A thorough reference guide to Lignin Chemistry, from inherent structure revealing to transformation into chemicals, fuels, and materials
Climate change, driven by rising greenhouse gas emissions, is the defining challenge of our time. Reducing our dependence on non-renewable resources such as fossil fuels will require alternative, more sustainable resources. Lignin, the only widely-occurring, renewable, aromatic bio-polymer in Nature, has a range of application potential in the production of chemicals, fuels, and other industrial materials. Lignin science has become one of the fastest-growing and most significant areas of sustainable chemistry in the world.
Lignin Chemistry: Characterization, Isolation, and Valorization presents a systematic, multidisciplinary overview of this cutting-edge field and its current state of research. Beginning with a robust characterization of lignin, the book addresses the isolation and transformation of lignin, as well as the book inspires with a plethora of applications. The result is a critical resource for researchers and professionals in any area of academic or industry where renewable biomass, in particular lignin, has importance.
Lignin Chemistry readers will find: - Thermochemical and catalytic strategies for lignin conversion- Detailed discussion of the valorization of lignin towards biopolymers, nanoparticles, carbon fibers and materials, and hydrogels- An authorial team with immense and varied research experience
Lignin Chemistry is ideal for chemical engineers, catalytic chemists, biochemists, material scientists, and analytical chemists in industry.
Table of Contents
Preface xvAcknowledgments and Conflict of Interest xvii
1 A Brief Introduction of Lignin 1
Yuhe Liao
2 NMR Characterization of Lignin 15
Cheng-Ye Ma, Ying Xu, Ling-Hua Xu, Chen Zhang, Ji-Yun Qi and Jia-Long Wen
3 Advances in the Molar Mass and Functionality Analysis of Lignin 61
Oliver Musl and Antje Potthast
4 Degradative Methods for Lignin Valorization 85
Elisabetta Borsella, Pietro Colucci, Giuseppe Lembo and Heiko Lange
5 Isolation of Native-Like Lignin 139
Zhiwen Wang, Yiwei Fan and Peter J. Deuss
6 Isolation of Lignin in the Biorefinery Process 163
Qian Xu and Ling-Ping Xiao
7 Gasification and Combined Heat and Power (CHP) from Lignin 183
Subhashini, Michal Jeremias and Vineet Singh Sikarwar
8 Enzymatic and Microbial Bioconversion of Lignin to Renewable Chemicals 203
Timothy D.H. Bugg, Victoria Sodré, Awatif Alruwaili and Goran M.M. Rashid
9 Approaches to the Oxidative Depolymerization of Lignin 231
Elena Subbotina, Shannon S. Stahl, Paul Anastas and Joseph S.M. Samec
10 Photocatalytic Conversion of Lignin 265
Xuejiao Wu, Shunji Xie and Ye Wang
11 Electrochemical Conversion for Lignin Valorization 295
Qi Zhu, Mahlet Garedew, Bing Song, Yuliang Li and Jason Chun-Ho Lam
12 Recent Advances in Thermoset and Thermoplastic Polymeric Materials Produced using Technical and Depolymerized Native Lignins 327
Kirk M. Torr, Oliver J. Driscoll, Daniel J. van de Pas and Elias Feghali
13 Advances in Preparation and Applications of Lignin Nanoparticles 369
Mika H. Sipponen and Liyang Liu
14 Carbon (Nano)Fibers and Carbon Materials from Lignin and Their Applications 401
Muhammad Muddasar, Anne Beaucamp, Mark Vaughan, Misbah Mushtaq, Mario Culebras, Marina M. Leite, Tadhg Kennedy and Maurice N. Collins
15 Lignin-based Hydrogel: Mechanism, Properties, and Applications 433
Qiang Wang, Baobin Wang, Jiachuan Chen, Guihua Yang, Lei Zhang, Kefeng Liu, Qimeng Jiang and Pedram Fatehi
References 461
Index 469
