Sustainable polymers

AK Mohanty, F Wu, R Mincheva… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Sustainable polymers are materials derived from renewable, recycled and waste carbon
resources and their combinations, which at the end of life can be recycled, biodegraded or …

[HTML][HTML] Lignin for energy applications–state of the art, life cycle, technoeconomic analysis and future trends

A Beaucamp, M Muddasar, IS Amiinu, MM Leite… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin is produced in large quantities as a by-product of the papermaking and biofuel
industries. Lignin is the most abundant aromatic biopolymer on the planet with its chemical …

Lignin as a green and multifunctional alternative to phenol for resin synthesis

W Li, H Sun, G Wang, W Sui, L Dai, C Si - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Phenolic resins (PRs) are being widely used in many fields such as molding plastics, foams,
coatings, and semiconductor packaging owing to their good properties including corrosion …

Lignin to value-added chemicals and advanced materials: extraction, degradation, and functionalization

MJ Gan, YQ Niu, XJ Qu, CH Zhou - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin is a green and sustainable feedstock for the production of chemicals and materials;
however, its utilization is still low. Over the past decade, remarkable progress has been …

Advances in sustainable polymeric materials from lignocellulosic biomass

S Sugiarto, RR Pong, YC Tan, Y Leow… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic material (LCMs) is a renewable, recyclable and most abundant material with
ease of access around the globe, which makes it versatile for replacing fossil-based plastics …

Chemical recycling of a lignin-based non-isocyanate polyurethane foam

J Sternberg, S Pilla - Nature Sustainability, 2023 - nature.com
The crisis of plastic waste in the environment calls for new polymers that are designed
specifically for recycling at the end of their life. Lignin, which is present in approximately 15 …

A review on lignin waste valorization by catalytic pyrolysis: Catalyst, reaction system, and industrial symbiosis mode

S Wang, Z Wan, Y Han, Y Jiao, Z Li, P Fu, N Li… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The lignin waste from lignocellulose biorefinery limits its green recycling development.
Lignin is a kind of natural aromatic polymer with a complex three-dimensional amorphous …

Recent advances in biological activities of lignin and emerging biomedical applications: a short review

I Ullah, Z Chen, Y Xie, SS Khan, S Singh, C Yu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
As an abundant biopolymer, lignin gains interest owing to its renewable nature and
polyphenolic structure. It possesses many biological activities such as antioxidant activity …

Antibacterial properties and mechanisms of action of sonoenzymatically synthesized lignin-based nanoparticles

AG Morena, A Bassegoda, M Natan… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In recent years, lignin has drawn increasing attention for different applications due to its
intrinsic antibacterial and antioxidant properties, coupled with biodegradability and …

Bio‐renewable polymers based on lignin‐derived phenol monomers: Synthesis, applications, and perspectives

W Yang, H Ding, D Puglia, JM Kenny, T Liu, J Guo… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In recent decades, the continuous depletion of fossil fuels and the increasingly serious
environmental issue have aroused wide attention on the development of biopolymers based …