Functional Materials from Lignin: Methods and Advances

by Xian Jun Loh, Zibiao Li, Dan Kai

Lignin is one of the most abundant plant-derived feedstock on earth and qualifies as a renewable material. However, lignin is widely recognized as waste byproduct of the cellulosic ethanol and pulp and paper industry. How to properly modify lignin and develop it into functional polymers is a huge challenge, but an attractive research topic in both industry and academia.This book brings together leading engineering approaches to address the challenges...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178634520X
• ISBN13: 9781786345202
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"