As the only natural source of aromatic biopolymers, lignin can be converted into value-added chemicals and biofuels, showing great potential in realizing the development of green chemistry. At present, lignin is predominantly used for combustion to g...
The depolymerization of chitosan by plasma in the presence of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) was investigated. The efficiency of the depolymerization was demonstrated by means of determination of viscosity-average molecular weight and gel permeation chroma...
Depolymerized cellulose is a precursor to bioethanol, an attractive solution for the green economy. A method for cellulose depolymerization is treatment with energetic particles that break the bonds between glucose units. The scientific literature on...
We report the use of electrogenerated anthraquinone radical anion (AQ•−) to trigger fast catalytic depolymerization of polymers derived from poly(dithiothreitol) (pDTT)—a self-immolative polymer (SIP) with a backbone of dithiothreito...
The transition to an eco-friendly circular materials system for garbage collected after use from end-users is a serious matter of concern for current society. One important tool in this challenge to achieve a truly circular economy is the chemical re...
Welding via bond exchange reactions has provided advances in obtaining high-quality joining performance. However, the reported welding method requires a relatively high press force, and challenges are still encountered in welding hard vitrimer. In th...
Lignocellulosic biomass is a renewable resource that contains three major constituents: cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. Lignin is a potential source of aromatic phenols. The extraction and subsequent depolymerization of lignin was studied using...
The objective of this project is evaluating the potential of microbes (fungi and bacteria) for the depolymerization of epoxy, aiming at the development of a circular management of natural resources for epoxy in a long-term prospective. For depolymeri...
Thermochemical depolymerization of polymer mixtures and composite materials is challenging due to non-additive degradation behavior and the emergence of new reaction pathways during pyrolysis. Both polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and silicone rubber (...
The pivotal role of cysteine-rich receptor-like kinases (CRKs) in modulating growth, development, and responses to stress has been widely acknowledged in Arabidopsis. However, the function and regulation of CRK41 has remained unclear. In this study,...
Although plastic is considered an indispensable commodity, plastic pollution is a major concern around the world due to its rapid accumulation rate, complexity, and lack of management. Some political policies, such as the Chinese import ban on plasti...
In recent years, several plastic-degrading enzymes with efficient depolymerization abilities for PET have been reported. Here, we report a bioprocess for mixed PET waste depolymerization using crude extracellularly expressed enzymes in E. coli. The e...
Plastic waste accumulation is one of the most pressing environmental challenges of the 21st century, owing to the widespread use of synthetic polymers and the limitations of conventional recycling methods. Among available strategies, chemical upcycli...
Lignin depolymerization for the purpose of synthesizing aromatic molecules is a growing focus of research to find alternative energy sources. In current studies, the photocatalytic depolymerization of lignin has been investigated by two new iso-propy...
Obtaining renewable fuels and chemicals from lignin is an important challenge in the use of biomass to achieve sustainability and energy goals. At present, acid-based catalysts for lignin depolymerization are considered to be a potential but challeng...
Lignocellulosic biomass is renewable and one of the most abundant sources for the production of high-value chemicals, materials, and fuels. It is of immense importance to develop new efficient technologies for the industrial production of chemicals b...
Plastics have become indispensable in modern society; however, the proliferation of their waste has become a problem that can no longer be ignored as most plastics are not biodegradable. Depolymerization/degradation through sustainable processes in t...
Lignin is a type of natural aromatic material with potential application prospects obtained from lignocellulosic biomass. Recently, the valorization of lignin has received increasing attention from both industry and academia. However, there is still...
Lignocellulosic materials are promising alternatives to non-renewable fossil sources when producing aromatic compounds. Lignins from Populus salicaceae. Pinus radiata and Pinus pinaster from industrial wastes and biorefinery effluents were isolated a...
The kinetics of the depolymerization of natural rubber (NR) to hydroxyl-terminated natural rubber (HTNR) by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in the presence of a Fenton catalyst within an acidic milieu and under ultraviolet radiation has been rigorously exam...
Due to the increased and excessive consumption of fossil fuels, sustainable alternative energy sources are badly needed to replace fossil fuels. The conversion of biomass into energy and value-added chemicals is one of the most promising potential pa...
For glycolic acid oligomers (GAO): l-lactic acid oligomers (LAO) mixtures, as an example, it was shown that the nature of the active sites of the catalysts significantly affect the depolymerization process. So, ZnO, which has mainly basic sites, lead...
One way of valorizing the lignin waste stream from the pulp and paper industries is depolymerizing it into low-molecular-mass compounds (LMMC). However, a common problem in the depolymerization of Kraft lignin is the low yields of small aromatic mole...
The accumulation of waste plastics has a severe impact on the environment, and therefore, the development of efficient chemical recycling methods has become an extremely important task. In this regard, a new strategy of degradation product-promoted d...
The efficient depolymerization of lignin has become a key challenge in the preparation of high-value-added chemicals. Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4)-based photocatalytic system shows potential due to its mild and green characteristics over other d...
This study investigated the enhancement of anaerobic digestion (AD) performance of corn stover (CS) through Fe/Ni catalytic hydrothermal depolymerization with ethanol. The CS depolymerization process was conducted using Fe/C, Ni/C, Fe/CNT and Ni/CNT...
