Lignin, the world’s second most abundant biopolymer, has long been recognized for its potential as a sustainable raw material in industries ranging from textiles to construction. However, one critical ...

Lignin—a tough, mixed polymer found in plant cell walls—is nature’s most abundant stockpile of aromatic functional groups. Because of this, lignin’s rich natural complexity could be a well of new ...

We synthesize new catalysts having affinity to lignin in plant cell walls and absorption properties of electromagnetic waves. We analyze hyperfine molecular structures of whole lignified plant tissues ...

The demand for vanillin vastly outstrips the natural resources of this flavoring agent. A chemical process is thus used to produce the required large quantities of vanillin from petroleum, which is ...