The utilisation of lignin – the abundant, aromatic biopolymer derived from plant cell walls – in the fabrication of nanoparticles and composite materials is garnering significant scientific attention.

In a groundbreaking study published in the Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, researchers Eva Pasquier and Jost Ruwoldt from RISE PFI AS in Norway have demonstrated that Kraft lignin can ...

Researchers have developed a quick and easy way to turn the wood-based bioproduct lignin into nanoparticles that can create a transparent coating with anti-fog properties or a colorful antireflective ...

Titanium dioxide—a white pigment that reflects and scatters UV light—is a powerful sunblock. But one crystalline form of the pigment commonly used in sunscreens reacts in sunlight to produce free ...

A recent study has shown that a fraction obtained from lignin, an organic polymer responsible for the rigidity of plant cell walls, was able to improve the performance of nanoparticles with herbicide.

Researchers have developed a sustainable, inexpensive two-step process that can upcycle organic carbon waste -- including lignin, a difficult-to-breakdown material that gives plants their structure.