Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Antimutagenic Properties of Technical Lignins and Their Applications

At present, more than 70 million tons per year of technical lignins are obtained from cellulose pulping and lignocellulosic refineries (e.g., kraft, lignosulfonates, soda, and organosolv lignin). These lignins are commonly incinerated to produce steam and energy, and only a small part is used as an...

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Main Authors: José Luis Espinoza-Acosta, Patricia Isabel Torres-Chávez, Benjamín Ramírez-Wong, Carmen María López-Saiz, Beatriz Montaño-Leyva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2016-03-01
Series:BioResources
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Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_11_2_Acosta_Review_Technical_Lignins_Applications_