Carbon fibers are usually produced on an industrial scale from polyacrylonitrile (PAN). The stabilization and carbonization of the fibers takes place with long dwell times in high-temperature furnaces ...

A pioneering technology capable of converting lignin, one of the world's most abundant organic compounds, into vanillin and ...

A new low-temperature multi-phase process for upgrading lignin bio-oil to hydrocarbons could help expand use of the lignin, which is now largely a waste product left over from the productions of ...

There's an old saying in the biofuels industry: 'You can make anything from lignin except money.' But now, a new study may pave the way to challenging that adage. The study demonstrates a concept that ...

NREL, MIT, Washington State University Collaboration Provides Pathway to Sustainable Jet Fuel Containers are of poplar biomass (left), the extracted lignin oil, and the resulting sustainable aviation ...

Lignin—a tough, mixed polymer found in plant cell walls—is nature’s most abundant stockpile of aromatic functional groups. Because of this, lignin’s rich natural complexity could be a well of new ...

A new process for upgrading lignin bio-oil could expand the use of lignin, which is now largely a waste product.

A new low-temperature, multi-phase process for upgrading lignin bio-oil to hydrocarbons could help expand use of the lignin, which is now largely a waste product left over from the production of ...