The recycling of industrial biomass waste, such as black liquor rich in lignin from the pulp and paper industry, represents a sustainable strategy to reduce environmental impact and promote resource valorization. Enzymatic depolymerization of lignin...
Supported gold and platinum particles on titanium oxide catalysts were evaluated in the oxidative depolymerization of lignins toward high added value aromatics under mild conditions (T: 150 °C, Pair: 20 bar, CNaOH: 10 g/L, 1 h). Kraft and ethanol Org...
Elastane is ubiquitous in polyester-based textiles and complicates depolymerization-based recycling because it can undergo thermal degradation and chemical bond cleavage, consuming reagents and forming low-molecular by-products that may compromise mo...
A computational methodology based on inverse modeling and metaheuristics is presented for determining the best parameters of kinetic models aimed to predict the behavior of biomass depolymerization processes during size scaling up. The Univariate Mar...
Exclusive chemical conversions of polyesters [poly(ethylene adipate) (PEA), poly(butylene adipate) (PBA), poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT)] to the corresponding monomers (diethyl adipate, diethyl terephthalate, e...
The present study demonstrated a sustainable and cost-effective approach to depolymerize/oxidize softwood (SW) and hardwood (HW) kraft lignins using concentrated hydrogen peroxide at temperatures ranging from 25 to 35 °C, in the absence of cataly...
Utilizing molecular dynamics simulations, we explored the demicellization and cargo release dynamics of linear and miktoarm copolymers, featuring one, two, and three hydrophobic blocks or branches, each capable of head-to-tail depolymerization. Our f...
Arabinogalactan depolymerization over solid Zr-containing SBA-15-based catalyst was studied via HPLC, GPC, and theoretical modeling. Arabinogalactans (AG) are hemicelluloses mainly present in larch wood species, which can be extracted on an industria...
The chemical conversion of plastic waste has been considered an important subject in terms of the circular economy, and the chemical recycling and upcycling of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) has been considered one of the most important subjects....
Lignin is the most abundant aromatic renewable polymer in nature. However, its very stable structure limits its widespread application. To achieve high-value utilization of lignin, this study used solid base oxides to depolymerize calcium lignosulfon...
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Chemical recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) with decomposition into monomers suitable for resynthesizing primary polymer is a critical task for achieving carbon neutrality in the polyester industry. This paper presents a study comparing PE...
Hydro-depolymerization is a novel method for converting agricultural waste into eco-friendly and promising products. Due to the complex structure and composition of corn cob (CC), a three-step process was developed, which involved pre-hydro-depolymer...
Carrageenans were widely utilized as thickening and gelling agents in the food and cosmetic industries, and their oligosaccharides have been proven to possess enhanced physicochemical and biological properties. In this study, Shewanella sp. LE8 was u...
Polyurethane (PU) foams have been widely used for decades for various applications, and this high demand for PU products, naturally, increases the amount of waste; therefore, effective recycling methods must be explored. Depolymerization via glycolys...
Developing renewable biomass resources is an urgent task to reduce climate change. Lignin, the only renewable aromatic feedstock present in nature, has attracted considerable global interest in its transformation and utilization. However, the complex...
The paper describes an installation for the degradative depolymerization of polyolefin materials obtained from wastes, hereinafter also referred to as depolymerization for simplicity. The plant, on an industrial scale, is one of the few operating in...
Large amounts of agri-food waste are generated and discarded annually, but they have the potential to become highly profitable sources of value-added compounds. Many of these are lignin-rich residues. Lignin, one of the most abundant biopolymers in n...
Fucosylated chondroitin sulfate (fCS) from sea cucumber Isostichopus badionotus (fCS-Ib) with a chondroitin sulfate type E (CSE) backbone and 2,4-O-sulfo fucose branches has shown excellent anticoagulant activity although has also show severe adverse...
Poly(hydroxyalkanoates) (PHAs) are bacterial polyesters offering a biodegradable alternative to petrochemical plastics. The intracellular formation and degradation of PHAs is a dynamic process that strongly depends on the availability of carbon and o...
The aim of the study was to obtain alginate oligosaccharides by using two degradation methods of sodium alginate (SA): with hydrochloric acid (G—guluronate, M—mannuronate and G + M fractions) and hydrogen peroxide (HAS—hydrolyzed SA), in order to ass...
The catalytic depolymerization of alkali lignin into phenolic monomers was studied using subcritical water. In this study, subcritical water was used as the greener solvent with heterogeneous catalysts. The goal of this study was to screen for the be...
Polygalacturonase (EC. 3.2.1.15) is an enzyme that hydrolyzes the alpha-1,4 glycosidic bonds between galacturonic acid. In this study, an alkaline polygalacturonase producer Bacillus paralicheniformis CBS32 was isolated from kimchi (conventional Kore...
The inherent complexity of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin contributes to the recalcitrance of lignocellulosic biomass, resulting in a low conversion efficiency and high cost of bioethanol conversion. Pretreatment methods that disrupt the plant...
Glycolysis of post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste is a promising chemical recycling technique, back to the monomer, bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (BHET). This work presents sodium methoxide (MeONa) as a low-cost catalyst for this...
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