Lignin, a substance considered as a waste product in biomass and ethanol production, will now reach its proper value as bio-oil in new products. Lignin, a substance considered as a waste product in ...

More efficient use of lumber byproducts leads to more sustainable forest management. That's why Michigan Technological ...

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 make these ...

Researchers have developed a fuel cell that uses lignin, a cheap by-product from paper manufacture and one of the most common biopolymers. Researchers from the Laboratory of Organic Electronics at ...

Lignin is an abundant natural polymer which is eliminated as a byproduct in the pulp and paper industry. A recent review article explored different microbial processes available for sustainable lignin ...

Carbon fibers are usually produced on an industrial scale from polyacrylonitrile (PAN). The stabilization and carbonization of the fibers takes place with long dwell times in high-temperature furnaces ...

After Michael Lake got his Ph.D. in chemical engineering and joined the paper company Westvaco, he soon became convinced that lignin—needed by trees but unwanted by the paper industry—was the material ...

Every day, millions of people use thermal paper without thinking about it. Receipts, shipping labels, tickets, and medical records all rely on heat‑sensitive coatings to make text appear. More ...

Lignin—a tough, mixed polymer found in plant cell walls—is nature’s most abundant stockpile of aromatic functional groups. Because of this, lignin’s rich natural complexity could be a well of new ...

Lignin, a major component of plants and a massive byproduct of the paper and biorefinery industries, is often discarded or burned as a low-grade fuel. However, this complex polymer is rich in carbon ...