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Type: 
Journal
Description: 
Despite its high chemical value, most of lignin is nowadays burnt as low value fuel. It is therefore important to find innovative applications for its use. Copper compounds are used as plant protection products for more than 50 different diseases in viticulture, arable crops, hops, and horticulture, and they have been used for more than 100 years. Minimization of copper in agriculture has become a fundamental issue due to its negative environmental impact. Here we present a series of hybrid organic–inorganic materials (lignin@Cu), deriving from the combination of lignin with brochantite, Cu4(OH)6SO4. Optimization of the synthetic procedures has allowed us to isolate lignin-based materials containing different percentages of copper, where the brochantite crystals are featured by different morphologies and dimensions. A more environmentally safe synthesis of lignin@Cu materials by mechanochemistry is also …
Publisher: 
American Chemical Society
Publication date: 
8 Sep 2020
Authors: 

Cristina Gazzurelli, Andrea Migliori, Paolo P Mazzeo, Mauro Carcelli, Suvi Pietarinen, Giuliano Leonardi, Antonio Pandolfi, Dominga Rogolino, Paolo Pelagatti

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Volume: 8 Issue: 39 Pages: 14886-14895
Origin: 
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering