The Material of the Future For thousands of years, wood has been used to build homes, buildings, and more. Today, steel, ...

It is well-known that fire can be fought with fire — the principle behind backburning used to combat forest fires. However, ...

Contrary to Herrera's statement that low-lignin-content timber does not exist in nature, there is, in fact, a wide natural variation in lignin content in trees 3. Considerable genetic improvements ...

The process previously involved soaking away the lignin with sodium chlorite, explained New Scientist. But this is wasteful, chemical-intensive, and can weaken the wood. In 2021, the Maryland ...

It is now well known that greater proportions of lignin cannot be extracted from wood unless the solvent contains an acid reagent or rather drastic conditions are used, resulting in more or less ...

Their best guess is linen lignin cells within the wood are melting, interlocking and rejoining — resulting in a surprisingly strong bond. They say further research is to be performed but the ...

has developed a sustainable method to convert waste heat into electricity using Irish wood products, particularly lignin, which is a byproduct of the paper industry. Our study shows that lignin ...

On closer inspection, the team found that the fungus breaks down the lignin in the wood, the natural polymer that provides stiffness and compressive strength. However, this doesn’t reduce the ...

First, the lignin is removed from the wood by dissolving it in acetate, leaving behind mostly the cellulose structure. Then a conductive polymer is added to create a lattice structure of sorts ...

The Sustainable Chemistry research group, lead by Prof. Ilkka Kilpeläinen, concerns the valorisation of lignocellulosic biomass (mainly whole wood, cellulose and lignin) using novel and green ...