Lignin for energy applications - state of the art, life cycle, technoeconomic analysis and future trends

Lignin is produced in large quantities as a by-product of the papermaking and biofuel industries. Lignin is the most abundant aromatic biopolymer on the planet with its chemical structure rendering it ideal for carbon materials production and finely tailored architectures of these sustainable carbon...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Green chemistry : an international journal and green chemistry resource : GC 2022-10, Vol.24 (21), p.8193-8226
Main Authors: Beaucamp, Anne, Muddasar, Muhammad, Amiinu, Ibrahim Saana, Moraes Leite, Marina, Culebras, Mario, Latha, Kenneth, Gutiérrez, María C, Rodriguez-Padron, Daily, del Monte, Francisco, Kennedy, Tadhg, Ryan, Kevin M, Luque, Rafael, Titirici, Maria-Magdalena, Collins, Maurice N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biofuels
Biopolymers
Carbon
Energy
Fractionation
Green chemistry
Life cycle analysis
Life cycles
Lignin
Papermaking
Polymers
Sustainable materials
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Lignin is produced in large quantities as a by-product of the papermaking and biofuel industries. Lignin is the most abundant aromatic biopolymer on the planet with its chemical structure rendering it ideal for carbon materials production and finely tailored architectures of these sustainable carbon materials are beginning to find use in high value energy applications. This review focuses on lignin chemistry, various lignin extraction and fractionation techniques, and their impact on lignin structure/property relationships for energy applications are discussed. Chemistries behind important and emerging energy applications from recent research on this increasingly valuable sustainable polymer are described. Lignin in advanced energy applications: source, extraction methodolgy, structure/property relationships.
ISSN:1463-9262
1463-9270
DOI:10.1039/d2gc02724k