Lignin polymerization: towards high-performance materials

Authors: Li Yan, Alberto J. Huertas-Alonso, Hai Liu, Lin Dai, Chuanling Si, Mika H. Sipponen

Published: 2025-06-10

DOI: 10.1039/d4cs01044b

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Abstract

Native lignin is fragmented during biorefinery processing into heterogeneous oligomers, limiting its material performance. Polymerization strategies hold promise for the design of high-performance lignin-based materials.