lignin – TechConnect Briefs

Thermal Transformation of Aqueous Lignin Suspension into Nanoparticle Dispersion and Its Associative Properties

Zhaoquing L., Gast J.C., Bottorff K.J., Solenis LLC, US

LIGNIN IS THE SECOND MOST ABUNDANT BIOPOLYMER. NANOPARTICLE DISPERSIONS OF LIGNIN WERE OBTAINED BY SIMPLY HEATING IN A CONTROLLED MANNER A PARTIALLY NEUTRALIZED LIGNIN SUSPENSION IN WATER. THE LIGNIN NANOPARTICLES WERE FOUND TO FORM STABLE [...]

Applications of Enzymatic Saccharification Residues as a Fully Biobased Adhesive

Hafez I.H., Yang H., Tze W.T.Y., University of Minnesota, US

When woody biomass is enzymatically treated to release from its polysaccharide components fermentable sugars for bio-alcohols and other chemicals production, it typically leaves behind in the waste stream solid residues that are rich in lignin. [...]

Applications of Enzymatic Saccharification Residues as a Fully Biobased Adhesive

Hafez I.H., Yang H., Tze W.T.Y., University of Minnesota, US

When woody biomass is enzymatically treated to release from its polysaccharide components fermentable sugars for bio-alcohols and other chemicals production, it typically leaves behind in the waste stream solid residues that are rich in lignin. [...]

Morphological Consequence of Sonication on Lignin-CNT-Epoxy Composite

Thomas D., Edwards J., Parker R., Ku C.-L., Bryan D., Liao Y-H, Liang R., Florida A & M University, US

This project will utilize SEM and molecular modeling analysis to determine morphological consequences of presonication time on lignin particle size and the joint sonication of lignin with CNT. The investigation will yield a more fundamental [...]