Article in Forskning & Framsteg highlights new materials from wood
The transparent wood is an example that the magazine Forskning & Framsteg brings up. The picture is taken in a different context. The article focuses on the expression “Everything that is made of oil can be made of forest” and then shows exciting examples of both research and development projects. Participating in the article are […]
The industrial graduate school Resource-smart Processes is starting up
Now starts Resource-smart Processes – a national industrial graduate school for bio-based processes. The doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows in Resource-smart Processes will work with development close to world-leading researchers and industry. – We need more people with process knowledge in the bio-based industry – to be able to continue to develop sustainable products and […]
Progress in making paper for energy storage
Digital Cellulose Center is a Vinnova competence center which includes Linköping University, KTH, RISE. An article in Ny Teknik, a weekly Swedish magazine in the field of technology and engineering, now highlights the centre’s recent successes in producing electronically conductive paper on a pilot scale. The electrical properties are obtained by using conductive polymers and […]
Nanocellulose aerogels for future biomedical applications
Nanocellulose aerogels are a relatively new type of lightweight material where around 99% of the material consists of air. Research has shown the potential for nanocellulose arogels, among other things, for high-performance insulation and purification of water, but the process of making them has required special equipment such as shock freezing with liquid nitrogen followed […]
Research on materials from the forest on IVA’s 100 list 2021
This year’s Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) 100 list focuses on crisis preparedness and society’s ability to handle crises. Of the 51 listed projects, two projects use the forest as a raw material: Fully green energy harvester, Mid Sweden University. The project uses cellulose-based materials to manufacture triboelectric nanogenerators (TENG) that can store energy from […]
Next generation transparent wood is here – 100% biobased
Much has happened since the first publication on the transparent wood; a bio composite that combines transparent properties with the strength of wood. Since 2016 the material has been given special properties such as thermo-regulation and other intelligent properties. Now a new milestone has been reached: fully bio-based transparent wood, made with green chemistry. – We […]
Research on lignin and chipping rewarded by the Gunnar Sundblad Research Foundation
The Gunnar Sundblad Research Foundation’s annual Competence Development Award aims to promote the development of the Swedish pulp and paper industry’s transformation towards improved and new products and services. This year, Christian Kugge, SCA R&D Centre, is awarded for his research on lignin. The awardis motivated by: “By combining basic catalysis with applied research in […]
Electronically conductive cellulose-yarn developed by WWSC researchers
The yarns were produced by a roll-to-roll coating process with an ink based on the biocompatible PEDOT:PSS and could be used in a household sewing machine. The findings were recently published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. “This cellulose thread could lead to garments with built-in electronic, smart functions, made from non-toxic, renewable and natural materials,” […]
Bright possibility to extract hydrogen peroxide from lignin
By exposing the lignin in the pulp to daylight, a photocatalytic production of hydrogen peroxide takes place inside the pulp process. – This could mean a real simplification of the manufacturing process for bleached paper. You simply skip the step of adding hydrogen peroxide from the outside. Instead, the mass is exposed to light, explains […]
New method for making nano paper
Yunus Can Görür, doctoral student in Fiber Technology at KTH, supervised by Professor Lars Wågberg and Doctor Per Larsson, has in his doctoral project managed to show that it is possible to chemically pre-treat fibers in such a way that it is possible to first make paper from the fibers and then subject them to […]
Treesearch wishes Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Treesearch wishes you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! This year has not been what we expected and wished for, and we are looking forward to a new year. One of the few positive effects of the pandemic was however that the online content of seminars and conferences increased and here in […]
Artificial lignin detected when the pulping process is closely studied
Lignin has gone from a residual product to becoming highly interesting as a raw material for more value-creating products. However, there are still many knowledge gaps around lignin, something that Nicola’s research together with Stora Enso has helped to fill. Nicola’s research is now highlighted in an interview on BioInnovation’s website. Read more at bioinnovation.se […]
