27 March 202521 March 2025 Sustainable wood preservation offers innovative solutions for longer-lasting, eco-friendly materials Lili Cai’s work paves the way for greener building practices by turning waste into sustainable solutions for wood preservation
11 February 20206 February 2020 All things considered, wooden pallets are more eco-friendly than plastic pallets Penn State researchers compared the long-term performance of treated wooden and plastic pallets through a detailed, cradle-to-grave life-cycle assessment
17 July 201816 July 2018 Coming soon to a lab near you? Genetically modified cannabis Scientists might be able to draw from new sources of cannabis compounds for research
11 August 20179 August 2017 Lignin can make building materials less toxic, replaces petroleum MSU research showing the 100 percent successful substitution of phenol with lignin
5 February 20164 February 2016 Studying dispersion quality of nanoparticles into a bio-based coating Distribution of added nanoclay, nanosilica and nanoalumina is the key
3 March 20146 May 2014 Giant grass boosts biofuel yield 12-fold Miscanthus found as leaving current corn ethanol production levels far behind
31 January 201430 January 2014 It’s 2014: Feel the pressure, turn up the heat, and get cracking Hydrotreating, catalytic cracking, pyrolysis, metathesis, supercritical, and catalytic reforming
15 December 2011 Project sheds new light on Medicinal Benefits of Plants Researchers studied the genes and chemical composition of 14 plants known for their medicinal properties
9 November 2011 Carbon mitigation strategy uses wood for buildings first, bioenergy second Substituting wood for non-wood building materials can displace far more carbon emissions than using the wood for biofuel
