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Towards new agricultural practices

Plants growing in soil. Photo: CupcakePerson13, Wikimedia Commons

George Monbiot published a new book, Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet. He is the much acclaimed and (to some) controversial author who criticizes modern agricultural practices. In

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on: 27 August 2022

Lignin processing – challenges and limits

All lignin is derived from wood. Photo: Hinnerk, Wikimedia Commons.

Lignin is the least abundant of the three main wood components. In the past two decades, much research has been done on lignin processing. It hasn’t resulted in major industrial

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on: 22 August 2022

Difficulties in lignin valorization

A large amount of lignin is produced as a side product to paper production. Kuusankoski paper mill, 1987. Photo: Felix O, Wikimedia Commons.

Lignin valorization has become a top technological challenge. Lignin is one of the three main components of wood, the ubiquitous and carbon capturing resource. The other two are cellulose and

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on: 15 August 2022

Project revisited: towards bionylon

Nylon 66. Photo: José Bruno Silva Gomes, Wikimedia Commons.

Some projects develop slowly but steadily. One of them is the project towards bionylon. We wrote about this in 2014 already. Genomatica, based in San Diego (USA) was the driving

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on: 8 August 2022