Session 5 – Cellulose biocomposites – nanostructural control
Polymer properties can be greatly improved by addition of reinforcement from cellulosic plant fibers. This session reports recent progress in biocomposites for sustainable development, fiber/matrix interfaces, nanocomposites, cellulosic fibers etc.
Session 4 – Wood as substrate for new materials
Wood-derived materials, nanocellulose for example, show a success for new materials design and present great potentials to fulfill the needs of a range of technologies beyond traditional applications. Preserving the nature designed unique wood structure could provide additional priority in terms of processing and structure control compared with bottom-up approach materials design. The session aims […]
Session 3 – Wood- and biomass-derived polymers and chemicals – monomer synthesis, polymerization and materials perspective
Utilization of wood- and biomass derived polymers and chemicals as functional (macro)molecules is imperative for the transition to a green economy. Within this context, we here invite contributions focusing on green chemistry, catalysis, monomer synthesis, polymerization and materials in relation to wood and other biomass.
Session 2 – Lignin: from fundamental understanding to advanced materials
This session highlights recent advances in understanding lignin’s structure, properties and potential as a source for functional materials. Experts will discuss progress in its molecular characterization, extraction, and functionalization, and how these developments enable new paradigms of functional materials based on renewable aromatics. Focus is on both fundamental and applied aspects.
Session 1 – Biorefinery
Disassembly of the recalcitrant wood tissue with a preserved structural complexity and good atom economy remains both a pre-requisite for and the main challenge of a sustainable biorefining. This session will dive into as well structural as processing hurdles of precise and resource efficient recovery of wood structures at the very cutting-edge of the biorefinery research.
