
Overview
The forum on lignin brought together experts from academia, industry, and government to share knowledge and identify technical and economic opportunities and challenges for the pulp and paper industry with regard to the utilization of the lignin byproduct from the Kraft process. The forum concluded with several action items that participants could work on together to accelerate the advancing forest bioeconomy in Michigan.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank Steve Brooks, director of corporate energy at the Verso Corporation for providing the facility and lunch for this event. We would also like to thank Julie Manley at Guiding Green for her help in organizing this event.