Black-staining Polypore (Meripilus sumstinei) transforms decaying wood with enzymes that unravel lignin’s tight bonds. Could these secret chemical processes unlock future bio-solutions? #FungiExplained #Mycology

LignAmb25: A Comprehensive AMBER Force Field Addressing Lignin's Structural and Chemical Diversity https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.03.697499v1

From forests to functional polymers - unlocking lignin’s commercial potential
#bioeconomy
www.linkedin.com/posts/floria...

🚨 Don’t miss the 2nd talk of our #SCNOW #Cheminar! 🚨

Prof. Huizhen Liu: "Transformation of Biomass to Valuable Compounds"
Discover innovative ways to unlock lignin's potential 🌱

🗓️ Jan 22, 2025, 10 AM CET
🔗 cassyni.com/events/PgxLM...

#SCNOW #Cheminar #SustainableChemistry #Biomass #SDG

Scientists discovered how some plants move lignin building blocks around. Two transporters help a unique lignin type form in seed coats, using caffeyl alcohol. Experiments show these transporters boost growth and lignin content. The study reveals more about lignin's role and evolution in plants.

Stop what you’re doing and read what this tweet has to say:

We have been trying to contact you about your lignin’s extended warranty. If you have used lignin in the past year please click the link below:

https://pubs.acs.org/toc/ascecg/0/0

Unlock lignin's potential via microbial upcycling for carbon neutrality! #LigninValorization #Biofunnel #CarbonNeutrality
Details: spj.science.org/doi/10.34133/bdr.0027

Also can help but share Johnson’s well written description of lignin’s role in the Carboniferous era.

This may be a silly question but: is there a future where #catalyst #ligands are derived from #lignin's oxoaromatics?! As biomass fractionation gets better at creating reliable feedstock streams can we leverage #lignands? #realtimechem

#ForestryRes

🌿Lignin's role in plants redefined! Unconventional monomers alter lignin's structure, pave way for greener biomass use.

#paveway #structural #redefine

Details: maxapress.com/article/doi/...

The week started with us winning the National Award for the Best Paper from ASEE! Now, we're on Nature Chemistry!
Linked in with Lignin! #lignin's historic journey & potential to drive #sustainability without compromising performance!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#polymersky @natchem.nature.com

Methylobacterium extorquens, a versatile bacterium, reveals how it thrives on lignin's toxic byproducts, paving the way for sustainable biofuel production from this renewable carbon source.

🧵 Thread below

Full analysis: https://helixbrief.com/article/385fd171-e60b-45b1-a336-d8cb612ad9c5

✔️ We have designed an #innovative #research process based upon mild, selective methods which preserve #lignin’s native #chemical #diversity and has allowed us to identify a notable amount of #bioactive #compounds in our mixtures!

👉 Navigate our project's website to learn more: prosplign.eu

#ForestryRes
🌲🔬 Tailoring lignin for green bioproducts! Our review highlights engineering efforts to alter lignin's structure with unconventional monomers. 🌿🔄
Details: https://www.maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/forres-0024-0001
#paveway #structural #redefine

LignAmb25: A Comprehensive AMBER Force Field Addressing Lignin's Structural and Chemical Diversity https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.03.697499v1