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Guo H, Zhao Y, Chang JS, Lee DJ. Lignin to value-added products: Research updates and prospects. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 384:129294. [PMID: 37311532 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Revised: 06/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Due to the urgent need for renewable and clean energy, the efficient use of lignin is of wide interest. A comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms of lignin depolymerization and the generation of high-value products will contribute to the global control of the formation of efficient lignin utilization. This review explores the lignin value-adding process and discusses the link between lignin functional groups and value-added products. Mechanisms and characteristics of lignin depolymerization methods are presented, and challenges and prospects for future research are highlighted.
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- Hongliang Guo
- College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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- College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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- Research Center for Smart Sustainable Circular Economy, Tunghai University, Taichung 407, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Tunghai University, Taichung 407, Taiwan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong; Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan Ze University, Chung-li 32003, Taiwan.
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Chen RP, Wei XY, Gan CH, Cai BC, Xu WJ, Niyazi S, Wang Q, Yu L, Min HH, Yong Q. The acceleration on decolorization of azo dyes by magnetic lignin-based materials via enhancing the extracellular electron transfer. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 341:118022. [PMID: 37150166 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Two novel and eco-friendly redox mediators (RMs), magnetic oxidative vanillin (MOV) and magnetic oxidative syringaldehyde (MOS), both derived from lignin, were prepared to improve the decolorization of the methyl orange (MO) dye. The Decolorization Efficiency (DE) of MO in the batch experiments with MOV and MOS were increased by more than 60% and 22%, respectively, when compared to the control experiment without magnetic RMs. Moreover, the two magnetic RMs could maintain stable DE of MO in sequenced batch reactors (SBRs), and negligible leaching of the oxidized lignin monomers was observed under various environmental conditions. Density Function Theory (DFT) calculations were used to propose three potential biodegradation mechanisms for azo dyes, and the key intermediates were confirmed using high-performance liquid chromatography. This study proposed a feasible strategy for functional utilization of lignin resource, as well as a practical method for effectively treating azo dye-containing wastewater.
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- Rong-Ping Chen
- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Biology and Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China; College of Biology and the Environment, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Biology and Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Biology and Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Biology and Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Biology and Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Biology and Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Biology and Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Biology and Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China; College of Biology and the Environment, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China.
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- Advanced Analysis and Testing Center, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China.
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Bachs-Herrera A, York D, Stephens-Jones T, Mabbett I, Yeo J, Martin-Martinez FJ. Biomass carbon mining to develop nature-inspired materials for a circular economy. iScience 2023; 26:106549. [PMID: 37123246 PMCID: PMC10130920 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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A transition from a linear to a circular economy is the only alternative to reduce current pressures in natural resources. Our society must redefine our material sources, rethink our supply chains, improve our waste management, and redesign materials and products. Valorizing extensively available biomass wastes, as new carbon mines, and developing biobased materials that mimic nature's efficiency and wasteless procedures are the most promising avenues to achieve technical solutions for the global challenges ahead. Advances in materials processing, and characterization, as well as the rise of artificial intelligence, and machine learning, are supporting this transition to a new materials' mining. Location, cultural, and social aspects are also factors to consider. This perspective discusses new alternatives for carbon mining in biomass wastes, the valorization of biomass using available processing techniques, and the implementation of computational modeling, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to accelerate material's development and process engineering.
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- Department of Chemistry, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
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- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Wang H, Duan R, Ding L, Tian L, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Xu R. Magnetic hydrochar derived from waste lignin for thallium removal from wastewater: Performance and mechanisms. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 374:128736. [PMID: 36791975 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Waste lignin, such as black liquor (BL) from paper and pulping industries, is an agro-industrial biowaste while its reuse raised global concerns. In this work, a hydrothermal carbonization procedure was employed to convert BL into magnetic lignin-based hydrochar (MLHC) for thallium elimination from wastewater. The results exhibited water purification potential due to a wider working pH window (2-9) with the magnetization intensity of 11.12 emu/g. The maximum adsorption capacity for Tl(III) was 278.9 mg/g, while the contribution of various mechanisms was elucidated with the order: surface precipitation (31.3 %), complexation (20.6 %), physical adsorption (18.2 %), chemical reduction (15.0 %), and ion exchange (14.9 %). This study revealed that hydrothermal treatment could be a potential and promising method to convert waste lignin into magnetic bio-adsorbent to recycle pulping black liquor and apply it for thallium pollution control.
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- Huabin Wang
- School of Energy and Environment Science, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, PR China; Yunnan Key Laboratory of Rural Energy Engineering, Kunming 650500, PR China
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- School of Energy and Environment Science, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, PR China; Yunnan Key Laboratory of Rural Energy Engineering, Kunming 650500, PR China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Heavy Metal Pollutant Control and Resource Utilization, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, PR China
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- School of Energy and Environment Science, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, PR China; Yunnan Key Laboratory of Rural Energy Engineering, Kunming 650500, PR China
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- School of Energy and Environment Science, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, PR China; Yunnan Key Laboratory of Rural Energy Engineering, Kunming 650500, PR China
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- School of Energy and Environment Science, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, PR China; Yunnan Key Laboratory of Rural Energy Engineering, Kunming 650500, PR China
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- School of Energy and Environment Science, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, PR China; Yunnan Key Laboratory of Rural Energy Engineering, Kunming 650500, PR China.
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