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21 March 202316 March 2023

Carbon fibers from lignin – a new process for economical production

Lignin as an inexpensive raw starting material for the production of carbon fibers has so far received little attention in industrial production


Carbonfasern auf der Basis von Holz – kostensparend und umweltfreundlich

Lignin als kostengünstiges und in großen Mengen verfügbares Ausgangsmaterial für die Herstellung von Carbonfasern hat bisher kaum Beachtung in der industriellen Fertigung gefunden


20 March 202315 March 2023

Aerogel-it and Fibenol Collaborate for Sustainable Superinsulation

With the aim of taking the worldwide first lignin-based bioaerogels to the next level, aerogel-it and Fibenol have collaborated to use the Fibenol biomaterial LIGNOVA as a highly sustainable raw material


14 March 202313 March 2023

This starchy bioplastic could make soggy paper straws a thing of the past

Ultrastrong, Hydrostable, and Degradable Straws Derived from Microplastic-Free Thermoset Films for Sustainable Development


Neuer stärkehaltiger Biokunststoff könnte durchweichte Papierstrohhalme der Vergangenheit angehören lassen

Es wurde eine neue Art von Biokunststoff-Folie aus natürlichen, abbaubaren Materialien entwickelt, die zu einem Strohhalm gerollt werden kann, der nicht durchweicht und stärker als Plastik ist


8 March 20236 March 2023

Vanillin from Kraft Lignin

A green method for obtaining vanillin from technical lignin produced from pulp


Aus Kraft-Lignin wird Vanillin

Umweltverträgliche Gewinnung von Vanillin aus technischem Lignin bei der Papierherstellung


6 March 202328 February 2023

Researchers use light to convert abundant lignin into plastic that can be continually recycled

New process could advance a waste-free system of polymer manufacture and re-use known as the circular plastic economy


Forscher verwandeln Lignin mit Hilfe von Licht in Kunststoff, der immer wieder recycelt werden kann

Neues Verfahren könnte ein abfallfreies System zur Herstellung und Wiederverwendung von Polymeren fördern


24 February 202321 February 2023

Effizientes Haus: Energie sparen mit Super-Dämmstoff

DBU fördert Green Startup aerogel-it aus Osnabrück


13 February 20238 February 2023

Lignin – Reststoff mit Potenzial

Dieses Dossier gibt einen kompakten Überblick über Forschungs- und Entwicklungsprojekte, die neue Anwendungen für Lignin erschließen


18 January 202312 January 2023

Sustainable lignin-PLA composites for food packaging

Future research will include additional testing antioxidants and degradation studies. A new study with comprehensive results has been submitted for peer-review publication


12 January 20239 January 2023

Lignovations’ functional ingredient LignoGuard® based on Fibenol LIGNOVA™ lignin confirmed safe for use in cosmetic products

Using Fibenol’s lignin called LIGNOVA™ as a raw material, Lignovations has developed a new functional ingredient called LignoGuard® that has passed all relevant safety tests to be used in cosmetic products including those for sensitive skin


10 January 20235 January 2023

Transparent Wood-Based Materials: Current State-of-the-Art and Future Perspectives

The present manuscript aims at providing the reader with some perspectives about its novel functionalizations and applications


6 January 20233 January 2023

Tandem chemocatalysis and biological funneling to valorize lignin

Lignocellulose-derived monomers can be converted to a single product, polyhydroxyalkanoates, by Pseudomonas putida


3 January 202322 December 2022

To Make Valuable Bioproducts, Pick the Right Solvent Pretreatment

Three common solvents for pretreating switchgrass yield lignin extracts with the potential for making different valuable bioproducts


12 December 20227 December 2022

Lignin nanoparticles: A sustainable recipe for combining cellulose with hydrophobic polymers for advanced applications

The Bioproduct Chemistry team at Aalto University have designed a sustainable method to produce strong and flexible cellulosic films that incredibly maintain their strength even when wet


9 December 20226 December 2022

Modified enzyme brings value to lignin monomers

The chemical industry faces the challenge of replacing fossil-based building blocks with green alternatives. Biomass is an interesting source of carbon-based molecules


Modifiziertes Enzym veredelt Ligninmonomere

Umwandlung von Lignin in wertvolle Chemikalien


6 December 20221 December 2022

Biorizon teams up with Kaneka to create a sustainable premium polymer

Researchers from Biorizon co-initiator VITO and chemical company Kaneka Belgium joined forces to conduct research to create a lignin-based polymer that outperformed its fossil-based counterpart in terms of thermal stability and UV-blocking properties


18 November 202216 November 2022

Below Zero: why Less is More for the Advanced Bioeconomy

Above zero, the bioeconomy is just another path competing with EVs, or wind, or solar, getting grief over costs, or land-use, or diversion of feedstocks. Better to be the necessary helper than the competitor


11 November 202211 November 2022

Catalytic Process With Lignin Could Enable 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel

NREL, MIT, Washington State University Collaboration Provides Pathway to Sustainable Jet Fuel


3 November 202231 October 2022

LignoValue Pilot inaugurated

Several studies have identified biomass containing lignin (e.g. wood, grass, straw, corn straw) as the biomass of choice for the sustainable production of chemicals and especially so-called bio-aromatics


31 October 20226 January 2023

Transparent wood could soon replace plastics

Published in the journal Science of The Total Environment, the Indian study said transparent wood reduced ecological impacts on the environment because of its renewable and biodegradable properties


Transparentes Holz statt Glas und Plastik

Bei der indischen Version hapert es noch an der Durchsichtigkeit, doch die Herstellung soll umweltverträglich sein


