Lignin as a UV Light Blocker—A Review
Abstract
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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- 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)
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- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
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- USDOE
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- 1631220
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- AC05-00OR22725
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- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Polymers
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 12; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 2073-4360
- Publisher:
- MDPI
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
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Sadeghifar, Hasan, and Ragauskas, Arthur. Lignin as a UV Light Blocker—A Review. United States: N. p., 2020.
Web. doi:10.3390/polym12051134.
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@article{osti_1631220,
title = {Lignin as a UV Light Blocker—A Review},
author = {Sadeghifar, Hasan and Ragauskas, Arthur},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {10.3390/polym12051134},
journal = {Polymers},
number = 5,
volume = 12,
place = {United States},
year = {2020},
month = {5}
}
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