Could it be the plastic alternative we’ve long been looking for? “We use only 2% of produced lignin for useful applications,” says Hoyong Chung, an associate professor in chemical and ...

Typically it directs considerable resources to ensuring that this does not happen; one of the ways it does so is to encase its cellulosic fibres in recalcitrant lignin, a phenolic resinous ...

The polymer clay was made by combining lignin sulfonate (the material's water-soluble form) with cellulose fibres and water, ...

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 ...

Using the hardwood balsa for its relatively high strength, low density, and homogenous structure, Engquist and his team stripped it free of its tough lignin and filled the remaining material with ...

Laundry experts break down the pros and cons of powder vs. liquid detergent, as well as pods. Find out which is right for you. “All detergents have pros and cons,” says LaundryTok expert ...

Lignin bio­syn­thesis projects concentrate on lignin biosynthesis in developing woody tissue of Norway spruce and Silver birch, both of which are economically important trees in Finland. We have ...

Steadily improving milling rates enabled ASX-listed Tietto Minerals to reach record quarterly production of 37 111 oz of gold from its Abujar mine, in Côte d'Ivoire, for the quarter ended March 31.

The calcium sulphonate complex grease is now being blended locally by FUCHS LUBRICANTS SOUTH AFRICA for its extensive mining customer base, reveals Dave Gons, Mining Export Technical Export.