Production of Biofuels and Chemicals from Lignin

Part I. Lignin and Its Production

1. Properties, Chemical Characteristics and Application of Lignin and Its Derivatives
Xiaofei Tian, Zhen Fang, Richard L. Smith, Zhenqiang Wu, Mingyou Liu

2. Extraction of Technical Lignins from Pulping Spent Liquors, Challenges and Opportunities
Pedram Fatehi, Jiachuan Chen

3. Recovery of Low-Ash and Ultrapure Lignins from Alkaline Liquor By-Product Streams
Mark C. Thies, Adam S. Klett

Part II. Biological Conversion

4. Lignin Degrading Fungal Enzymes
Ayyappa Kumar Sista Kameshwar, Wensheng Qin

5. Bacterial Enzymes for Lignin Oxidation and Conversion to Renewable Chemicals
Timothy D. H. Bugg, Rahman Rahmanpour, Goran M. M. Rashid

6. Lignin Biodegradation with Fungi, Bacteria and Enzymes for Producing Chemicals and Increasing Process Efficiency
Lionel Longe, Gil Garnier, Kei Saito

Part III. Chemical Conversion

7. Chemical Modification of Lignin for Renewable Polymers or Chemicals
Nicholas J. Westwood, Isabella Panovic, Christopher S. Lancefield

8. Carbon Materials from Lignin and Their Applications
Juan J. Rodríguez, Tomás Cordero, José Rodríguez-Mirasol

9. Biofuels and Chemicals from Lignin Based on Pyrolysis
Xianglan Bai, Kwang Ho Kim

10. Lignin Depolymerization (LDP) with Solvolysis for Selective Production of Renewable Aromatic Chemicals
Dekui Shen, Chongbo Cheng, Nana Liu, Rui Xiao

11. Molecular Mechanisms in the Thermochemical Conversion of Lignins into Bio-Oil/Chemicals and Biofuels
Haruo Kawamoto

12. Depolymerization Mechanisms and Product Formation Rules for Understanding Lignin Pyrolysis
Gaojin Lyu, Shubin Wu, Rui Lou

Part IV. Techno-economics

13. Integrated Lignin-Kraft Pulp Biorefinery for the Production of Lignin and Its Derivatives: Economic Assessment and LCA-Based Environmental Footprint
Marzouk Benali, Olumoye Ajao, Jawad Jeaidi, Banafsheh Gilani, Behrang Mansoornejad

Keywords: Life Sciences, Biochemistry, general, Renewable and Green Energy, Forestry