Lignin for bioenergy & biomaterials

Lignin;Bioenergy;Biomaterials;Biorefinery;Sugars;Fermentation;TGA;NMR;Biochemicals;Green chemistry

Wells, Tyrone ; Kubanek, Julia Ragauskas, Arthur J. Chemistry and Biochemistry Deng, Yulin Singh, Preet Barry, Bridgette Bommarius, Andreas S. Bottomley, Lawrence A. ; Kubanek, Julia

University:Georgia Institute of Technology

Department:Chemistry and Biochemistry

关键词: Lignin;    Bioenergy;    Biomaterials;    Biorefinery;    Sugars;    Fermentation;    TGA;    NMR;    Biochemicals;    Green chemistry;   

Others  :  https://smartech.gatech.edu/bitstream/1853/53575/1/WELLS-DISSERTATION-2015.pdf

美国|英语

来源: SMARTech Repository

【 摘 要 】

Sustainable waste treatment and lignin development strategies targeted for biorefineries will benefit industry, consumers, and the environment.This dissertation demonstrates the feasibility of a novel biochemical pathway capable of converting sugars and lignin sourced from biorefinery waste streams into microbial oils suitable for biodiesel, cosmetic, and biopharmaceutical applications.This biochemical pathway also presents interesting avenues for the commercial production of higher-value intermediate metabolites such as catechol, protocatechuate, pyruvate, and succinate.Alternatively, this dissertation also demonstrates a unique polymerization strategy for lignin that can be adopted towards the production of green polymeric biomaterials.Overall, these strategies jointly present intriguing routes for lignin valorization.