Prisma Renewable Composites has developed technology that produces high-value applications from lignin, a commonly unused part of plants. The breakthrough is something Prisma CEO Adam McCall said ...

Textiles are a given in civil engineering: they stabilize water protection dams, prevent runoff containing pollutants from landfills, facilitate the revegetation of slopes at risk of erosion, and even ...

This collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 7 - Affordable and clean energy, SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production, and SDG 13 - Climate action. Lignin holds immense ...

WSU researchers have developed a novel method that extracts lignin in its native form from wheat straw with high yield and purity, overcoming challenges of heterogeneity usually associated with lignin ...

FORT MILL, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) today announced it has acquired a majority interest in Prisma Renewable Composites, LLC, a company focused on developing ...

A novel method to extract lignin could help spin wheat straw into gold. Lignin produced using the new method was color-neutral, odorless and homogenous, an advance that could make this carbon-neutral ...

The global push to reduce plastic waste has intensified interest in paper as a sustainable packaging material. Derived from renewable plant fibers, paper is biodegradable, recyclable, and widely ...

Lignin, a substance considered as a waste product in biomass and ethanol production, will now reach its proper value as bio-oil in new products. Lignin, a substance considered as a waste product in ...

Domtar CorporationUFS recently acquired a majority interest in Prisma Renewable Composites, LLC. This investment will help boost the process of commercializing Domtar's lignin-based applications.