Kraft lignin biorefinery: A perspective
Journal
Bioresource Technology
Journal Volume
247
Pages
1181-1183
Date Issued
2018
Author(s)
Abstract
Lignin is a huge energy and carbon reserve but owing to its highly biologically recalcitrant nature it is commonly regarded as a waste in lignocellulosic biomass biorefinery. To realize the lignin biorefinery, it is proposed to use Kraft lignin, isolated from black liquor from Kraft pulping mills, as starting material to be fragmented by fast pyrolysis or selective catalysis to aromatic sub-units and to be post-refining with additional cleavage reaction and separation/purification as commodity aromatics pool in chemical industries. This Note calls for research efforts on detailed investigation of the feasibility of this proposed scenario. ? 2017 Elsevier Ltd
Subjects
Aromatics
Biorefinery
Lignin
Pulping
SDGs
Type
journal article