Lignin, a by-product of the forest industry, can be used to produce sustainable materials that can replace traditional plastics. This has been revealed in a research project at the University of ...

Lignin-based conditioners offer a natural, eco-friendly alternative to synthetic hair care products They reduce frizz, lock in moisture, and promote healthier, more manageable hair Biodegradable ...

Researchers have developed a fully biobased hair conditioner using lignin gel emulsions, offering a sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative to conventional haircare products.

Friedrichshafen, Germany — Celanese Corp. has drawn a circle around acetal with a new sustainable solution. At Fakuma 2024, Dallas-based Celanese introduced Hostaform/Celcon ECO-C acetal.

It examines biorefinery, kraft, organosolv, soda, lignosulfonate, and hydrolytic lignin manufacturing. SWOT analyses for major lignin categories are included. Lignin is the second most abundant ...

The problem, according to UC Riverside researchers, has been lignin, a key structural component in plant cells. Tough and resilient, lignin gives trees their strength – and also makes it hard to ...

Lignin, left over after cellulose fibers are removed from wood to make paper, contains a mix of aromatic compounds that chemists have found ways to transform into a range of useful products.

In another exit from a traditional chemical business, DuPont has struck a deal to sell an 80.1% interest in its Delrin acetal homopolymer unit to the private equity firm TJC. The transaction ...

Private equity firm TJC LP of New York has agreed to buy 80 percent of DuPont Co.'s Delrin acetal homopolymer (H-POM) business. The sale is valued at $1.8 billion, Wilmington, Del.-based DuPont ...

WSU researchers have developed a novel method that extracts lignin in its native form from wheat straw with high yield and purity, overcoming challenges of heterogeneity usually associated with ...