2015 AIChE Annual Meeting Proceedings

Session: Biobased Materials III: Lignin-Based Materials

Lignin is one of the three biopolymers present in forest biomass. It is rich in aromatic and various antioxidants and can act as a platform for various novel materials. This session is intended to focus on lignin based biomaterials, nanocarbons and nanocomposites.

Chair

Amar K. Mohanty, University of Guelph

Co-Chair

Manju Misra, University of Guelph

Presentations

03:15 PM

(191a) Polyoxometalates As Catalyst for Valorization of Lignin to Produce Aromatic Chemicals and Hydrogen
Xu Du, Wei Liu, Yulin Deng

03:36 PM

(191b) Investigation of Nanostructural Characteristics of Lignin-ABA Block Copolymer Aggregates Leading to Use of Micelles As Nanoreactors for Lignin Conversion
Mohammadali Azadfar, William C. Hiscox, Shulin Chen

03:57 PM

(191c) Lightweight Functional Material from Sustainable Resources: Lignin-Soy Aerogels
Ingrid Hoeger, Carlos Salas, Orlando J. Rojas

04:18 PM

(191d) Generating Ultrapure Lignins from Kraft Pulp Mill Lignins Via the ALPHA Technique
Adam S. Klett, Mark C. Thies

04:39 PM

(191e) Vanillyl Alcohol: A Renewable Epoxy Resin Building Block
Joseph Stanzione, Eric D. Hernandez, Joshua M. Sadler, John J. La Scala

05:00 PM

(191f) Systems Biology-Guided Biodesign of Consolidated Lignin Conversion
Joshua Yuan, Lu Lin, Yanbing Cheng, Yunqiao Pu, Su Sun, Xiao Li, Elizabeth Pierson, Dennis Gross, Susie Dai, Arthur J. Ragauskas

05:21 PM

Functionalization of Pyrolyzed Biomass and Their Characterizations
Andrew Anstey, Singaravelu Vivekanandhan, Arturo Rodriguez-Uribe, Amar K. Mohanty, Manju Misra