Heavy metals and pesticides toxicity in agricultural soil and plants: Ecological risks and human health implications

A Alengebawy, ST Abdelkhalek, SR Qureshi, MQ Wang - Toxics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Environmental problems have always received immense attention from scientists. Toxicants
pollution is a critical environmental concern that has posed serious threats to human health …

Impact of agrochemicals on soil microbiota and management: A review

RS Meena, S Kumar, R Datta, R Lal, V Vijayakumar… - Land, 2020 - mdpi.com
The World Health Organization (WHO) states that in developing nations, there are three
million cases of agrochemical poisoning. The prolonged intensive and indiscriminate use of …

Deconstruction and reassembly of renewable polymers and biocolloids into next generation structured materials

BL Tardy, BD Mattos, CG Otoni, M Beaumont… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
This review considers the most recent developments in supramolecular and supraparticle
structures obtained from natural, renewable biopolymers as well as their disassembly and …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress in biomedical and biotechnological applications of lignin-based spherical nano-and microstructures: a comprehensive review

M Stanisz, MN Collins, T Jesionowski - Materials Today Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Spherical particles based on materials of natural origin have recently gained increased
attention because of their unique properties, including shape, structure, and ability to …

Multifunctional lignin-based nanocomposites and nanohybrids

E Lizundia, MH Sipponen, LG Greca, M Balakshin… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Significant progress in lignins valorization and development of high-performance
sustainable materials have been achieved in recent years. Reports related to lignin …

Pyrolytic lignin: a promising biorefinery feedstock for the production of fuels and valuable chemicals

MB Figueirêdo, I Hita, PJ Deuss, RH Venderbosch… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignocellulosic biomass is a key feedstock for the sustainable production of biofuels,
biobased chemicals and performance materials. Biomass can be efficiently converted into …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances and challenges of inter-disciplinary biomass valorization by integrating hydrothermal and biological techniques

B Song, R Lin, CH Lam, H Wu, TH Tsui, Y Yu - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biomass valorization for the production of various value-added biochemicals and biofuels
plays a significant role in modern biorefineries/bioenergy towards a climate neutrality future …

Lignin nanoparticles and their nanocomposites

Z Zhang, V Terrasson, E Guénin - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lignin nanomaterials have emerged as a promising alternative to fossil-based chemicals
and products for some potential added-value applications, which benefits from their …

Towards a deep understanding of the biomass fractionation in respect of lignin nanoparticle formation

J Xu, R Liu, L Wang, A Pranovich, J Hemming… - … Composites and Hybrid …, 2023 - Springer
In recent years, lignin-based nanomaterials have become increasingly relevant for
researchers and producers of functional material applications due to their green and …

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 …