Lignin valorization: Status, challenges and opportunities

• Published in: Bioresource technology Vol. 347; p. 126696
• Main Authors: Sethupathy, Sivasamy, Murillo Morales, Gabriel, Gao, Lu, Wang, Hongliang, Yang, Bin, Jiang, Jianxiong, Sun, Jianzhong, Zhu, Daochen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2022
• Subjects: Biofuels; biopolymers; Biorefinery; biorefining; Circular economy; color; dissociation; electricity generation; enthalpy; fractionation; hydrogels; Industrial lignin; Industry; Life-cycle analysis; Lignin; Lignin-based materials; lignocellulose; Lignocelluloses fractionation; Recycling; research and development; smell; Industrial lignin; Lignocelluloses fractionation; Biorefinery; Lignin-based materials; Circular economy; Life-cycle analysis

[Display omitted] •Estimated potential use of lignin from agricultural/forestry residues.•Priority for lignin use based on key residual crops.•Recent developments in applications of lignin were explained.•Proposed strategies for lignin valorization and lignin-based biorefineries.•Additional research...