Category: Wood, Lignin & Cellulose
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Yale and Maryland Universities Develop New Bioplastic
US Universities create a new wood based bioplastics
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Stora Enso Launches NeoLigno
NeoLigno® by Stora Enso, is a fully bio-based binder system without formaldehyde and isocyanates
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Rencom Becomes Lignin Industries AB
RenCom Announces Company Name Change to Lignin Industries AB
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Wood Based Foam to Replace Styrofoam
Edible shock- and heat-resistant wood foam could replace plastic packaging
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US Grows Wood in Lab
Americans are just efficient and smart when it comes to problem solving
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White Rot Fungi Uses Lignin as a Carbon Source
Groundbreaking Research into White-Rot Fungi Proves Its Value in Carbon Sequestration from Lignin
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RenCom Starts Producing Lignin Based Renol
RenCom starts production of lignin-based material Renol®, to replace fossil-based plastics, with a capacity of more than 1000 tonnes/year
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Swedish Wooden Wind Power
Leading global wind turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems invests in Swedish wood technology company Modvion
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SWEETWOODS Delivers High Purity Lignin and Wood Sugars
SWEETWOODS delivers first tons of high purity lignin and wood sugars.
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How to Make Wood Transparent?
How to Make Wood Transparent?
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Solar Preparation of Lignin
Solar-assisted fabrication of large-scale, patternable transparent wood
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Golden Rules of Reforestation
The wrong trees in the wrong places can do more harm than good, say experts. 10 golden rules for restoring…
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Thermomechanical Refining as Pretreatment for Fast Pyrolysis of Pine Wood
Fast Pyrolysis of Pine Wood Pretreated by Large Pilot-Scale Thermomechanical Refining for Biochemical Production
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Making Wood Transparent and Tactile
French Startup transforms transforms real wood into a transparent and tactile surface
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UPM and Domtar Partner on Lignin
UPM Biochemicals grows lignin business with new Domtar supply agreement
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Sweden Tests Lignin Asphalt
The project uses lignin extracted from black liquor, a residual product from the pulp industry.
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Stora Enso to Lead in Lignin Commercialisation
Stora Enso is investing EUR 14 million to build a granulation and packing plant for lignin, allowing easier packing and…
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US Grant to Boost Cellulosic Nanomaterials Commercialization
Endowment Announces $2M in Grant Funding to Accelerate Cellulosic Nanomaterials Commercialization
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Bioplastic Company Launches Wooden Cutlery and Stirrers
Why would a Bioplastic Company launch Wooden Cutlery and Stirrers?
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Using Lignin As Electrolytes in Power Storage Systems
Lignin instead of vanadium. Scientists at Mainz University work on sustainable alternatives to metal materials in large power storage systems.
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Selective Valorization of Lignin to Phenol
Selective valorization of lignin to phenol by direct transformation of Csp2–Csp3 and C–O bonds
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Real Yield of Forest Biomass
A eureka moment for forest industry. They finally got to the core of the problem. Now, they know where the…
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Luminescent and Hydrophobic Wood Films
Luminescent and Hydrophobic Wood Films as Optical Lighting Materials
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Stora Enso Goes Bio Asphalt
Swedish road and infrastructure operator Svevia has decided to collaborate with Stora Enso in testing lignin in asphalt.
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Can Bacteria Degrade Cellulose?
Researchers have uncovered details of how a certain type of bacteria breaks down cellulose—a finding that could help reduce the…
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Controlling Lignin Quantity in Trees
This study is an important breakthrough in the development of wood resources for the production of paper with a lower…
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Turning Kraft Lignin into BioNylon
A group of researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory has discovered a way to convert a common…
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CelluForce Signs Big Deal in Cosmetics
CelluForce signs a 10-year commercial agreement in the cosmetics sector
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New Process for Lignin BioFuel
A new low-temperature, multi-phase process for upgrading lignin bio-oil to hydrocarbons could help expand use of the lignin, which is…
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Upgrading PE Food Packaging with Lignin
Use of lignin as additive in polyethylene for food protection: Insect repelling effect of an ethyl acetate phenolic extract
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New Metabolic Engineering Strategies for Lignocellulose
Engineered microbe enable simultaneous upgrading of all lignocellulose streams.
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How Will Canada Use Lignin?
Scientists cracked the code for kraft lignin made from black liquor in the 1940s, but with global attention on climate…
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Sustainability Problem of Forest Biomass
Sustainability issue with forest biomass.
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Rencom and Stora Enso Partner on Lignin Biopolymer
RenCom secures the supply of lignin for the start of production of more sustainable and bio-degradable polymers.
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Tropical Deforestation and Corporate Hypocrisy
A transparency assessment of timber and pulp companies.
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Lignin Adhesive With Tunable Bonding Strength
The structure−property-application relationship of lignin was established via solvent fractionation methodology, and lignin-containing wood adhesive with tunable bonding strength performance…
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Germans Invent New Wood-Based Material for 3D Printing
Forest scientists develop innovative wood-based materials for 3D printing.
