Preface to Special Issue of ChemSusChem on Lignin Valorization: From Theory to Practice

Run-Cang Sun; Joseph S M Samec; Arthur J Ragauskas

doi:10.1002/cssc.202001755

Preface to Special Issue of ChemSusChem on Lignin Valorization: From Theory to Practice

ChemSusChem. 2020 Sep 7;13(17):4175-4180. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202001755. Epub 2020 Aug 12.

Authors

Run-Cang Sun¹, Joseph S M Samec², Arthur J Ragauskas³

Affiliations

¹ Center for Lignocellulose Chemistry and Biomaterials, College of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, 116034, Dalian, P.R. China.
² Department of Organic Chemistry, Stockholm University, 10691, Stockholm, Sweden.
³ Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering), University of Tennessee, 37996, Knoxville, TN, USA.

PMID: 32783394
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202001755

Abstract

In this Editorial, Guest Editors Run-Cang Sun, Joseph S. M. Samec, and Arthur J. Ragauskas introduce the Special Issue of ChemSusChem on Lignin Valorization: From Theory to Practice. The significance of and enormous challenges for the utilization of lignin are reviewed, and the contents of the Special Issue with highly interesting contributions from scientists around the world are outlined.

Keywords: biomass; green chemistry; lignin; renewable resources; structure characterization.

Publication types

Editorial