From lignin association to nano-/micro-particle preparation: Extracting higher value of lignin

Zhao, Wenwen; Simmons, Blake; Singh, Seema; Ragauskas, Arthur J.; Cheng, Gang

doi:10.1039/C6GC01813K

Title: From lignin association to nano-/micro-particle preparation: Extracting higher value of lignin

Journal Article · Mon Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Green Chemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C6GC01813K· OSTI ID:1327758

Zhao, Wenwen ^[1]; Simmons, Blake ^[2]; Singh, Seema ^[3]; Ragauskas, Arthur J. ^[4]; Cheng, Gang ^[1]

Beijing Univ. of Chemical Technology, Beijing (China)
Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), Emeryville, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), Emeryville, CA (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

As the most abundant source of renewable aromatic compounds on the planet, lignin is gaining growing interest in replacing petroleum-based chemicals and products. Lignin nanoparticles offer many opportunities for value-added applications of lignin.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Joint Institute for Biological Sciences (JIBS); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; aC02-05CH11231; AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1327758

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1439982

Journal Information:: Green Chemistry, Vol. 7; ISSN 1463-9262

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