New Polymers Derived from Chemicals Obtainable by Lignin Decomposition

5 New Polymers Derived from Chemicals Obtainable by Lignin Decomposition 

All currently important industrial organic chemicals such as hydrocarbons, alcohols, polyols, ketones, acids, and phenol derivatives can be obtained by chemical processing of wood [106]. Plastics and synthetic fibres produced could be synthesized using the above chemicals from plant components. In order to develop both current and new polymers, eombining petrochemistry with wood chemistry has been considered. In this section, novel polymers synthesized using lignin degradation products are described [107, 108]. 

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