The 1st International Lignin Symposium (ILS) was held on September 13-15, 2019 at Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan as the post-symposium of the 20th ISWFPC (International Symposium on Wood, Fibre and Pulping Chemistry). The 1st ILS is an internationally opened Lignin Symposium, which has originally been held as a domestically annual symposium since 1956. The 1st…
The 20th ISWFPC was held on September 9-11, 2019 mainly at Ichijo hall, Yayoi Auditorium in the Yayoi campus of the University of Tokyo. The ISWFPC has been held every two years since 1981, It has been the most relevant worldwide event in the scientific areas of wood, fiber and pulping chemistry. The 20th ISWFPC…
On November 27 and 28, 2018 LigniOx partners traveled to Nice (France) where the Consortium meeting was held.
As contemplated on the agenda, the workpackage’s progress was discussed as well as the deliverables status.
During the Lignin International Conference, LigniOx members visited the West Fraser pulp mill in nearby Hinton, Alberta to see their LignoForce TM lignin separation plant.
“As a concrete plasticiser, lignin replaces oil-based additives with which the workability of concrete is improved. According to preliminary research, lignin works very well for this purpose, and as a renewable raw material, it’s a more environmentally sustainable choice and also more affordable than the current fossil plasticisers.” – Anna Kalliola, Senior Scientist at VTT Read…
Edmonton, Alberta – September 18-20, 2018 The LigniOx Project presents at PAPTAC International Lignin Conference 2018 The purpose of the First PAPTAC International Lignin Conference was to invite researchers, industry representatives, government officials and business executives to discuss recent progress in all aspects of lignin chemistry and utilization in several sessions, including: Lignin analysis and…
Metsä Fibre plays an important role in three new development partnerships that have been successful in project evaluations and thus secured multiannual funding from the EU. The concepts of relevance to Metsä Fibre in these partnerships include new technologies to produce lignin-based products and pulp-based textile fibres, as well as the utilisation of bark as…