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The Rise of a Lignin Bioplastics Champion
I think this is the birth of a lignin bioplastics champion. They may be the first one to make it!
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Challenges and Opportunities of Lignin Valorisation
Why lignin hasn’t breakthrough as feedstock for industrial production of polymers. And indeed, it’s a big problem!
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Lignin Research at University of Delaware
Alice Amitrano is a chemical engineering major from Rome, Italy. She also is working on a minor in chemistry and…
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New Bioplastics from Sawdust
Subscribe today! New Bioplastics from Sawdust.
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Germans Produce Detergents from Wood
Uni Hohenheim wants to test sustainable production of environmentally friendly bio-surfactants in the future hardwood technical center
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Israel Patents Enthanol from Lignin Technology
A Tel Aviv University breakthrough allows, for the first time, a local production of ethanol — and hand sanitizer –…
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Flowers Wrapped in Wood
Finnish Startup Woodly is revolutionising the flexible packaging industry with wood-based sustainable solutions.
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Cellulose Bioplastics Developed by South Dakota State University
Strength and biodegradability—these are the benefits of using cellulose to make plastics and other packaging materials. The cellulose can be…
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Digital Moisture Sensors in Wood
Creating renewable and innovative solutions at Stora Enso is a collaborative process where the company works with partners and innovative…
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Swedish Energy Agency Invests in Lignin Bioplastics
The Swedish Energy Agency has granted SEK 14 million to RenCom – an innovation company active in making forest-based materials…
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New Lignin Based Platform for Fuel, Chemicals and Materials
VERTORO, founded May 2017, is a spin-off of Chemelot Institute for Science & Technology (InSciTe 1 ), a Dutch public-private…
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Stora Enso Replaces Phenol with Lignin for Plywood Applications
Latvijas Finieris, a global leading developer, producer and supplier of birch plywood products, has together with Stora Enso taken the…
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Lignin Insulating Foams and Molding Compounds
Lignin, a basic component of almost any plant that grows, is proving to be a promising resource to make the…
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Wood-based Biodegradable Alternative to Plastic Netting
Jac. Vandenberg, a leading U.S. fresh produce importer, is transitioning from plastic nets used to pack their citrus fruits in…
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Avantium Receives Grant from NL
Avantium awarded funding to produce lignin for the development of bio-based asphalt.
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Impact of Gene Modification on Lignin
Researchers are interested in genetically modifying trees for a variety of applications, from biofuels to paper production.
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How Bacteria Break Down Lignin?
A collaboration between the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and three other national laboratories has yielded new insight into the…
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Sunscreen from Lignin
Scientists at Mohali based research institute, the Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB), have made a breakthrough by developing…
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Plastic from Wood
X-ray analysis gives insights on mechanical and morphological properties of lignin.
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Borregaard Lignin Supplier Request Liquidation
The Board of the Sniace Group, Borregaard’s partner and supplier of lignin raw material to the jointly owned company LignoTech…
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Can Wood Replace Oil in Chemistry?
An interdisciplinary team of bio-engineers and economists has mapped out how wood could replace petroleum in the chemical industry.
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Turning Lignin into Shoe Soles and Sunscreen
UD researchers explore methods to turn biomass into sunscreens, shoe soles and more.
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Lignin in Glues, Vanilla and Aerospace
Ben Nasli Bakir has been working in R&D for over 30 years, and lignin has always been of great interest.…
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Relation Between Lignin Sequence and Its 3D Structure
Lignin does not have a well-defined primary structure or sequence.The radii of gyration of molecular models of lignin with different…
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Biodegradable Fabric Made from Beech Wood
The company uses plant-based fabric, Lenzing MicroModal, extracted from the pulp of beech wood tree in Austria.
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New Technology Converts Waste Biomass into Value-Added Chemicals
The new technology is expected to reduce our dependency on products made from petrochemicals.
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The Most Advanced Lignin Valorization Process Will Create a Wave of New Bio-Materials
METNIN™ Technology combines high solubility of lignin and enzymatic treatment, designed to specifically modify and activate any lignin. Discover the…
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Call for Participation: LignoValue Pilot
Biorizon co-initiator VITO, VMH and Worley Belgium have joined forces for the design and construction of a continuous pilot plant…
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EU Funds Consortium to Use Lignin as Platform for Chemicals and Materials
A Dutch consortium led by Vertoro has been granted €1.2 million to investigate the potential of crude lignin oil as…
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Improved 3D Printing with Lignin Biocomposites
In the recently published ‘Lignin: A Biopolymer from Forestry Biomass for Biocomposites and 3D Printing,’ international researchers Mihaela Tanase-Opedal, Eduardo…
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Lignin Feedstock for Bioplastics Discussed on Australian Radio Show
The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime…
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Lignin From Agro-Waste Helps Make Useful Nanocomposites
Lignin is a complex organic polymer rich in polyphenols with antimicrobial qualities.
