Lignin is the second most abundant biopolymer and the largest reservoir of bio-based aromatic building blocks on earth that could replace numerous products currently produced from fossil feedstock with more sustainable, bio-based alternatives. However, its large-scale exploitation for value creation...

Concrete is the second most consumed product by humans, after water. However, the production of conventional concrete causes more than 5% of anthropogenic CO₂ emissions and therefore there is a need for emission-reduced construction materials. One method to produce a solid, concrete-like...