Breaking the lignin conversion bottleneck for multiple products: Co-production of aryl monomers and carbon nanospheres using one-step catalyst-free depolymerization

A sustainable wood biorefinery for low–carbon footprint chemicals production

(2020) Yuhe Liao et al.   SCIENCE

Valorization of biomass waste to engineered activated biochar by microwave pyrolysis: Progress, challenges, and future directions

(2020) Shin Ying Foong et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Formate-assisted analytical pyrolysis of kraft lignin to phenols

(2019) Wenliang Wang et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Ru-Catalyzed Hydrogenolysis of Lignin: Base-dependent Tunability of Monomeric Phenols and Mechanistic Study

(2019) Helong Li et al.   ACS Catalysis

From Lignin to Chemicals: Hydrogenation of Lignin Models and Mechanistic Insights into Hydrodeoxygenation via Low-Temperature C–O Bond Cleavage

(2019) Charles E. J. J. Vriamont et al.   ACS Catalysis

Techno‐economic comparative assessment of novel lignin depolymerization routes to bio‐based aromatics

(2019) Iris Vural Gursel et al.   Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr

Plant-inspired adhesive and tough hydrogel based on Ag-Lignin nanoparticles-triggered dynamic redox catechol chemistry

(2019) Donglin Gan et al.   Nature Communications

Facile Fabrication of Oxidized Lignin‐Based Porous Carbon Spheres for Efficient Removal of Pb 2+

(2019) Yudong Liu et al.   ChemistrySelect

Breaking the Limit of Lignin Monomer Production via Cleavage of Interunit Carbon–Carbon Linkages

(2019) Lin Dong et al.   Chem

Catalytic Scissoring of Lignin into Aryl Monomers

(2019) Min Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Activation of lignin by selective oxidation: An emerging strategy for boosting lignin depolymerization to aromatics

(2019) Xiaona Yu et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Preparation and Electrochemical Properties of Lignin Porous Carbon Spheres as the Negative Electrode of Lithium Ion Batteries

(2019) Guojun Jiang et al.   International Journal of Electrochemical Science

Lignin-Based Nanoparticles Stabilized Pickering Emulsion for Stability Improvement and Thermal-Controlled Release of trans-Resveratrol

(2019) Lin Dai et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

The synergistic effect between Ni sites and Ni-Fe alloy sites on hydrodeoxygenation of lignin-derived phenols

(2019) Qiao Han et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Coupling the post-extraction process to remove residual lignin and alter the recalcitrant structures for improving the enzymatic digestibility of acid-pretreated bamboo residues

(2019) Caoxing Huang et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur co-doped hierarchical porous carbons toward high-performance supercapacitors by direct pyrolysis of kraft lignin

(2019) Fangyan Liu et al.   CARBON

A facile approach to prepare super long‐term stable lignin nanoparticles from black liquor

(2019) Mingshuai Ma et al.   ChemSusChem

Renewable phenol production from lignin with acid pretreatment and ex-situ catalytic pyrolysis

(2019) Dengle Duan et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Direct Microwave Conversion from Lignin to Micro/Meso/Macroporous Carbon for High‐Performance Symmetric Supercapacitors

(2019) Xin Wang et al.   ChemElectroChem

Highly effective direct decomposition of H2S by microwave catalysis on core-shell Mo2N-MoC@SiO2 microwave catalyst

(2019) Jianan Chen et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Rapid, High‐Temperature, In Situ Microwave Synthesis of Bulk Nanocatalysts

(2019) Geng Zhong et al.   Small

Catalyst Support and Solvent Effects during Lignin Depolymerization and Hydrodeoxygenation

(2019) Florent Héroguel et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Catalytic depolymerization of alkaline lignin to value-added phenolic-based compounds over Ni/CeO2-ZrO2 catalyst synthesized with a one-step chemical reduction of Ni species using NaBH4 as the reducing agent

(2019) Sansanee Totong et al.   FUEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY

High efficient recovery of L-lactide with lignin-based filler by thermal degradation

(2019) Lin Dai et al.   INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS

Microwave-Assisted Catalytic Cleavage of C–C Bond in Lignin Models by Bifunctional Pt/CDC-SiC

(2019) Wenliang Wang et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Kraft lignin biorefinery: A perspective

(2018) Jianjun Hu et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Controllable production of guaiacols and phenols from lignin depolymerization using Pd/C catalyst cooperated with metal chloride

(2018) Riyang Shu et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

A two-step approach for producing oxygen-free aromatics from lignin using formic acid as a hydrogen source

(2018) Marcel Jonathan Hidajat et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Single-stage photo-fermentative hydrogen production from hydrolyzed straw biomass using Rhodobacter sphaeroides

(2018) Xueqing Wang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

Catalytic fast pyrolysis of cellulose for increasing contents of furans and aromatics in biofuel production

(2018) Wenliang Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS

Catalytic pyrolysis of larch sawdust for phenol-rich bio-oil using different catalysts

(2018) Wenliang Wang et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Fast preparation of carbon spheres from enzymatic hydrolysis lignin: Effects of hydrothermal carbonization conditions

(2018) Haiyan Mao et al.   Scientific Reports

From lignin to valuable products–strategies, challenges, and prospects

(2018) Hongliang Wang et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

An overview of microwave hydrothermal carbonization and microwave pyrolysis of biomass

(2018) Sabzoi Nizamuddin et al.   REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND BIO-TECHNOLOGY

Insight into the effect of metal and support for mild hydrodeoxygenation of lignin-derived phenolics to BTX aromatics

(2018) Pouya Sirous-Rezaei et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Innovative production of highly porous carbon for industrial effluent remediation via microwave vacuum pyrolysis plus sodium-potassium hydroxide mixture activation

(2018) Rock Keey Liew et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Electrically-Conductive Sub-Micron Carbon Particles from Lignin: Elucidation of Nanostructure and Use as Filler in Cellulose Nanopapers

(2018) Janea Köhnke et al.   Nanomaterials

Catalytic valorization of lignin to liquid fuels over solid acid catalyst assisted by microwave heating

(2018) Minghao Zhou et al.   FUEL

Novel multidimensional carbons from structural transformations of waste lignin: A low temperature pyrolysis investigation

(2017) Rita Khanna et al.   FUEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY

Preparation and formation mechanism of size-controlled lignin nanospheres by self-assembly

(2017) Fuquan Xiong et al.   INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS

An overview of a novel concept in biomass pyrolysis: microwave irradiation

(2017) Xuesong Zhang et al.   Sustainable Energy & Fuels

Repolymerization of pyrolytic lignin for producing carbon fiber with improved properties

(2016) Wangda Qu et al.   BIOMASS & BIOENERGY

A review on the susceptor assisted microwave processing of materials

(2016) Madhuchhanda Bhattacharya et al.   ENERGY

A simple process for lignin nanoparticle preparation

(2016) Miikka Lievonen et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Formaldehyde stabilization facilitates lignin monomer production during biomass depolymerization

(2016) Li Shuai et al.   SCIENCE

Mechanism of Vanadium-Catalyzed Selective C–O and C–C Cleavage of Lignin Model Compound

(2016) Yuan-Ye Jiang et al.   ACS Catalysis

Catalytic effect of metal chlorides on analytical pyrolysis of alkali lignin

(2015) Wen-Liang Wang et al.   FUEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY

Lignin-derived macroporous carbon foams prepared by using poly(methyl methacrylate) particles as the template

(2014) Junyoung Seo et al.   CARBON

The Catalytic Valorization of Lignin for the Production of Renewable Chemicals

(2010) Joseph Zakzeski et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS