title: Strategies for the Conversion of Lignin to High-Value Polymeric Materials: Review and Perspective.
abstract: The majority of commodity plastics and materials are derived from petroleum-based chemicals, illustrating the strong dependence on products derived from non-renewable energy sources. As the most accessible, renewable form of carbon (in comparison to CO2), lignocellulosic biomass (defined as organic matter available on a renewable basis) has been acknowledged as the most logical carbon-based feedstock for a variety of materials such as biofuels and chemicals. This Review focuses on methods developed to synthesize polymers derived from lignin, monolignols, and lignin-derived chemicals. Major topics include the structure and processing of lignocellulosic biomass to lignin, polymers utilizing lignin as a macromonomer, synthesis of monomers and polymers from monolignols, and polymers from lignin-derived chemicals, such as vanillin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and ‡Department of Bioengineering, University of California , Los Angeles, California 90095, United States.
authors.forename: Brianna M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Upton
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and ‡Department of Bioengineering, University of California , Los Angeles, California 90095, United States.
authors.forename: Andrea M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kasko
mesh_terms: D008031:Lignin / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers; D008031:Lignin