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A simple, cheap pretreatment promises to radically cut the price of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from waste wood biomass – potentially making it cost-competitive with fossil-based jet fuel, while cutting down emissions by up to 80%... [read more]

By Loz Blain | New Atlas

The drive to expand green space and replace removed trees got a boost in 18 communities across the state after the Department of Natural Resources awarded $400,000 in grants.... [read more]

By Jakkar Aimery | The Detroit News

Transparent wood material is being exploited for smartphone screens, insulated windows, and more

Thirty years ago, a botanist in Germany had a simple wish: to see the inner workings of woody plants without dissecting them... [read more]

By Jude Colemand | Knowable Magazine

FRACTION develops a novel integrated biomass biorefinery approach to maximise the purity and quality of cellulose, lignin and hemicellulose, demonstrating their upgrading into high-added-value products.

The conversion of lignocellulosic (non-edible) biomass is a promising alternative... [read more]

By Innovation News Network

Sustainable and environmentally friendly production processes are playing an increasingly important role in almost all branches of industry... [read more]

by Charlotte Schwenner | Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres

How two Merritt-based companies are revolutionizing sustainable forest management

In a long-standing alliance, a First Nations-owned and operated fibre management company, Stuwix Resources Joint Venture (SRJV) and Valley Carriers... [read more]

By FESBC

New circular production process saves wood byproducts from the waste stream, yielding a 100% natural raw material with no thermoplastics.

From the moment a tree is chopped down, wood waste starts to accumulate. Splinters of bark and wood on the forest floor... [read more]

By Abigail Klein Leichman | ISREAL21C

Researchers have developed a quick and easy way to turn the wood-based bioproduct lignin into nanoparticles that can create a transparent coating with anti-fog... [read more]

By Paul McClure | New Atlas

By-products from pulp mills contain organic compounds that have so far been largely unprocessed. An EU-funded project is repurposing this leftover material from the manufacturing process into valuable materials and chemicals.

Modern pulp mills seek to valorise all components from their raw materials, a strategy that enhances profitability and lessens environmental impact... [read more]

By European Commission