Dr. Oihana Gordobil, Dr. René Herrera Díaz, Dr. Anna Sandak, and Dr Jakub Sandak, InnoRenew CoE researchers, published “One-Step Lignin Refining Process: The Influence of the Solvent Nature on the Properties and Quality of Fractions” in Polymers.

This study aimed at carrying out one-step refining processes for hardwood kraft lignin using nine organic solvents of different chemical nature and polarity with the goal of investigating and understanding the effect of the type of organic solvent on the quality of resulting fractions.