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Influence of Lignin-Based PU Coatings on Ammonium Sulfate Release
The influence of the properties of lignin-based polyurethane (PU) coatings on the release behaviour of ammonium sulfate was assessed through…
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Sequins Are Terrible for the Environment. Plant-Based Sequins Are Now Available
These plant-based sequins will decompose instead of ending up in the ocean, where conventional sequins can be swallowed by fish…
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Discovery of Novel Enzyme Genes and Metabolic Pathway for Lignin Valorization
Microbial conversions known as “biological funneling” have attracted attention for their ability to upgrade heterogeneous mixtures of low-molecular-weight aromatic compounds…
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The First Lignin Millionaires Will Be Americans
With a new method to synthesize a popular pain-relieving medication from plants rather than fossil fuels, researchers at the Great…
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New Way to Fraction Biomass
CH-Bioforce provides a completely new way of replacing fossil- and food-based raw materials
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Bioplastics Could Solve a Major Pollution Problem
Advanced solvents and enzymes are transforming woody wastes into better biodegradable plastics.
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Self-Healing Elastomers From Waste Lignin
Scientists led by Amit Naskar extracted an oligomer from lignin with acetonitrile using an extraction method that concentrates the regions…
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Wooden Beer Bottles and Paper Straws, Japan Shifts from plastic
Transition creates opportunities for the nation’s declining paper industry.
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A New Lignin Based Glue
Latvijas Finieris has developed for its RIGA birch plywood a new green glue RIGA ECOlogical, where bio-based renewable lignin to…
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Navigating the Fast-Changing Landscape of Bioplastics and Biomaterials
Small and big companies looking to meet current buyer demand from consumers and retailers, swerve incoming regulatory levers and leverage…
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YFAI Pursues Lignin as an Alternative to ABS
Yanfeng Automotive Interiors (YFAI) has obtained the exclusive use of the lignin-based material developed by Prisma Renewable Composites for automotive…
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Lignin Startup in the Spotlight
The Hamburg-based start-up LignoPure, a spin-off from the TVT Institute of the TUHH, wants to make the world a better…
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Americans Invent Stronger and Cooler Wood
Households in the U.S. Southwest spend about $400 per year to cool their homes, about twice the national average. Now,…
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Americans Revolutionise The Wood Adhesives Industry
Research Collaboration Demonstrates an Additional Way to Replace Petrochemicals With a Renewable Alternative.
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US Lignin Supplier Flambeau River Papers in Financial Problems
One of Borregaard`s suppliers of lignin raw material, Flambeau River Papers LLC in Wisconsin, USA, announced 8 May 2019 that…
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This Startup Created a Plastic Alternative From Paper Mill Leftovers
Each year, 12.7 million tons of plastic end up in the ocean. Around the world, public entities and advocacy organizations…
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Tailor-Made Enzymatic Solutions Reduce Time and Cost of Biorefinery Processes
Non-food, woody materials (namely lignocellulosic biomass) is the largest renewable reservoir of fermentable starches to substitute fossil fuels. It can…
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LignoCOST: Pan-European Network on the Sustainable Valorisation of Lignin
Biorizon co-initiator VITO participates in LignoCOST. This network, that is coordinated by Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, aims for a…
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Clear Wood Could Replace Glass
Two groups of researchers have developed a transparent material derived from wood.
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Research uncovers potential sustainable refining method for lignin
Lignin, used as a renewable resource to produce high-value products, has presented both production and economical challenges for biorefinery operations.…
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Lignin Lightens the Load in Thermoset Composites
A research consortium in Japan is developing thermoset composite materials incorporating lignin. Headed by the country’s Forestry and Forest Products…
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Lignin as 3D Printing Feedstock?
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) scientists have created a renewable 3D printing feedstock with lignin.
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Pine Trees Can be Used to Produce Bioplastics
Researchers have found a way to reverse-engineer how the loblolly produces resin, a discovery that could help manufacturers produce greener…
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Will Ikea Disrupt the Textile Industry?
PRESS RELEASE – Stora Enso partners with H&M group and Inter IKEA group to industrialize TreeToTextile
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Breakthrough Discovery For Lignin
Bacteria’s role in rotting wood is finally confirmed and proven.
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Stora Enso’s Lignin Wins IChemE Innovative Product Award
PRESS RELEASE – LineoTM is a lignin-based product launched by Stora Enso earlier this year, has been awarded ‘Innovative Product…
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Japanese Pioneer the Use of Lignin in Car Parts
Four Japanese organizations develop first auto parts in cedar lignin.
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US Government Promotes Foam Made From Lignin
This article was published by USDA.
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Stora Enso’s Lignin Wins Best Product Innovation Awards
Press Release – LineoTM by Stora Enso, launched earlier this year, has won ‘Best Product Innovation’ at the ICIS Innovation…
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Lignin in the Chemical Industry
Published by European Commission – Today nearly all aromatic chemicals are made from oil-based sources. European researchers proposed to use…
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Breakthrough in Converting Lignin into Bio-Aromatics
Mark Crocker and colleagues from University of Kentucky (US) have reported a breakthrough in the heterogeneously catalysed oxidative depolymerisation of…
