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9 February 20187 February 2018

A step towards independence from fossil resources

Lignin is a real alternative to fossil resources in the manufacture of primers and adhesives

Ein Schritt in die Unabhängigkeit von fossilen Rohstoffen

Lignin ist eine echte Alternative zu fossilen Rohstoffen bei der Herstellung von Grundierungen oder Klebstoffen

6 February 20182 February 2018

Tennessee Startup Awarded Competitive Grant from the National Science Foundation to turn Waste into Plastic

New start-up awarded grant to develop new biodegradable plastics from lignin

11 December 20177 December 2017

Grüne Chemie: Polyurethane mit Synthesebausteinen aus Lignin

Forscher entwickeln im Projekt „Lignoplast“ Verfahren und Anwendungsmöglichkeiten für verschiedene Lignintypen bis zum Pilotmaßstab

22 November 201717 November 2017

Sweetwater Energy introduces Ligning-Based activated Carbon to Market

Biomass conversion technology produces the first-ever native lignin that can be easily carbonized

21 November 201717 November 2017

New routes to renewables: Sandia speeds transformation of biofuel waste into wealth

The team’s findings could help transform the economics of making fuels and other products from domestically grown renewable sources

20 November 201716 November 2017

Aus Holz wird Hightech

Aus Holz wertvolle chemische Verbindungen gewinnen, seine Eignung als Baumaterial verbessern und die Bewirtschaftung von Wäldern optimieren

30 October 201726 October 2017

Leaf Resources enters biodegradable packaging market leveraging Glycell strategy

Innovative biodegradable coating product for the packaging market is based on lignin and also utilizes glycerol

20 October 201720 October 2017

Surrounded by potential: new science in converting biomass

Scientists at Ames Laboratory are experimenting with chemical reactions that decompose lignin models at low temperatures and pressures

18 October 201716 October 2017

Bio-Flammschutz für Kunststoffe: Fraunhofer LBF erschließt neue Verwendungsmöglichkeiten für Lignin

Als Kunststoffadditiv besitzt Lignin die Fähigkeit, die Entflammbarkeit von Kunststoffen zu reduzieren

13 October 201712 October 2017

WooDoo: Transparentes Holz

Thermoformbarer Holzwerkstoff für Architektur, Möbeldesign und Fahrzeuginterior

10 October 20173 October 2017

New Biorizon project on pyrolysis-based application of lignin-rich residues

Char and pyrolysis oil fractions are obtained which can serve as a bio-based additive or substitute of fossil based compounds in higher-value applications

28 September 201718 September 2017

Depolymerizing that dang lignin: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to biochemical lignin deconstruction

Lignin valorization is key for meeting the DOE’s hydrocarbon fuel cost and sustainability targets in integrated biorefineries

25 September 201721 September 2017

Wo Nachhaltigkeit hoch im Kurs steht

Tecnaro ist zum dritten Mal mit dem Green-Brands-Siegel ausgezeichnet worden - Diskussion mit Franz Untersteller

4 September 201730 August 2017

Spinning plant waste into carbon fiber for cars, planes

Washington State researchers report transforming lignin into carbon fiber to produce a lower-cost material strong enough to build car or aircraft parts

31 August 201729 August 2017

Researchers Use Lignin to Create Carbon Fiber for Cars and Planes

Their work will be showcased at the 254th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS)

22 August 201721 August 2017

MetGen, Sweetwater unlocking lignin – the roughest, toughest, ornieri’st material that ever bushwhack’d a pioneer in the Valley of Death

For all of your questions about the advanced bioeconomy there’s just the one answer and that is “lignin”

16 August 201714 August 2017

The electrochemical approach: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Upgrading Biorefinery Waste to Industrial Chemicals and Hydrogen

Staser’s team prepared these slides for DOE’s 2017 Project Peer Review meeting

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

1 August 201728 July 2017

Kunststoff aus Zucker und Stärke – in Serie

Die beiden Gründer der Biokunststoff-Firma Tecnaro im Interview mit Bild der Wissenschaft

20 July 201715 February 2018

How UPM Biochemicals are maximising the opportunity found in our forests

Company is successfully developing biorefinery processes to produce chemical building blocks made from wood

10 July 20174 July 2017

Benzin und Chemikalien aus Pflanzenresten

Wie praktisch und umweltfreundlich es doch wäre, wenn man Treibstoff ganz einfach aus Pflanzenresten herstellen könnte

5 July 201729 June 2017

Things to do with lignin: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Upgrading Biorefinery Waste to chemicals and hydrogen

The hope? To generate additional biorefinery revenue stream and reduce the cost of biofuels to be competitive with petroleum fuels

19 June 201714 June 2017

Bioraffinerie: Forschungsprojekt Flippr2 startet in die Prozessintegration

Neues Bioraffinerieprojekt Flippr² arbeitet an Realisierung einer Rohstoffdrehscheibe der biobasierten Industrie – wichtig für Unternehmen und interessant für den Wissenschaftsstandort

