Lignin as a UV Light Blocker—A Review

Sadeghifar, Hasan; Ragauskas, Arthur

doi:10.3390/polym12051134

Lignin as a UV Light Blocker—A Review

Journal Article · Fri May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Polymers

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12051134· OSTI ID:1631220

Sadeghifar, Hasan ^[1]; ^[2]

Hollingsworth & Vose (H&V) Company, West Groton, MA (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)

Lignin is the by-product of pulp and paper industries and bio-refining operations. It is available as the leading natural phenolic biopolymer in the market. It has chromophore functional groups and can absorb a broad spectrum of UV light in range of 250–400 nm. Using lignin as a natural ingredient in sunscreen cream, transparent film, paints, varnishes and microorganism protection has been actively investigated. Both in non-modified and modified forms, lignin provides enhancing UV protection of commercial products with less than a 10% blend with other material. In mixtures with other synthetic UV blockers, lignin indicated synergic effects and increased final UV blocking potential in compare with using only synthetic UV blocker or lignin. However, using lignin as a UV blocker is also challenging due to its complex structure, polydispersity in molecular weight, brownish color and some impurities that require more research in order to make it an ideal bio-based UV blocker.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1631220

Journal Information:: Polymers, Journal Name: Polymers Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 12; ISSN POLYCK; ISSN 2073-4360

Publisher:: MDPICopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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