Path Forward to the Viable Production of Lignin Derived Biopolymers_Crimson Publishers
Path Forward to the Viable Production of Lignin Derived Biopolymers by Dat T Tran* in Crimson Publishers: Peer Reviewed Material Science Journals
The growing concerns over climate change impacts have been driving the interest in the production of biomass derived polymers (e.g., polylactic acid) with applications in a range of sectors like building materials and packaging. Cellulose, first most abundantly available biopolymer in nature, has been used as a candidate feedstock to produce a range of biomass derived polymers. The high- quality polymer composites and functional polymeric materials can be synthesized using cellulose fibers, nanocellulose, and cellulose derivatives as fillers or matrices in bio composites materials, which is an efficient bio sustainable alternative to produce most petroleum-based polymers. However, the commercial production of cellulose derived biopolymers may face a strong competition from renewable fuel and chemical producers as these producers also use cellulose as a source of carbon to produce renewable fuels and chemicals in biorefineries.1 Lignin, the second most abundantly available biopolymer in nature, is currently underutilized in biorefineries by using it mostly to produce bioenergy [1]. The use of lignin to make high value-added biopolymers and cellulose/hemicellulose fraction of biomass (like wood chips) to fuels/chemicals can increase the commercial viability of biorefineries and eventually reduce the feedstock competition with the production of biopolymers (Figure 1); [1]. In this opinion, we discuss a path forward to make effective lignin derived biopolymers with various applications.
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