Paving the way for lignin valorisation: recent advances in bioengineering, biorefining and catalysis

R Rinaldi, R Jastrzebski, MT Clough… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Lignin is an abundant biopolymer with a high carbon content and high aromaticity. Despite
its potential as a raw material for the fuel and chemical industries, lignin remains the most …

Physico-chemical conversion of lignocellulose: inhibitor effects and detoxification strategies: a mini review

D Kim - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
A pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass to produce biofuels, polymers, and other
chemicals plays a vital role in the biochemical conversion process toward disrupting the …

A review on biopolymer production via lignin valorization

JR Banu, S Kavitha, RY Kannah, TP Devi… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
Lignin based biopolymer (value added products) production is the most promising
technology in the perspective of lignin valorization and sustainable development …

Adipic acid production from lignin

DR Vardon, MA Franden, CW Johnson… - Energy & …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin is an alkyl-aromatic polymer present in plant cell walls for defense, structure, and
water transport. Despite exhibiting a high-energy content, lignin is typically slated for …

Biomass recalcitrance: a multi-scale, multi-factor, and conversion-specific property

MC McCann, NC Carpita - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Recalcitrance of plant biomass to enzymatic hydrolysis for biofuel production is thought to be
a property conferred by lignin or lignin–carbohydrate complexes. However, chemical …

Mechanical milling as a technology to produce structural and functional bio-nanocomposites

G Gorrasi, A Sorrentino - Green Chemistry, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
“Solid state mixing”, such as mechanical milling (MM), represents an ecological and
economical alternative to achieve homogeneous dispersion of nano-fillers into …

Advances in multiscale modeling of lignocellulosic biomass

PN Ciesielski, MB Pecha, AM Lattanzi… - ACS Sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Applications and associated processing technologies of lignocellulosic biomass are
becoming increasingly important as we endeavor to meet societal demand for fuels …

Redesigning plant cell walls for the biomass-based bioeconomy

NC Carpita, MC McCann - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2020 - ASBMB
Lignocellulosic biomass—the lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose that comprise major
components of the plant cell well—is a sustainable resource that could be utilized in the …

Wege zur Verwertung von Lignin: Fortschritte in der Biotechnik, der Bioraffination und der Katalyse

R Rinaldi, R Jastrzebski, MT Clough… - Angewandte …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Lignin ist ein reichlich vorhandenes Biopolymer mit hohem Kohlenstoffgehalt und hoher
Aromatizität. Trotz seines Potenzials als Rohstoff für die Kraftstoffherstellung und die …

Manipulation of guaiacyl and syringyl monomer biosynthesis in an Arabidopsis cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase mutant results in atypical lignin biosynthesis and …

NA Anderson, Y Tobimatsu, PN Ciesielski… - The Plant …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Modifying lignin composition and structure is a key strategy to increase plant cell wall
digestibility for biofuel production. Disruption of the genes encoding both cinnamyl alcohol …