However, traditional carbon fiber production relies on costly, petroleum-based materials, driving up costs and environmental impact. Lignin—a widely available by-product of cellulose production ...

A new book details how lignin once protected algae from UV radiation, then later in evolutionary time became a structural support for trees. The following is an excerpt from When the Earth Was Green: ...

one of the ways it does so is to encase its cellulosic fibres in recalcitrant lignin, a phenolic resinous material that organisms from bacteria to beavers find hard to digest. Imagine trying to ...

“By utilizing lignin—a byproduct produced in the pulp and paper industry—and glucose-a common sugar molecule, as carbon sources, our research group has employed sustainable materials for the ...

Climate Change and the Future of Lignin Production How Rising Temperatures Could Impact a Key Natural Resource NANJING, CHINA, March 3, ...

Ievgen Pylypchuk, who has been instrumental in developing lignin gel as a versatile platform material, highlights its broader potential: "Our lignin gel technology extends beyond personal care ...

a materials scientist at Stockholm University. “But when you touch it, it doesn’t feel greasy.” The gel stayed stable for over a year. Scanning electron microscopy suggests that the lignin ...

The process of removing lignin from wood is very demanding “in terms of materials, solvents energy, pressure,” and generates chemical waste, said Leuphana University of Lüneburg’s Vânia Zuin Zeidler, ...

"By utilizing lignin -- a byproduct produced in the pulp and paper industry -- and glucose-a common sugar molecule, as carbon sources, our research group has employed sustainable materials for the ...