Processing, Modification and Application of Lignin
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Processing and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2024) | Viewed by 1414
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the current depletion of fossil reserves and the ongoing environmental crisis, scientists have shifted their focus towards the development and utilization of bio-renewable resources. As a kind of sustainable and natural biopolymer with low cost and great potential, lignin has attracted much attention from researchers around the world. However, the high-value-added products derived from lignin are limited, mainly due to its complex and uneven structure as well as low reactivity. To valorize lignin with commercial importance, a Special Issue entitled “Processing, Modification and Application of Lignin” will be published in the open access journal Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360; IF: 4.967, Q1 in the WoS category of Polymer Science). Any paper focusing on the utilization of lignin is welcome to be submitted.
Dr. Linhuo Gan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- lignin chemistry
- lignin depolymerization
- lignin-derived fine chemicals
- lignin-based functional materials
- lignocellulosic biomass
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