Lignin and Lignans as Renewable Raw Materials: Chemistry, Technology and Applications

As naturally occurring and abundant sources of non-fossil carbon, lignin and lignans offer exciting possibilities as a source of commercially valuable products, moving away from petrochemical-based feedstocks in favour of renewable raw materials. Lignin can be used directly in fields such as agriculture, livestock, soil rehabilitation, bioremediation and the polymer industry, or it can be chemically modified for the fabrication of specialty and high-value chemicals such as resins, adhesives, fuels and greases.

Lignin and Lignans as Renewable Raw Materials presents a multidisciplinary overview of the state-of-the-art and future prospects of lignin and lignans. The book discusses the origin, structure, function and applications of both types of compounds, describing the main resources and values of these products as carbon raw materials.

Topics covered include:

 Structure and physicochemical properties
 Lignin detection methods
 Biosynthesis of lignin
 Isolation methods
 Characterization and modification of lignins
 Applications of modified and unmodified lignins
 Lignans: structure, chemical and biological properties
 Future perspectives

This book is a comprehensive resource for researchers, scientists and engineers in academia and industry working on new possibilities for the application of renewable raw materials.

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