In the drive to decarbonize chemical production, some of the most promising solutions come from unexpected places. Lignin, once largely burned for energy, is now being explored as a valuable input for ...

A research team at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) has a plan to turn waste into a green solvent for biofuel production. Doctors Chang Geun Yoo and Gyu Leem and their graduate ...

The researchers assessed three types of lignin: two derived from Kraft pulp with different post-treatments, referred to as L1 and L2, and one extracted from Cynara cardunculus through an aqueous ...

For biofuels to compete with petroleum, biorefinery operations must be designed to better utilize lignin. Lignin is one of the main components of plant cell walls. It provides plants with greater ...

New research highlights the influence of temperature on lignin biosynthesis in plants, with implications for global warming and sustainable resource management. In a groundbreaking mini-review, Giulia ...

RESEARCHERS in China are developing wood-based sunscreen formulations as a more sustainable alternative to conventional ...

Together with Cypriot Synergy Horizon Group’s Synergy Horizon Poland Sp. z o.o. (Dabrowka, Poland), KraussMaffei Extrusion GmbH (Laatzen, Germany) has developed a process for producing a 100% ...

Biomass pretreatment technology known as CELF, developed by UC Riverside, enhances lignin utilization, overcoming a significant hurdle in biofuel production. CELF enables the production of biofuels ...

UC Riverside Associate Research Professor Charles Cai, who invented CELF, a biomass pretreatment technology that could make next-generation biofuels competitive with petroleum. When it comes to making ...