2014
DOI: 10.1021/sc500087z
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Progress in Green Polymer Composites from Lignin for Multifunctional Applications: A Review

Abstract: Rising environmental concerns and depletion of petro-chemical resources has resulted in an increased interest in biorenewable polymer-based environmentally friendly materials. Among biorenewable polymers, lignin is the second most abundant and fascinating natural polymer next to cellulose. Lignin is one of the three major components found in the cell walls of natural lignocellulosic materials. Lignin is widely available as a major byproduct of a number of industries involved in retrieving the polysaccharide co… Show more

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“…It is meaningful to turn low-cost kraft lignin into value-added carbon-based nanomaterials such as graphene. Considerable efforts have focused on utilizing waste lignin as one of the components in polymer matrices for high performance composite applications (Thakur et al 2014). However, there are few reports on the efficacious conversion of kraft lignin to graphene.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is meaningful to turn low-cost kraft lignin into value-added carbon-based nanomaterials such as graphene. Considerable efforts have focused on utilizing waste lignin as one of the components in polymer matrices for high performance composite applications (Thakur et al 2014). However, there are few reports on the efficacious conversion of kraft lignin to graphene.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…All of the PLA paper with traditional papermaking methods faces many difficulties. Plant fibers are abundant, renewable, and environmentally friendly materials found in nature (Meng et al 2012;Khalil et al 2013;Thakur et al 2014), and they also have high biodegradability. The use of superior performance plant fibers and a PLA fiber mixture not only can improve the strength of the film material but also reduce the cost of production materials.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Constant technological progress means that more and more new solutions are coming to light which make use of lignin and its derivatives 12, 13, 14 . Lignin may represent one of the potential cheap and easily accessible biosorbents for the removal of environmentally harmful metal ions 15, 16, 17, 18 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%