Value-adding to cellulosic ethanol: Lignin polymers

WOS Doherty, P Mousavioun, CM Fellows - Industrial crops and products, 2011 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic waste materials are the most promising feedstock for generation of a
renewable, carbon-neutral substitute for existing liquid fuels. The development of value …

Revisiting lignin: A tour through its structural features, characterization methods and applications

E Melro, A Filipe, D Sousa, B Medronho… - New Journal of …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin is a complex organic polymer found in the plant cell wall with important biological
functions, such as water transport, mechanical support, and resistance to various stresses. It …

A comprehensive review on the applications of functionalized chitosan in petroleum industry

H Negi, P Verma, RK Singh - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
The biomaterials have gained the attention for utilization as sustainable alternatives for
petroleum-derived products due to the rapid depletion of petroleum resources and …

Effect of lignin source and initiation conditions on graft copolymerization of lignin with acrylamide and performance of graft copolymer as additive in water-based …

M Pourmahdi, M Abdollahi, A Nasiri - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In our previous study, as effective and eco-friendly polymer additive in the water-based
drilling fluids (WBDFs), lignosulfonate-g-polyacrylamide (LS-g-PAAm) graft copolymers were …

Synthesis of a novel environment-friendly filtration reducer and its application in water-based drilling fluids

X Chang, J Sun, Z Xu, K Lv, Z Dai, F Zhang… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Nano-lignosulfonate (Nano-LS) was formed gradually from the inside to outside
through the layer by layer self-assembly method under the interaction of π-π bond and …

A novel nano-lignin-based amphoteric copolymer as fluid-loss reducer in water-based drilling fluids

X Chang, J Sun, Z Xu, F Zhang, J Wang, K Lv… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the study, nano-lignin (Nano-LS) was gradually formed from inside to outside via layer-by-
layer self-assembly owing to the interaction of π-π bonds, and a novel amphoteric polymer …

Graft Polymerization of Acrylic Monomers onto Lignin with CaCl2–H2O2 as Initiator: Preparation, Mechanism, Characterization, and Application in Poly(lactic acid)

E Zong, X Liu, L Liu, J Wang, P Song… - ACS Sustainable …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Effective utilization of abundant industrial lignin has growingly attracted much attention
besides potential environmental issues. Although chemical graft polymerization modification …

Novel process for generating cationic lignin based flocculant

S Wang, F Kong, W Gao, P Fatehi - Industrial & Engineering …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Kraft lignin is currently under-utilized since it is primarily used as fuel in pulping processes.
However, it can be used as a raw material to prepare a functional polymer such as …

Synthesis and characterization of lignosulfonate/acrylamide graft copolymers and their application in environmentally friendly water-based drilling fluid

M Abdollahi, M Pourmahdi, AR Nasiri - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Acrylamide (AAm) was grafted onto lignosulfonate (LS) in the aqueous medium using two
different H 2 O 2/CaCl 2 redox and potassium persulfate (KPS) thermal initiating systems at …

Functionalized polymers from lignocellulosic biomass: State of the art

E Ten, W Vermerris - Polymers, 2013 - mdpi.com
Since the realization that global sustainability depends on renewable sources of materials
and energy, there has been an ever-increasing need to develop bio-based polymers that …