Lignin-Based Nanocomposites

Thanuja, Kalyanasundaram Geetha; Karthikeyan, Subburamu; Marimuthu, Subramanian; Ramesh, Desikan

doi:10.1007/978-981-16-4921-9_13-1

Kalyanasundaram Geetha Thanuja⁴,
Subburamu Karthikeyan^4,5,
Subramanian Marimuthu⁶ &
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Desikan Ramesh⁵

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Synonyms

Lignin nanoparticles

Definition

Lignin nanocomposites are lignin-based materials incorporated with nanoparticles, nanotubes, or lamellar nanostructure at 0.5% and 5% by weight level, into a matrix of standard material, resulting in radical enhancement in properties such as mechanical strength, hardiness, and electrical or thermal conductivity.

Introduction

Lignin plays a prime role in plants including mechanical support, protection against chemical or microbial attack, and transportation of water and minerals. It constitutes 30% of non-fossil organic carbon and serves as a natural raw material comprising aromatic moieties largely. Globally, the by-product of paper and pulp industries approximately produces 50 million tons of lignin of which 98% are incinerated to generate steam and energy, while 1–2% of the lignin are employed in the chemical conversion for the production of lignosulfonates. However, the utilization of lignin for producing high-value products remains in a...

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Abbreviations

AFM:: Atomic force microscopy
DLS:: Dynamic light scattering
DSC:: Differential scanning calorimetry
EDX:: Energy dispersive X-ray
FTIR:: Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
LNP:: Lignin nanoparticles
NC:: Nanocomposite
NF:: Nanofiber
NP:: Nanoparticles
PDI:: Polydispersity index
PVA:: Polyvinyl alcohol
SC:: Super critical
SPF:: Sun protection factor
TEM:: Transmission electron microscopy
TGA:: Thermogravimetric analysis
XRD:: X-ray diffraction

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Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India
Kalyanasundaram Geetha Thanuja & Subburamu Karthikeyan
Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India
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Department of Nano Science & Technology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India
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Thanuja, K.G., Karthikeyan, S., Marimuthu, S., Ramesh, D. (2022). Lignin-Based Nanocomposites. In: Baskar, C., Ramakrishna, S., Daniela La Rosa, A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Green Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4921-9_13-1

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4921-9_13-1
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