Contribution information
| Title | Waste or valuable resource? Lignin valorization from lignocellulosic residues |
| Status | Not decided yet |
| Type | Poster |
| Session | WAS&BIO - Waste and biomass as sustainable energy and material sources |
| Authors |
E., Kovacs1,
L., Senila2,
M., Hoaghia3,
D., Scurtu4,
D., Dumitras5,
C., Roman 6
1 INCDO-INOE 2000, Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2 INCDO-INOE 2000, Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
3 INCDO-INOE 2000, Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
4 INCDO-INOE 2000, Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
5 University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
6 INCDO-INOE 2000, Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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| Uploaded abstract | link |
| Brief content | From a circular economy perspective, lignin is better known as a byproduct of the lignocellulosic biomass processing for biofuels. Technology advances are radically changing the economic status of lignin, which became a precursor for high value added products, including biofuels, resulting from biorefinery processes. The potential of the residual biomass collection is still neglected, though, besides its economic importance, it might be a surrogate for living plants harvesting. The biomass use by an increasing number of competing processes predicts an even more intensive extraction of lignocellulosic materials from nature, representing a risk for the ecosystem functions. The current literature review focuses on the possibility to reconciliate these conflicting views, by bringing together elements of answers to the fundamental questions: Is lignin processing suitable for industrial applications, in terms of technology, effort and resources availability? Is lignin a regenerable resource and in which conditions? |
| ID | 207 |