Biomass fractionation and lignin fractionation towards lignin valorization

J Xu, C Li, L Dai, C Xu, Y Zhong, F Yu, C Si - ChemSusChem, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Lignin, as the most abundant aromatic biopolymer in nature, has attracted great attention
due to the complexity and richness of its functional groups for value‐added applications. The …

Functionalized wood as bio-based advanced materials: Properties, applications, and challenges

RF Beims, R Arredondo, DJS Carrero, Z Yuan… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to millions of years of natural evolution, wood has a unique structure that has inspired
many researchers to use it as a template to create bio-based advanced materials for various …

Determination of hydroxyl groups in biorefinery resources via quantitative 31P NMR spectroscopy

X Meng, C Crestini, H Ben, N Hao, Y Pu… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The analysis of chemical structural characteristics of biorefinery product streams (such as
lignin and tannin) has advanced substantially over the past decade, with traditional wet …

Ultrafast adsorption of heavy metal ions onto functionalized lignin-based hybrid magnetic nanoparticles

Y Zhang, S Ni, X Wang, W Zhang, L Lagerquist… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Heavy metals have raised an increasing number of pollution incidents and resulted in potent
damages to aquatic ecosystems and human health. Thus, effective and efficient approaches …

Starch-based composite films with enhanced hydrophobicity, thermal stability, and UV-shielding efficacy induced by lignin nanoparticles

S Ni, H Bian, Y Zhang, Y Fu, W Liu, M Qin… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Thehighly efficient utilization of lignin is of great importance for the development of the
biorefinery industry. Herein, a novel “core–shell” lignin nanoparticle (LNP) with a diameter of …

Sequential utilization of bamboo biomass through reductive catalytic fractionation of lignin

K Zhang, H Li, LP Xiao, B Wang, RC Sun, G Song - Bioresource technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Reductive catalytic fractionation (RCF) has emerged as a new biorefinery paradigm for the
fractionation and sequential utilization of entire components of biomass. Herein, we …

Review on the application of bamboo-based materials in construction engineering

B Shu, Z Xiao, L Hong, S Zhang, C Li… - Journal of Renewable …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Due to the continuously increasing demand for building materials across the world, it is
necessary to use renewable materials in place of the existing nonrenewable materials in …

Highly-aligned cellulose fibers reinforced epoxy composites derived from bulk natural bamboo

EN Kalali, Y Hu, X Wang, L Song, W Xing - Industrial Crops and Products, 2019 - Elsevier
Herein we reported a simple and effective approach to processing bulk natural bamboo
directly into a high-performance composite material with high tensile strength, modulus and …

Recent advances for sustainable production of levulinic acid in ionic liquids from biomass: Current scenario, opportunities and challenges

KC Badgujar, LD Wilson, BM Bhanage - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2019 - Elsevier
Levulinic acid (LA) is a unique potential building block chemical which has attracted
significant attention of researchers globally due to its potential utility to synthesize a variety …

Integration of lignin microcapsulated pesticide production into lignocellulose biorefineries through FeCl 3-mediated deep eutectic solvent pretreatment

F Shen, S Wu, M Huang, L Zhao, J He, Y Zhang… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The integration of nanotechnology into lignocellulose biorefineries with multi-product
outcomes is appealing but technically challenging due to lignin's random chemical structure …