The researchers studied cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), tiny rod-shaped particles made of cellulose. Using the ForMAX beamline at MAX IV, they were able to follow how the particles behaved as the liquid formed increasingly complex swirling patterns. At first, the cellulose nanocrystals followed the larger flow patterns. But as the flow became more complex, their behaviour
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Since the start, ForMAX has provided new capabilities for research on sustainable materials from renewable forest resources. Some of the milestones that has been achieved are: The very first experiment at the beamline, made by researchers from KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Wallenberg Wood Science Center. The first industrial experiment: a study on sustainable
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The first day was dedicated to the equipment available at Lund University of Technology, specifically the Biomass Steam Pretreatment facility, the 4D Imaging Lab, and nCHERM – National Center for High-Resolution Electron Microscopy. After a joint introduction, all conference participants received a guided tour of the infrastructures with the opportunity to ask the researchers questions. In
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The beamline ForMAX at MAX IV hosts its first industry experiment: a ground-breaking study on fibre-based sustainable food packaging performed by Tetra Pak and researchers at Chalmers University.
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ForMAX is specially designed for advanced studies on materials from the forest and is an initiative of several major players who have joined forces. The research station consists of a beamline where synchrotron X-ray light will be used to study the materials at the nano level up to the millimeter level. The construction of the
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