346 Biobased Materials III: Lignin-Based Materials

Tuesday, November 5, 2013: 3:15 PM
Sutter AB (Hilton)
Description:
Lignin is one of the three biopolymers present in forest biomass. It is rich in aromatic and various antioxidants and can act as a platform for various novel materials. This session is intended to focus on lignin based biomaterials, nanocarbons and nanocomposites.

Sponsor:
Forest and Plant Bioproducts Division

Chair:
Amar K. Mohanty
Email: mohanty@uoguelph.ca

Co-Chair:
Manju Misra
Email: mmisra@uoguelph.ca

- indicates paper has an Extended Abstract file available on CD.


3:15 PM
(346a) Completely Biobased Lignin Adhesives for Plywood Applications
Russell Li, Yi-Lin Chung, Elizabeth Sattely and Sarah Billington

4:05 PM
(346c) Synthesis and Curing of Bio-Based Epoxy Resin Derived From Organosolv Lignin
Fatemeh Ferdosian, Zhongshun (Sean) Yuan, Mark Anderson and Chunbao (Charles) Xu