26 May 201723 May 2017

Mountains of waste could lead to new U.S. manufacturing, jobs

Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists success in making fuel and bioproducts from lignin

17 May 201715 May 2017

45 Prozent mehr Bioplastik in den nächsten fünf Jahren weltweit

Immer mehr Verbraucher verlangen nach Kunststoffen aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen. Biologische Ausgangsmaterialien dafür zu finden, ist ein zentrales Anliegen der Wissenschaft, das vom Bundesforschungsministerium gefördert wird

23 April 201720 March 2018

Termite gut holds a secret to breaking down plant biomass

The study of fungus-cultivating termites led UW-Madison researchers to discover a highly efficient natural system for breaking down the lignin in woody biomass

3 April 201730 March 2017

Sappi Biotech partners with CellMark to increase global sales reach of Sappi’s Hansa lignin products

Partnership aiming to include a joint social investment initiative to benefit rural communities in South Africa

31 March 201729 March 2017

Lignin – a natural resource with huge potential

Baden-Württemberg research consortium is specifically focused on exploring the potential of this natural polymer

Lignin – ein Rohstoff mit viel Potenzial

Forschungsverbund in Baden-Württemberg widmet sich intensiv dem Potenzial des natürlichen Polymers

17 March 201715 March 2017

Recent Lignin Announcements Show Repeated Mistakes, Not Progress

Traditional approaches have already failed and focus on different strategies for lignin-based material commercialization has to be prefered

9 March 20177 March 2017

Research focuses on lignin as an alternative to fossil resources

Fraunhofer researchers are using innovative sustainable processes for the extraction and fractionation of lignin

Lignin: der alternative Rohstoff im Visier der Forschung

Fraunhofer Forscher wollen mit neuen nachhaltigen Aufschluss- und Fraktionierungsverfahren für Lignin die Ausbeute von aromatischen Plattformchemikalien optimieren

17 February 201715 February 2017

Reactive lignin for reducing the environmental impacts of wood products

Innovative replacement for toxic phenol compounds in wood adhesives offering new business opportunities to many industrial players

15 February 201714 February 2017

Dutch biomass sugar partnership formed

More cellulosic sugar partnerships are taking place, and this one is in Europe

9 February 20177 February 2017

Composite Materials from Renewable Biomaterials

Launch of the European Research Project LIBRE, with the Participation of the ITCF

Kompositwerkstoffe aus erneuerbaren Biomaterialien

Start des europäischen Forschungsprojektes LIBRE mit Beteiligung des ITCF

2 February 201731 January 2017

AVALON Industries wins new Swiss research project to replace carcinogenic formaldehyde with bio-based, non-toxic 5-HMF

Research project aims to come up with a formaldehyde-free, sustainable and non-toxic adhesive for industrial use in the wood-processing industry

AVALON Industries gewinnt neues Schweizer Forschungsprojekt, um karzinogenes Formaldehyd durch biobasiertes, nicht-toxisches 5-HMF zu ersetzen

Forschungsprojekt will einen formaldehydfreien, nachhaltigen und ungiftigen Klebstoff für den industriellen Einsatz in der holzverarbeitenden Industrie entwickeln

12 December 201611 August 2020

Depolymerizing lignin and making it pay – now, soon, never?

Lignin developed from residue that was only useful as a fuel for producing cellulose into a sustainable and very satisfactory alternative to fossil fuels

6 December 20163 December 2016

Voting is open! TECNARO competing for nomination for the GreenTec Award 2017

Company’s environmentally friendly bioplastic liquid wood ARBOFORM has made the preselection

18 November 201618 November 2016

Who’s got hot lignin? The Digest’s 2016 Guide to lignin production and prospects

Compendium of suppliers to produce and sell cellulosic sugar and/or lignin for use by the research community

21 October 201619 October 2016

Researchers make breakthrough in biobased materials

WSU scientists find new type of solvent to separate lignin from wood

12 October 201611 October 2016

RAMPF – fewer fossil and more renewable raw materials

Group is researching the use of lignin in various polyurethane applications

RAMPF: Weniger fossile, mehr nachwachsende Rohstoffe

Unternehmensgruppe erforscht den Einsatz von Lignin in verschiedenen Polyurethananwendungen

27 September 201624 September 2016

Renmatix bags $14m from Bill Gates, Total

Plantrose process will enable a multitude of renewable process technologies to access the markets

19 August 201617 August 2016

Three Steps in the Right Direction

Top honors innovation competition for sustainability initiatives

27 July 201626 July 2016

Energy department grants $2.5M for biorefinery waste use, renewable bioproduct study

Three-year study to focus on ways to make plastic materials from lignin waste

13 July 201612 July 2016

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