AUTHOR=Ma Chang , Kim Tae-Hee , Liu Kun , Ma Ming-Guo , Choi Sun-Eun , Si Chuanling 

TITLE=Multifunctional Lignin-Based Composite Materials for Emerging Applications

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

VOLUME=Volume 9 - 2021

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/bioengineering-and-biotechnology/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2021.708976

DOI=10.3389/fbioe.2021.708976

ISSN=2296-4185

ABSTRACT=Lignin, the second most abundant plant-derived biopolymer, exhibited numerous advantages such as plentiful functional groups, good biocompatibility, low toxicity, and high carbon content, which can be transformed into composites, derivatives, and chemicals, as well as lignin-derived carbon materials. In this review article, the properties and categories of lignin are introduced in briefly, and the latest progress of lignin-based composites and lignin-derived carbon materials is summarized. Finally, the current challenges and future developments were suggested based on our knowledge. It is expected that this review paper favored the applications of composites and lignin-derived carbon materials in the future.