21 October 202218 October 2022

Södra plans to add lignin to the range of forest-based sustainable alternatives to fossil materials

Company seeks partners to develop its lignin-based alternatives and is always looking to develop new products from renewable timber products


20 October 202217 October 2022

Technip Energies and MetGen Join Forces to Industrialize METNIN® Lignin Refining Technology

Memorandum of Understanding to jointly bring a standardized solution for lignin refining to the global market


5 October 20224 October 2022

MetGen’s Acceleration: A hat-trick of deals put the lignin pioneer on a new trajectory

From MetGen in Finland comes not one story but three, a hat-trick, and Biofuels Digest discusses them


22 September 202219 September 2022

The chitosan packaging industry is only just beginning

Earth’s second most abundant natural material is the best natural replacement for single use plastics


12 September 20227 September 2022

Lignin processing – challenges and limits

Lignin has a very interesting structure, inviting us to try and develop better applications from this feedstock


8 September 20222 September 2022

Difficulties in lignin valorization

Although this resource is in ample supply, its isolation technology and treatment pose formidable problems


31 August 202223 August 2022

Lignin: the paper byproduct that could change the game

Organic carbon substitute could be used in everything from batteries to biofuel and carbonfibre


30 August 202223 August 2022

Eco-glue can replace harmful adhesives in wood construction

A fast and energy-efficient manufacturing process results in a strong, non-toxic and fire-resistant adhesive—and a great opportunity for the Finnish bioeconomy


8 August 20221 August 2022

Waste wood chemically recycled to produce material stronger than steel

A treatment process can turn old pieces of wood into a new super-strong material called "healed wood"


29 July 202227 July 2022

Stora Enso und Northvolt kooperieren bei der Entwicklung von Batterien auf Holzbasis

Die Unternehmen haben eine gemeinsame Entwicklungsvereinbarung geschlossen, um eine nachhaltige Batterie mit einer Anode zu entwickeln, die aus erneuerbaren Rohstoffen hergestellt wird, die nachhaltig und lokal in den nordischen Ländern gewonnen werden


Stora Enso and Northvolt partner to develop wood-based batteries

The companies have entered into a Joint Development Agreement to create a sustainable battery featuring anode produced from renewable raw materials sourced sustainably and locally in the Nordic countries


18 July 202213 July 2022

Biopolymers from wood and chitin for sustainable textile solutions

DITF researchers are testing CO2-binding wood as a raw material for high-tech textiles and investigating possible uses for chitosan, for example as a binder substitute in coatings for previously petroleum-based systems


13 July 20229 July 2022

Spinverse helped Lignin Industries secure 4.4 M€ from Innovation Fund to expand their production of bio-based materials

Lignin Industries will use the funding to build a first-of-a-kind large-scale production site in Sweden to produce RENOL®, a patented, renewable, and highly functional bio-based material from lignin


28 June 202221 June 2022

Bestimmtes Licht lässt Biokunststoff zerfallen

US-Wissenschaftler entwickeln neues recycelbares Material aus Abfall der Zellstoffproduktion


7 June 20224 June 2022

New artificial enzyme breaks down tough lignin

Researchers from WSU and PNNL showed that their artificial enzyme succeeded in digesting lignin, which has stubbornly resisted previous attempts to develop it into an economically useful energy source


9 May 20224 May 2022

Competitive Edge: MetGen Oy

With the mission of maximizing the value of renewable feedstock, MetGen has developed and commercially launched a novel lignin valorization technology, METNIN


6 May 20222 May 2022

Grüne Tenside: Abfall der Papierindustrie kann Erdöl ersetzen

Barta Weissert und ihrem Team vom Institut für Chemie der Universität Graz wurde für ihr Forschungsvorhaben Anfang dieses Jahres eine EU-Förderung in der Höhe von 2,5 Millionen Euro zugesprochen


Lignin-based jet fuel packs more power for less pollution

In a study published in the journal Fuel, researchers analyzed a Washington State University-developed jet fuel based on lignin, an organic polymer that makes plants tough and woody


4 April 202229 March 2022

Helping Agriculture to Reach its Circular Bioeconomy Goals

The potential use of lignin biopolymers for the development of nanoparticles for agricultural applications and environmental decontamination


14 February 202211 February 2022

LIGNOLOC® Holznagel mit Kopf für die Fassade lässt Zimmererherzen höher schlagen

Die revolutionären Holznägel, die nach monatelanger Arbeit endlich die Marktreife erlangten, werden aus mitteleuropäischem Buchenholz gefertigt und sind umweltfreundlich von der Produktion bis zum Recycling


1 February 202231 January 2022

Creating value from Waste

University of Delaware (UD) researchers report low-pressure method to convert industrially processed biomass into plastics, chemicals


14 December 202113 December 2021

Avantium’s bioasphalt road update, IKEA’s biopackaging, Shark Tank winning plant-based laundry sheets and more

The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of December 2nd


7 December 20216 December 2021

Neues Material auf Ligninbasis soll fossile Kunststoffe und Klebstoffe ersetzen

Holzabfälle, die in erneuerbaren, recycelbaren Duroplast-Alternativen verwendet werden


3 December 202129 November 2021

Stora Ensos holzbasiertes Batteriematerial gewinnt Metsä360-Preis

Als Material für Lithium-Ionen-Batterien hat Lignin das Potenzial, traditionelle Industrien radikal zu verändern


2 December 202129 November 2021

New lignin based material to replace fossil plastics and adhesives

Wood waste used in renewable, recyclable thermoset plastic alternative

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