion battery

Y She, X Li, Y Zheng, D Chen, X Rui… - Energy & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Rechargeable sodium‐ion batteries usually suffer from accelerated electrode destruction at
high temperatures and high synthesis costs of electrode materials. Therefore, it is highly …

Efficient visible-light-driven depolymerization of oxidized lignin to aromatics catalyzed by an iridium complex immobilized on mesocellular silica foams

Z Hao, S Li, J Sun, S Li, F Zhang - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract A novel Ir (ppy) 2 (bpy) complex-containing mesoporous cellular silica foams (Ir
(ppy) 2 (bpy)-MCFs) was prepared by a facile thiol-ene click reaction between the …

Catalytic valorization of lignin to liquid fuels over solid acid catalyst assisted by microwave heating

M Zhou, BK Sharma, J Li, J Zhao, J Xu, J Jiang - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, three types of lignin feedstocks were introduced into the microwave assisted
depolymerization process over solid acid catalysts. The effects of lignin structures, solvents …

Molybdenum-catalyzed hydrogenolysis of herbaceous biomass: A procedure integrated lignin fragmentation and components fractionation

X Gong, J Sun, X Xu, B Wang, H Li, F Peng - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, a low-cost MoO 2/C catalyst was prepared for the reductive catalytic
fractionation (RCF) of various herbaceous biomass feedstocks (Miscanthus, Triarrhena …

Effects of solvents in the depolymerization of lignin into value-added products: a review

D Raikwar, S Majumdar, D Shee - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2021 - Springer
The depolymerization of lignin to produce renewable value-added building block chemicals
has received increased attention from both industry and academia, as its facilitation is a key …