“Benzoylation Flip” Turns Kenaf Yellowing into Whitening, Opens New Route to Weather-Proof Bio-Fibers (IMAGE)

Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts

“Benzoylation Flip” Turns Kenaf Yellowing into Whitening, Opens New Route to Weather-Proof Bio-Fibers

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One-pot benzoylation strips lignin and grafts aromatic esters, locking kenaf into a self-bleaching, crack-arresting stability plateau after just 48 h UV

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Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Bioresources, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea

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