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- Qteros, Applied CleanTech to Harness Power of Poo to Make Ethanol
- Qteros and Applied CleanTech are giving new life to municipal wastewater solids -- a cleaned up term for what most of us call poo -- by turning it into fuel for cars. Yes, poo-powered cars may be in our future. That future may still be a ways...
- Blog posts 2009-10-07
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- Sappi and Borregaard Launch Lignin Plant.
- SOUTH AFRICA'S SAPPI LTD. and Norway's Borregaard Industries Ltd. have christened a new 55,000-ton-per-year lignosulphonate plant off the KwaZulu Natal coast of South Africa. The plant is the centerpiece of a 50-50 joint venture between the two companies dubbed LignoTech South Africa. ...
- Research articles 1999-04-05
- Borregaard-Sappi joint venture in South Africa. (Breaking News: Roundup).(LignoTech South Africa starts plant)(Brief Article)
- LignoTech South Africa, the 50-50 joint venture of Norway-based Borregaard and South African pulp and paper company Sappi, has started up its new $40 million lignin product plant near Durban, South Africa, increasing production from a current 55,000 tons up to 155,000 tons. The expansion compensates...
- Research articles 2003-07-14
- Improvement of forage quality by downregulation of maize O-methyltransferase.(Genomics, Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology)
- Lignin is a complex, aromatic polymer that limits plant cell wall degradation by ruminants and reduces the nutritional value of forages. Genetic engineering, using an antisense strategy, offers the potential to modulate enzymes in the lignin biosyntheti Lignin is a complex, aromatic polymer that limits plant cell wall degradation...
- Research articles 2003-11-01
- Michigan Technological University obtains United States patent.
- Michigan Technological University (Houghton, MI) has patented a novel DNA sequence, which encodes a previously unidentified lignin biosynthetic pathway enzyme, sinapyl alcohol dehydrogenase SAD that regulates the biosynthesis of syringyl lignin in plants. Also provided are methods for incorporating this novel SAD gene sequence or ...
- Research articles 2007-09-01
- Lenox Polymers signs research and supply agreement with Foseco International Limited
- PORT HURON, Mich.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 28, 1995--Lenox Polymers Limited (CANADIAN DEALING NETWORK: LENP) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lenox Resources Limited, signed an agreement with Foseco International Limited of Birmingham, England.According to the agreement, Foseco will provide Lenox with funding to develop environmentally friendly lignin-based foundry resins. The agreement...
- Research articles 1995-09-28
- Fibrous-Wood Sorbent for Eliminating Oil Pollution
- This paper examines the possibility of eliminating oil pollution by using fibrous-wood sorbents based on short wool fibers, technical hydrolysis lignin, wood sawdust, and barks. The sorption ability of waste fibrous-wood materials has been investigated by determination of Chemical Oxygen Demand COD. The special sorption patterns by net cover and...
- White papers 2004-09-01
- Carob Ups Fiber Content of Bar
- Nutrinova, Inc. (285 Davidson Ave., Suite 102, Somerset, NJ 08873; Tel: 800/786-3883, Fax: 732/271-7235) has enhanced the fiber content of its Caromax fruit and nut bar by adding 3 g of Caromax, a dietary carob fiber with a lignin content of ... Nutrinova, Inc. (285...
- Research articles 2002-10-01
- Influence of Bt transgenes on cell wall lignification and digestibility of maize stover for silage.(Forage & Grazing Lands)
- There have been inconsistent reports that maize Zea mays L hybrids with the Bacillus thuringiensis Bt cry1 Ab transgene contain more lignin than non-Bt hybrids of similar genetic background. Our objective was to evaluate the impact of the cry1 Ab tr There have been inconsistent reports that maize (Zea...
- Research articles 2004-09-01
- Scientists study new waste-to-fuel technology.(Brief Article)
- Seattle - A waste byproduct already used as a fuel may find its value boosted as a high-octane fuel additive. Lignin, a byproduct of commercial waste streams, often is burned to produce steam energy and keep it from being landfilled. However, ...
- Research articles 2001-10-15
- Chemicals, Raw Materials & Specialties. (Light Stabilisers, Hindered-Amines--Manganese, Sesquioxide).(list of companies and products)(Directory)
- LIGHT STABILISERS, HINDERED-AMINES Harwick Standard Distribution Corporation LIGHT STABILIZERS 2. Benzotriazole R.W. GREEFF & CO. L.L.C., 2 LIGNIN 1. General 2. Alkali LignoTech USA ...
- Research articles 2003-01-01
- Case Study Northwood Pulp Mill: Prince George, British Columbia - Pulp Mill in Prince George, British Columbia, Uses Absorption Chiller to Improve Process, Environment
- In British Columbia, manufacture of pulp for papermaking is an important industry. Pulp is an intermediate step between trees in the forest and finished paper. It is the source for the wood fiber used in papermaking and is created in a combined mechanical-thermal-chemical process that removes the lignin, the "wood...
- Case studies
- Weyerhaeuser to invest C$167 million
- Weyerhaeuser Co. plans to invest C$167 million over the next two years to introduce oxygen delignification and upgrade its water treatment program-allowing a future increase in capacity-at its 310,000 mtpy Grande Prairie, Alta., market pulp mill.A company spokesman said the new system will reduce lignin content going into the nearby...
- Research articles 2000-11-01
- Epson to Launch Acid-Free, Lignin-Free, Buffered Printable Photo Papers Designed for Needs of Scrapbookers
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- Research articles 2003-01-28
- OSU researchers develop new adhesives.(TECHNO NEWS)(Oregon State University )(Brief Article)
- Researchers at Oregon State University OSU College of Forestry have developed a new group of adhesives that they claim could revolutionize a large portion of the wood industry. The adhesives, made from natural resources such as soy flour and lignin Researchers at Oregon State University OSU...
- Research articles 2006-02-01
- New sugar may help fat, thin alike
- No-calorie substitute for flour It started as a project to make the crop residues fed to cattleand other ruminants more digestible. But the end result may be a no-calorie, high-fiber substitute for flour that can reduce by 10 to 20 percent the caloric value of baked goods. ...
- Research articles 1987-04-18
- Hahnemuhle FineArt.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
- HAHNEMUHLE FINEART (www.hahn-emuhle.com) has been rated to last for hundreds of years according to the ISO Standard 9706 for archivability. Because the rag and alpha cellulose used to produce the paper contain the lowest possible amount of lignin, the whiteness of the base papers will barely...
- Research articles 2006-12-01
- Geneticists Mapping Switchgrass With Eye Toward Cellulosic Ethanol
- Genetic researchers are bringing their DNA sequencers to bear in search of a more efficient conversion ratio for ethanol, and perhaps overcoming one of the toughest barriers to lignocellulosic production - literally.Though cellulose itself is easy to break down into sugars that can be fermented into fuel, the type of...
- Research articles 2006-07-17
- Energy Crops Branch Out
- Things are looking up for alternative energy concepts-and the biggest opportunity yet may be the poplar tree. Purdue University researchers are proposing that poplar trees, which reach 90' in height in a mere six years, be grown as a row crop on fallow farmland as a replacement for fossil fuels....
- Research articles 2006-09-29
- University researchers develop new wood adhesive
- CORVALLIS, OR -- Researchers at Oregon State University's College of Forestry have developed a new group of soy-based adhesives that they say could provide an environmental alternative to urea formaldehyde resins used in the manufacture of particleboard, MDF, plywood and other wood-based composites. The new wood adhesives are made...
- Research articles 2005-05-01
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