Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 – Polyvalent Lignin: Recent Approaches in Determination and Applications (pp. 1-26)
Wanderley Dantas dos Santos, Rogério Marchiosi, Flávia Carolina Moreira Vilar, Rogério Barbosa Lima, Anderson Ricardo Soares, Ângela Valderrama Parizotto, Dyoni Matias de Oliveira and Osvaldo Ferrarese-Filho (Laboratory of Plant Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, University of Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brazil)
Chapter 2 – The DFRC (Derivatization Followed by Reductive Cleavage) Method and Its Applications for Lignin Characterization (pp. 27-66)
Fachuang Lu and John Ralph (Department of Biochemistry and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, The Wisconsin Energy Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, US)
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Chapter 3 – Structural Characterization of Lignin by Syringyl to Guaiacyl Ratio and Molecular Mass Determination (pp. 67-90)
František Kačík, Jaroslav Ďurkovič and Danica Kačíková (Technical University in Zvolen, Zvolen, Slovakia)
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Chapter 4 – Structural Characterization and Thermal Properties of Enzymatic Hydrolysis Lignins (pp. 91-110)
Jia-Long Wen, Sheng Yang, Shao-Long Sun, Tong-Qi Yuan and Run-Cang Sun (Beijing Key Laboratory of Lignocellulosic Chemistry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, P. R. China and others)
Chapter 5 – Fully Biodegradable Composites of Poly(butylene Succinate)/Enzymatic Hydrolysis Lignin: Structure, Thermal and Mechanical Properties (pp. 111-126)
Linli Xu, Lingdie Meng, Min Wu, Jiangxin Geng and Yong Huang (Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China)
Chapter 6 – Physicochemical Properties and Potential Applications of Lignins from Various Sources (pp. 127-160)
Araceli García, Xabier Erdocia, María González Alriols and Jalel Labidi (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of the Basque Country UPV-EHU, Plaza Europa, Spain)
Chapter 7 – Kraft Lignins from Spent Cooking Liquors: Structural and Biotechnological Application (pp. 161-192)
Carmen Fernández-Costas, Susana Gouveia, María Ángeles Sanromán and Diego Moldes (Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Vigo, Edificio Isaac Newton, Lagoas, Marcosende, Vigo, Spain)
Chapter 8 – Novel Developments on the Valorization of Lignin-Containing Paper Mill By-Products for the Preparation of Porous Biopolymers (pp. 193-230)
Hervé Deleuze and Marc Birot (University of Bordeaux, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Talence, France)
Chapter 9 – Kraft Lignin As an Adsorbent to Remove Heavy Metal Ions from Water (pp. 231-252)
Marina Šćiban and Mirjana Brdar (Faculty of Technology, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia)
Chapter 10 – Lignin-Based Thermoplastic Composites and Compatibilization Methods (pp. 253-282)
Lei Hu, Tatjana Stevanovic and Denis Rodrigue (Department of Chemical Engineering, and Department of Wood and Forest Science, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada and others)
Chapter 11 – Esterified Kraft Lignin: A Potential Coupling Agent for Wood Plastic Composites (WPC) (pp. 283-308)
Nicolas Mariotti, Tatjana Stevanovic, Denis Rodrigue and Xiang-Ming Wang (Research Center on Renewable Materials (CRMR), Department of Wood Science and Forestry, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada and others)
Chapter 12 – Comparison of Physicochemical and Thermal Properties of Esterified and Non-Esterified Kraft Lignins for Biocomposite Application (pp. 309-328)
Diane Schorr, Papa Niokhor Diouf and Tatjana Stevanovic (Department of Wood Sciences and Forestry, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada and others)
Chapter 13 – The Pyrolysis Behavior of Lignins: Contemporary Kinetics Overview (pp. 329-374)
Bojan Ž. Janković (Department for Dynamics and Matter Structure, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia)
Chapter 14 – Lignin Controls on Soil Ecosystem Services: Implications for Biotechnological Advances in Biofuel Crops (pp. 375-416)
Shamim Gul, Sandra F. Yanni and Joann K. Whalen (Department of Natural Resource Sciences, Macdonald Campus, McGill University, Quebec, Canada and others)
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