“Lignina” (in Polish language) is a colloquial term used by a good number of people in Poland which means ​“cellulose wadding” (dressing white material consisting of a thin sheet of compressed cellulose)…Is it correct? Not really…

People of our group had the opportunity to explain for the Polish television (Panorama News and popular science program ​“Sonda 2” both of TVP2) and by this to the entire Poland what is really ​“lignina” (lignin in English), and what our group is doing for the valorization of papermaking wastes (​“kraft lignin” is a black liquor based mostly on lignin) using our photocatalytic-based proof of concepts.

Just to kindly remind you through a ​“popular science definition” that lignin is: ​“In nature, lignin is present primarily in wood, where it is responsible for wood’s consistency and hardness. The lignin content of wood is typically from 10 to 40% depending on the tree species (the species also affects the chemical composition of the lignin). In industry, lignin is produced in large quantities during the manufacture of paper, as a waste product in the wood softening process. World reserves of lignin are huge and they are continuing to increase. From the chemical point of view lignin is a natural polymer with a very complex three-dimensional structure, constructed of, among others, many derivative aromatic compounds including those from various phenyl alcohols. This chemical richness makes lignin a potentially very interesting raw material for the chemical industry.”. More about lignin at:

in English:
http://​www​.scien​ce​co​dex​.com/​i​s​_​l​i​g​n​i​n​_​t​h​e​_​c​r​u​d​e​_​o​i​l​_​o​f​_​t​h​e​_​f​u​t​u​r​e​_​m​a​y​b​e​_​s​o​_​t​h​a​n​k​s​_​t​o​_​t​h​e​_​s​u​n​_​a​n​d​_​p​h​o​t​o​c​a​t​a​l​y​s​t​s​-​1​74897 
http://​www​.scien​ce​new​sli​ne​.com/​n​e​w​s​/​2​0​1​6​0​2​0​4​1​7​1​4​0​0​1​9​.html 
http://​myin​forms​.com/​e​n​/​a​/​2​3​5​0​7​3​0​4​-​i​s​-​l​i​g​n​i​n​-​t​h​e​-​c​r​u​d​e​-​o​i​l​-​o​f​-​t​h​e​-​f​u​t​u​r​e​-​m​a​y​b​e​-​s​o​-​t​h​a​n​k​s​-​t​o​-​t​h​e​-​s​u​n​-​a​n​d​-​p​h​o​t​o​c​a​t​a​l​ysts/ 
https://​solar​ther​mal​ma​ga​zi​ne​.com/​2​0​1​6​/​0​2​/​0​4​/​i​s​-​l​i​g​n​i​n​-​t​h​e​-​c​r​u​d​e​-​o​i​l​-​o​f​-​t​h​e​-​f​u​t​u​r​e​-​m​a​y​b​e​-​s​o​-​t​h​a​n​k​s​-​t​o​-​t​h​e​-​s​u​n​-​a​n​d​-​p​h​o​t​o​c​a​t​a​l​ysts/ 
http://​phys​.org/​n​e​w​s​/2016 – 02-lignin-crude-oil-future-sun.html 

in Polish:
http://​naukaw​pol​sce​.pap​.pl/​a​k​t​u​a​l​n​o​s​c​i​/​n​e​w​s​,​4​0​8​3​0​7​,​w​k​r​o​t​c​e​-​l​i​g​n​i​n​a​-​m​o​z​e​-​b​y​c​-​c​z​y​m​s​-​w​i​e​c​e​j​-​n​i​z​-​u​c​i​a​z​l​i​w​y​m​-​o​d​p​a​d​e​m​-​p​r​z​e​m​y​s​l​o​w​y​m​.html 

Interview for the Polish Radio TOK fm:
http://​audy​cje​.tokfm​.pl/​o​d​c​i​n​e​k​/​L​i​g​n​i​n​a​-​r​o​p​a​-​p​r​z​y​s​z​l​o​s​c​i​-​W​y​j​a​s​n​i​a​l​-​p​r​o​f​-​J​u​a​n​-​C​a​r​l​o​s​-​C​o​l​m​e​n​a​r​e​s​-​I​C​h​F​-​P​A​N​/​34248 

Interview for the Polish Television: TV‑2 program ​„Sonda 2” and Panaroma News of TVP 2
http://​pano​ra​ma​.tvp​.pl/​2​4​8​2​8​9​2​5​/​p​a​l​i​w​o​-​p​r​z​y​s​z​losci 
http://​son​da2​.tvp​.pl/​2​5​0​5​2​8​8​6​/​o​dc-12