Specifically, the engineered trees had less "labile" lignin, while the remaining lignin components became structurally more condensed, forming an increased number of cross-linkages among the polymers.

Ether Hydrolysis, Ether Thiolysis, and the Catalytic Power of Etherases in the Disassembly of Lignin. Biochemistry , 2019; DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00698 Cite This Page : ...

Lewis and Wolfenden show that without these enzymes, the half-life for the needed hydrolysis of the ether linkages in lignin in water would be about 100 billion years, exceeding the age of the ...

Lignin, the complex polymer that gives plants their structural integrity, ... This group is attached to the lignin polymer by weak ester linkages relative to ether linkages that abound in lignin.

This type of lignin, known as technical lignin, is considered the dirtiest of the dirty, something that isn’t usable — except maybe to burn for heat or to add to tires as filler. The UD researchers ...

A simple, cheap pretreatment promises to radically cut the price of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from waste wood biomass – potentially making it cost-competitive with fossil-based jet ...

All the Carboniferous world’s lignin couldn’t have made its way into coal, and lignin isn’t even the only type of organic matter in Carboniferous-age coals. At least some of it must have ...

Lignin, left over after cellulose fibers are removed from wood to make paper, contains a mix of aromatic compounds that chemists have found ways to transform into a range of useful products. In ...

Wood is made of two basic ingredients: cellulose, which are tiny fibres, and lignin, which bonds those fibres together to give it strength. Tear a paper towel in half and look closely along the edge.

As demand for electric vehicles soars, scientists are searching for materials to make sustainable batteries. Lignin, the stuff that makes trees woody, is shaping up to be a strong contender. About ...