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Lignin to lead bio-based chemicals? Lignin could come become the primary source of bio-based aromatic compounds for the chemical industry, according to a new report.   |
Chemistry World
October 8, 2013
Colin King |
Figuring lignin out Lignin gives plants the strength to grow tall but this strength is a barrier to turning plants into biofuels. So researchers in the UK have devised an efficient way to make complex model compounds of lignin to help them figure out the best way to break lignin down. |
Chemistry World
February 13, 2014
Sarah Kenwright |
Natural adhesive brings new life to old carpets A biotechnological process to transform lignin into an adhesive opens the door on an eco-friendly strategy for recycling carpets, new research shows. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2009
Joe Pappalardo |
Beetle's Stomach Holds Secret to Cheap Biofuel The future of ethanol fuel might be found in the guts of a Chinese beetle. The chemistry of the beetle's stomach help it to break down trees, a skill that may benefit companies that are looking into biomass-to-ethanol plants. |
Chemistry World
June 13, 2013
Jeanne Therese Andres |
Bacterium breaks down grass for biofuel US scientists have discovered the first microorganism that anaerobically degrades plant biomass to release sugars for biofuel feedstocks. |
Chemistry World
April 21, 2011
James Urquhart |
Lignin cut down to size by nickel catalyst A nickel-based homogeneous catalyst that breaks down lignin - the tough polymer that forms plant cell walls - into useful building blocks suitable for chemicals, including green fuels, has been developed by US scientists. |
Chemistry World
March 17, 2014
Emma Stoye |
BPA substitute made from paper industry leftovers In response to the controversy surrounding bisphenol A, chemists in the US have synthesized a safer, green alternative based on lignin. |
Wired
October 2001 |
Verge To study how microgravity affects plant development, scientists are germinating about two dozen thale cress plants 250 miles above earth... |
