Purpose of Review

This review paper summarizes recent research studies on the pathways to convert lignin into a micro and nanosize materials and their use in advanced applications as these materials are being utilized in greater amounts in recent years.

Recent Findings

Research, development, and applications carried out demonstrate the potential of lignin products (e.g., micro- and nanospheres, nanofibers, and nanotubes) for use in drug delivery, pesticide-controlled release, biocarbon fiber, electrochemical energy storage, purification, and nanocomposites.

Summary

The key benefits being exploited are the cost reduction associated to the use of lignin instead of synthetic polymers and the utilization of renewable raw materials instead of petroleum resources which encourage further development of technical lignins with high value-added applications such as micro- and nanosize lignins.

中文翻译：

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木质素微和纳米材料的高级应用

审查目的

这篇综述文章总结了有关将木质素转化为微米级和纳米级材料的途径的最新研究及其在高级应用中的应用，因为近年来这些材料的使用量越来越大。

最近的发现

进行的研究，开发和应用证明了木质素产品（例如，微球和纳米球，纳米纤维和纳米管）在药物输送，农药控制释放，生物碳纤维，电化学储能，纯化和纳米复合材料中的潜力。

概要

所利用的主要好处是降低了使用木质素代替合成聚合物的成本，以及利用可再生原料代替石油资源，这鼓励了具有高附加值应用的工业木质素的进一步开发，例如微米和纳米尺寸的木质素。 。