Yu, Osbert Kim, Kwang Ho 2024-01-19T17:04:13Z 2024-01-19T17:04:13Z 2021-09-05 2020-07 2076-3417 https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/118443 In recent decades, advancements in lignin application include the synthesis of polymers, dyes, adhesives and fertilizers. There has recently been a shift from perceiving lignin as a waste product to viewing lignin as a potential raw material for valuable products. More recently, considerable attention has been placed in sectors, like the medical, electrochemical, and polymer sectors, where lignin can be significantly valorized. Despite some technical challenges in lignin recovery and depolymerization, lignin is viewed as a promising material due to it being biocompatible, cheap, and abundant in nature. In the medical sector, lignins can be used as wound dressings, pharmaceuticals, and drug delivery materials. They can also be used for electrochemical energy materials and 3D printing lignin-plastic composite materials. This review covers the recent research progress in lignin valorization, specifically focusing on medical, electrochemical, and 3D printing applications. The technoeconomic assessment of lignin application is also discussed. English MDPI GRAPHENE QUANTUM DOTS LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS SUGARCANE BAGASSE DRUG-DELIVERY PERFORMANCE POLYMER SEPARATION HYDROGELS NANOPARTICLES PRETREATMENT Lignin to Materials: A Focused Review on Recent Novel Lignin Applications Article 10.3390/app10134626 1 APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL, v.10, no.13 APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 10 13 scie scopus 000550346300001 2-s2.0-85087900189 Chemistry, Multidisciplinary Engineering, Multidisciplinary Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Physics, Applied Chemistry Engineering Materials Science Physics Review GRAPHENE QUANTUM DOTS LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS SUGARCANE BAGASSE DRUG-DELIVERY PERFORMANCE POLYMER SEPARATION HYDROGELS NANOPARTICLES PRETREATMENT lignin valorization lignin applications 3D printing electrochemical material medical application