Although the components of wood – cellulose and lignin – are exceedingly cheap and plentiful, combining these into a wood-like structure is not straightforward, despite many attempts to… ...

The EU-funded and DITF-led BioFibreLoop project has made a lignin-based fiber spinning breakthrough, but supply chain ...

BioStrong Wood, made with fungi and heat, is stronger than steel, lighter, and locks away carbon - offering a greener path ...

The Department of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, China-Research, has shown the enhanced cellulose-hydrogen production from bio-pretreated corn stalk by mixed culture in batch tests and a 5 L ...

Society has long struggled with petroleum-derived plastic pollution, and awareness of microplastics' detrimental effects on ...

Department of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, China-Research, has shown the enhanced cellulose-hydrogen production from bio-pretreated corn stalk by mixed culture in batch tests and a 5 L bioreactor, ...

Deconstructing tough, woody lignin Researchers prove that tough, woody lignin can be broken down in an anaerobic environment Date: March 9, 2023 Source: University of California - Santa Barbara ...

Together with cellulose, lignin forms the building materials for wood — it is the “glue,” holding this composite material together. In paper production, usually only the cellulose is used, so lignin ...

The deconstruction of cellulose, which could, among other things, significantly increase the production of ethanol from sugarcane, has been a major technological challenge for decades.

Cellulose, Lignin, and Other Plant-Sourced Materials Realize a Recycling Society! Neo functional material starts January 30 (Wed.) January 15, 2019 01:00 AM Eastern Standard Time ...

Plastic from wood X-ray analysis points the way to lignin-based components made to measure Date: March 3, 2020 Source: Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY Summary: The biopolymer lignin is a by ...