Environmental issues and constantly diminishing petroleum resources are considerable
barriers inhibiting modernization, and vast efforts have been exerted to address these …

As the most abundant natural aromatic polymer, tens of million of tons of lignin produced in
paper-making or biorefinery industry are used as fuel annually, which is a low-value …

Greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impacts of petroleum-based fuels and
materials have necessitated the development of renewable resource-based alternatives. In …

Carbon fibers, despite being responsible lightweight structures that improve sustainability
through fuel efficiency and occupational safety, remain largely derived from fossil fuels …

To tackle the ecological crisis with global warming, fossil fuel exhaustion and environmental
pollution,“green revolution” was proposed as an integrative upgrading plan to address the …

Аннотация В обзоре рассмотрены современные представления сравнительно нового
направления «зеленой химии» в области химической переработки возобновляемого …

Oxidative thermal stabilization is considered a critical process before carbonization to
prevent fusion of fibers, while aiding in the formation of homogeneous fiber cross sections …

Lignin is a renewable biopolymer considered as a potential precursor for low-cost carbon
materials. Thermal oxidative stabilization (TOS) is an important processing step to maintain …

Lignin/polyacrylonitrile (PAN) precursors can provide a green solution for lowering the cost
while adequately maintaining the mechanical performance of carbon fibers, opening the …

This paper reports on the production of electro-spun nanofibers from softwood Kraft lignin
without the need for polymer blending and/or chemical modification. Commercially available …