Description:
In the forestry, agriculture and bioproduct sectors, lignin is an important raw material that shows immense potential in novel value-added industrial applications. Pulp and paper industries as well as emerging lingo-cellulosic ethanol industries with saturation would produce approximately 150 million tons of lignin annually. Much of the lignin is being burnt for power. Lignin is an aromatic macromolecule and can be used in replacing petroleum in biobased product developments. The value-added applications of lignin for industrial uses are wave of the future. This session encourages high quality papers relating to value-added uses of lignin in emerging bio-chemicals, bio-based materials including biobased composite materials, bio-adhesives, biobased thermoset resins, bio-surfactants, with added advantage of eco-friendliness, sustainability as well as in promoting the low-carbon economy.
Sponsor:
Forest and Plant Bioproducts Division
Co-Sponsor(s):
Biorefinery Technologies for Forest Based Lignocellulosic Biomass (T4A)
Chair:
Amar K. Mohanty
Professor and Premier's Research Chair in Biomaterials & Transportation
Department of Plant Agriculture & School of Engineering
Crop Science Building
Guelph, ON
N1G 2W1
Fax Number: 519 763 8933
Email: mohanty@uoguelph.ca
Professor and Premier's Research Chair in Biomaterials & Transportation
Department of Plant Agriculture & School of Engineering
Crop Science Building
Guelph, ON
N1G 2W1
Fax Number: 519 763 8933
Email: mohanty@uoguelph.ca
Co-Chair:
Manju Misra
Associate Professor
University of Guelph
School of Engineering and the Department of Plant Agriculture
Thornbrough Building
Guelph, ON
N1G 2W1
Fax Number: 519-836-0227
Email: mmisra@uoguelph.ca
Associate Professor
University of Guelph
School of Engineering and the Department of Plant Agriculture
Thornbrough Building
Guelph, ON
N1G 2W1
Fax Number: 519-836-0227
Email: mmisra@uoguelph.ca
Papers:
Abstract Submissions Closed
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