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ArticleiScience2020

Discovering Biomass Structural Determinants Defining the Properties of Plant-Derived Renewable Carbon Fiber.

Qiang Li, Cheng Hu, Mengjie Li, Phuc Truong, Mandar T Naik, Dwarkanath Prabhu, Leo Hoffmann, William L Rooney, Joshua S Yuan

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Article in iScience, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Qiang LiSynthetic and Systems Biology Innovation Hub, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Cheng HuSynthetic and Systems Biology Innovation Hub, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Mengjie LiSynthetic and Systems Biology Innovation Hub, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA; College of Resources and Environment, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730030, China.
Phuc TruongSoft Matter Facility, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Mandar T NaikDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology and Biotechnology, Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
Dwarkanath PrabhuSynthetic and Systems Biology Innovation Hub, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Leo HoffmannDepartment of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
William L RooneyDepartment of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Joshua S YuanSynthetic and Systems Biology Innovation Hub, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA. Electronic address: syuan@tamu.edu.
Texas A&M University · USBrown University · USGansu Agricultural University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traditional lignocellulosic feedstock research has focused on biomass characteristics essential for improving saccharification efficiency, yet the key biomass features underlying high-quality renewable lignin materials remain unknown. Nevertheless, modern biorefinery cannot achieve sustainability and cost-effectiveness unless the lignin stream can be valorized. We hereby addressed these scientific gaps by investigating biomass characteristics defining lignin-based carbon materials properties. Lignin from eight sorghum samples with diverse characteristics was fabricated into carbon fibers (CFs). Remarkably, only lignin uniformity was found to define CF mechanical performance, highlighting the new structure-property relationship. Contrarily, lignin content and composition did not impact on carbon material properties. Mechanistic study by XRD and Raman spectroscopy revealed that higher lignin uniformity enhanced CF microstructures, in particular, turbostratic carbon content. The study for the first time highlighted lignin uniformity as an important biomass structure determinant for renewable products, which opened up new avenues for feedstock design toward diverse products enabling sustainable and cost-effective bioeconomy.

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BiomassMaterials ChemistryMaterials PropertyPolymer Chemistry

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PMID32771975
PMCPMC7415838
OpenAlexW3044791853

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