“With our compounding expertise and our project partner’s unique knowledge of lignin preparation, we have succeeded in incorporating up to 30% lignin into the PLA matrix and producing a compound with ...

Research from the Nanoscience Center of the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, has revealed that lignin, a polyphenol important for plant structure, has antimicrobial activity against viruses and ...

A Swedish startup has discovered a technique to transform a waste product from the forestry industry into a bioplastic that can be used to make everything from shopping bags to smartphones. The ...

In a first, scientists at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering have created a new kind of polyurethane by mixing lignin, a material found in plant cell walls, along with carbon dioxide. The versatile ...

In a review recently published in the open-access journal Materials, researchers discussed the recent progress in the use of lignin as a renewably sourced component for eco-friendly polyurethanes.

It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it. In this case, the “job” is the breakdown of lignin, the structural biopolymer that gives stems, bark and branches their signature woodiness. One of the ...

Overcoming supply chain challenges is often a dance of two steps forward, one step back. As the European Union-funded project BioFibreLoop made a breakthrough in lignin-based fiber spinning, finding ...

Lignin, a chief component of cell walls in plants, is naturally degraded in the soil. Identifying new microorganisms involved in this degradation can help develop novel lignin breakdown processes in ...

A new study shows how plants 'encode' specific chemistries of their lignin to grow tall and sustain climate changes: each plant cell uses different combinations of the enzymes LACCASEs to create ...

Research from the Nanoscience Center of the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, has revealed that lignin, a polyphenol, important for plant structure, has antimicrobial activity against viruses and ...

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 ...