TY  - JOUR
N2  - Lignin is a renewable biopolymer from industrial crops that can be used for several value-added products. Moreover, lignin is an underexploited side stream of pulp and paper industries and biorefineries that is used for the production of energy at mill or as a low-value resource for dispersants or binding applications. In order to produce gasoline and high-value chemical products, an integrated process of separation and purification must be applied. Research in this field started in the early years of the 20th century, however, in recent decades a wide range of solvents have been proposed including organic solvents (Organosolv) and ionic liquids (ILs). Therefore, the present review addresses the recent research advances in the separation and recovery of lignin, covering various solvents namely organic solvents (Organosolv) and ionic liquids (ILs). The finalisation of the ultimate industrially feasible process is still a required task and this study points out the most promising solvents, challenges and limitations for the selective lignin separation. © 2020 Elsevier B.V.
N1  - cited By 43
TI  - Evaluation of current and future solvents for selective lignin dissolutionâ??A review
ID  - scholars15981
KW  - Biopolymers; Crops; Ionic liquids; Organic solvents; Paper and pulp industry; Paper and pulp mills; Purification; Separation
KW  -  Biorefineries; High-value chemicals; Industrial crops; Ionic liquid (ils); Pulp and paper industry; Recent researches; Separation and purification; Value added products
KW  -  Lignin
KW  -  Farm Crops; Pulp Industry; Purification; Separation; Value Added Products
AV  - none
JF  - Journal of Molecular Liquids
A1  - Rashid, T.
A1  - Sher, F.
A1  - Rasheed, T.
A1  - Zafar, F.
A1  - Zhang, S.
A1  - Murugesan, T.
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85096103998&doi=10.1016%2fj.molliq.2020.114577&partnerID=40&md5=feab03ad9e494b1122e5cf8aab6c4db1
VL  - 321
Y1  - 2021///
PB  - Elsevier B.V.
SN  - 01677322
ER  -