Finnish researchers have developed a process that can produce reactive lignin from pulp industry side streams. Lignin’s CO2 footprint is only 20% of the footprint of phenol, and it ca…

A team of scientists at the University of Cambridge has developed a way of using solar power to generate a fuel that is both sustainable and inexpensive to produce.  Lignocellulose is the main…

Molecules 10,000 times narrower than a human hair could hold the key to the construction of wooden skyscrapers and more energy-efficient paper production, according to research published …

Researchers at Binghamton University in New York have developed paper-based, bacteria-powered fuel cells, essentially creating low-cost, portable, disposable batteries for use in rem…

Nippon Paper Industries (NPI) has created new paper-based materials by combining wood pulp and mineral particles. Materials created through the process have all the characteristics and a…

Researchers have developed a new method to automatically recognise tree species based on laser scanning measurements.  The study, a joint research project between Tampere University of T…

Pinene – the natural chemical behind the ‘Christmas smell’ of pine trees – has been used by researchers to develop a renewable plastic. Traditionally a waste product from the paper industry…

Researchers are developing the world’s most advanced industrial paper airplanes – cheap cardboard gliders that can be used by military to deliver supplies to remote areas, before being dis…