Repurposing lignin to generate functional afterglow paper

Mingming Yang; Hailong Li; Jing Shen; Shujun Li; Shouxin Liu; Jian Li; Zhijun Chen; Meng Li; Tony D. James

doi:10.1016/j.xcrp.2022.100867

Repurposing lignin to generate functional afterglow paper

Mingming Yang, Hailong Li, Jing Shen, Shujun Li, Shouxin Liu, Jian Li, Zhijun Chen, Meng Li, Tony D. James

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Abstract

Lignin is a significant byproduct from the pulp and paper industry. However, the conversion of lignin to a resource with added value is plagued by expensive processing. Here we report that the syringyl units (S) of sodium lignosulfonate (LS) exhibit phosphorescence in water with a lifetime of ∼2 ms and the lifetime can be prolonged up to ∼618 ms by encapsulation in Ca₃(PO₄)₂ due to the formation of H-type dimers of the S units (LS@Ca₃(PO₄)₂). Motivated by this, we develop afterglow paper through the in situ generation of LS@Ca₃(PO₄)₂ in the paper matrix. The afterglow emission of the paper is sensitive to H₂O₂, enabling its application as a sensor for liquid/vapor H₂O₂. Moreover, the afterglow paper is shown to be suitable for use in anti-counterfeiting applications, enabling the development of a more sustainable pulp and paper industry.

Original language	English
Article number	100867
Journal	Cell Reports Physical Science
Volume	3
Issue number	5
Early online date	22 Apr 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2022.100867
Publication status	Published - 18 May 2022

Keywords

afterglow paper
lignin
RTP
syringyl units

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Physics and Astronomy(all)
Materials Science(all)
Chemistry(all)
Energy(all)
Engineering(all)

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