Chapter 1 Properties, Chemical Characteristics and Application of Lignin and Its Derivatives

Chapter 2 Extraction of Technical Lignins from Pulping Spent Liquors, Challenges and Opportunities

Chapter 3 Recovery of Low-Ash and Ultrapure Lignins from Alkaline Liquor By-Product Streams

Chapter 4 Lignin Degrading Fungal Enzymes

Chapter 5 Bacterial Enzymes for Lignin Oxidation and Conversion to Renewable Chemicals

Chapter 6 Lignin Biodegradation with Fungi, Bacteria and Enzymes for Producing Chemicals and Increasing Process Efficiency

Chapter 7 Chemical Modification of Lignin for Renewable Polymers or Chemicals

Chapter 8 Carbon Materials from Lignin and Their Applications

Chapter 9 Biofuels and Chemicals from Lignin Based on Pyrolysis

Chapter 10 Lignin Depolymerization (LDP) with Solvolysis for Selective Production of Renewable Aromatic Chemicals

Chapter 11 Molecular Mechanisms in the Thermochemical Conversion of Lignins into Bio-Oil/Chemicals and Biofuels

Chapter 12 Depolymerization Mechanisms and Product Formation Rules for Understanding Lignin Pyrolysis

Chapter 13 Integrated Lignin-Kraft Pulp Biorefinery for the Production of Lignin and Its Derivatives: Economic Assessment and LCA-Based Environmental Footprint