A lignin-derived material improves plant nutrient bioavailability and growth through its metal chelating capacity
Abstract The lignocellulosic biorefinery industry can be an important contributor to achieving global carbon net zero goals. However, low valorization of the waste lignin severely limits the sustainability of biorefineries. Using a hydrothermal reaction, we have converted sulfuric acid lignin (SAL)...
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| author | Qiang Liu Tsubasa Kawai Yoshiaki Inukai Dan Aoki Zhihang Feng Yihui Xiao Kazuhiko Fukushima Xianyong Lin Weiming Shi Wolfgang Busch Yasuyuki Matsushita Baohai Li |
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| description | Abstract The lignocellulosic biorefinery industry can be an important contributor to achieving global carbon net zero goals. However, low valorization of the waste lignin severely limits the sustainability of biorefineries. Using a hydrothermal reaction, we have converted sulfuric acid lignin (SAL) into a water-soluble hydrothermal SAL (HSAL). Here, we show the improvement of HSAL on plant nutrient bioavailability and growth through its metal chelating capacity. We characterize HSAL’s high ratio of phenolic hydroxyl groups to methoxy groups and its capacity to chelate metal ions. Application of HSAL significantly promotes root length and plant growth of both monocot and dicot plant species due to improving nutrient bioavailability. The HSAL-mediated increase in iron bioavailability is comparable to the well-known metal chelator ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid. Therefore, HSAL promises to be a sustainable nutrient chelator to provide an attractive avenue for sustainable utilization of the waste lignin from the biorefinery industry. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a773993716a642539ed2ee260d215b5d2023-11-20T10:06:28ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-08-0114111510.1038/s41467-023-40497-2A lignin-derived material improves plant nutrient bioavailability and growth through its metal chelating capacityQiang Liu0Tsubasa Kawai1Yoshiaki Inukai2Dan Aoki3Zhihang Feng4Yihui Xiao5Kazuhiko Fukushima6Xianyong Lin7Weiming Shi8Wolfgang Busch9Yasuyuki Matsushita10Baohai Li11MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang UniversityGraduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya UniversityInternational Center for Research and Education in Agriculture, Nagoya UniversityGraduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya UniversityMOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang UniversityMOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang UniversityGraduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya UniversityMOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang UniversityInternational Research Centre for Environmental Membrane Biology, Department of Horticulture, Foshan UniversityPlant Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological StudiesGraduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya UniversityMOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang UniversityAbstract The lignocellulosic biorefinery industry can be an important contributor to achieving global carbon net zero goals. However, low valorization of the waste lignin severely limits the sustainability of biorefineries. Using a hydrothermal reaction, we have converted sulfuric acid lignin (SAL) into a water-soluble hydrothermal SAL (HSAL). Here, we show the improvement of HSAL on plant nutrient bioavailability and growth through its metal chelating capacity. We characterize HSAL’s high ratio of phenolic hydroxyl groups to methoxy groups and its capacity to chelate metal ions. Application of HSAL significantly promotes root length and plant growth of both monocot and dicot plant species due to improving nutrient bioavailability. The HSAL-mediated increase in iron bioavailability is comparable to the well-known metal chelator ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid. Therefore, HSAL promises to be a sustainable nutrient chelator to provide an attractive avenue for sustainable utilization of the waste lignin from the biorefinery industry.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40497-2 |
| spellingShingle | Qiang Liu Tsubasa Kawai Yoshiaki Inukai Dan Aoki Zhihang Feng Yihui Xiao Kazuhiko Fukushima Xianyong Lin Weiming Shi Wolfgang Busch Yasuyuki Matsushita Baohai Li A lignin-derived material improves plant nutrient bioavailability and growth through its metal chelating capacity Nature Communications |
| title | A lignin-derived material improves plant nutrient bioavailability and growth through its metal chelating capacity |
| title_full | A lignin-derived material improves plant nutrient bioavailability and growth through its metal chelating capacity |
| title_fullStr | A lignin-derived material improves plant nutrient bioavailability and growth through its metal chelating capacity |
| title_full_unstemmed | A lignin-derived material improves plant nutrient bioavailability and growth through its metal chelating capacity |
| title_short | A lignin-derived material improves plant nutrient bioavailability and growth through its metal chelating capacity |
| title_sort | lignin derived material improves plant nutrient bioavailability and growth through its metal chelating capacity |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40497-2 |
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