Dan Aoki

Aug 11, 2023 | nature.com | Qiang Liu |Yoshiaki Inukai |Dan Aoki |Wolfgang Busch |Yasuyuki Matsushita |Zhihang Feng | +1 more

AbstractThe lignocellulosic biorefinery industry can be an important contributor to achieving global carbon net zero goals. However, low valorization of the waste lignin severely limits the sustainability of biorefineries. Using a hydrothermal reaction, we have converted sulfuric acid lignin (SAL) into a water-soluble hydrothermal SAL (HSAL). Here, we show the improvement of HSAL on plant nutrient bioavailability and growth through its metal chelating capacity.