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 …

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 …

Review on lignin modifications toward natural UV protection ingredient for lignin-based sunscreens

MH Tran, DP Phan, EY Lee - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin is a natural UV-blocking material; it exhibits excellent UV absorption ability owing to
its aromatic structure and the presence of numerous phenolic, ketone, and intramolecular …

Advances on the fast pyrolysis of biomass for the selective preparation of phenolic compounds

B Hu, Z Zhang, W Xie, J Liu, Y Li, W Zhang, H Fu… - Fuel Processing …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biomass can be converted into various value-added products via the fast pyrolysis
technique which is one of the main thermal conversion technologies and has gained …

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 …

Lignin nanoparticles: New insights for a sustainable agriculture

AE Santo Pereira, JL de Oliveira, SM Savassa… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global agriculture is looking for new agri-tech revolutions not only due to the ever-growing
need for increased food production but also to protect the environment from the harmful …

Biorefineries as the base for accomplishing the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the transition to bioeconomy: Technical aspects, challenges and …

JC Solarte-Toro, CAC Alzate - Bioresource technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Sustainable development goals (SDGs) are guidelines to improve the socio-economic and
environmental worldwide situation caused by excessive fossil fuel use. These goals must be …

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 …

Current approaches, emerging developments and functional prospects for lignin-based catalysts–a review

M Mennani, M Kasbaji, AA Benhamou, A Boussetta… - Green …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Biopolymer functionalization is perceived as an innovative approach to revolutionizing bio-
catalyzed chemical transformations. Lignin, the chief natural source of polyphenols, has an …