Recent advances in the valorization of plant biomass

P Ning, G Yang, L Hu, J Sun, L Shi, Y Zhou… - Biotechnology for …, 2021 - Springer
Plant biomass is a highly abundant renewable resource that can be converted into several
types of high-value-added products, including chemicals, biofuels and advanced materials …

About Hydrophobicity of lignin: A review of selected chemical methods for lignin valorisation in biopolymer production

A Lisý, A Ház, R Nadányi, M Jablonský, I Šurina - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lignin is the second most abundant renewable natural polymer that occurs on Earth, and as
such, it should be widely utilised by industries in a variety of applications. However, these …

A fractionation strategy of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin from wheat straw via the biphasic pretreatment for biomass valorization

Q Zhan, Q Lin, Y Wu, Y Liu, X Wang, J Ren - Bioresource Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Developing an environmentally friendly and efficient pretreatment to utilize wheat straw is
essential to a sustainable future. An acid biphasic system with 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (2 …

Emerging strategies for modifying lignin chemistry to enhance biological lignin valorization

ZM Zhao, ZH Liu, Y Pu, X Meng, J Xu, JS Yuan… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Biological lignin valorization represents a promising approach contributing to sustainable
and economic biorefineries. The low level of valuable lignin‐derived products remains a …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrafiltration-based diafiltration for post-delignification fractionation of lignin from a deep eutectic solvent comprised of lactic acid and choline chloride

M Gholami, B Schuur, Y Roy - Separation and Purification Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic biomass is a valuable renewable resource that has the potential to be
refined into multiple fractions of valuable biomaterials. Extracting and purifying lignin without …

Enzymatic Cascade in a Simultaneous, One-Pot Approach with In Situ Product Separation for the Asymmetric Production of (4S,5S)-Octanediol

JD Spöring, W Graf von Westarp… - … Process Research & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Stereopure aliphatic diols are an interesting class of compounds because of their potential
applications as precursors for chemical catalysts, for high-value polymers, or as precursors …

Lignin extraction and isolation methods

X Erdocia, F Hernández-Ramos, A Morales… - Lignin-Based Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic biomass is described as a three-dimensional polymeric composite material
synthesized by plants. It consists mainly of structural components along with other minor …

Comparing organic solvents in a combined water precipitation and liquid–liquid extraction process to recover lignin and furanics from a lactic acid: choline chloride …

M Gholami, JM Tijburg, B Schuur - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2024 - Springer
Extracting and purifying lignin from wood without compromising cellulose quality is a
challenging process. Lactic acid: choline chloride is a deep eutectic solvent (DES) that has …

Fractionation of lignin from rice straw using an acidified biphasic solvent system

Q Zhang, C Dai, J Zhang, X He, X Tan, K Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
To obtain lignin from lignocellulosic biomass, phenoxyethanol (EPH) was employed to
construct a biphasic solvent system. The concentration of EPH in this biphasic solvent …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of Differences in Solubility in Organic Solvents of Softwood/Hardwood-Based Industrial Kraft Lignins Using Hansen Parameters and FTIR

K Drame, B Likozar, G Tofani - Separations, 2024 - mdpi.com
Lignin is part of the lignocellulosic biomass found in hardwoods, softwoods, and herbaceous
plants. It is isolated by fractionation and pulping processes, where it is considered a waste …