A study from our group spanning 18 months found no significant differences in the extent of decomposition between field-grown wild-type and lignin-modified poplar wood; indeed, the variation ...

In a new partnership agreement, Hellyar Plastics will help bring Lignin Industries' patented, recyclable, biobased material made from lignin to market and reduce industrial alliance on fossil-based ...

Lignin bio­syn­thesis projects concentrate on lignin biosynthesis in developing woody tissue of Norway spruce and Silver birch, both of which are economically important trees in Finland. We have ...

Discoveries: Professor Utley experimenting on the breaking down of Lignin, 1987. This photograph from 1987 shows Jim Utley (then Head of Chemistry, now Emeritus Professor of Organic Chemistry) at ...

A recent study by Bowei Wang et al., published in the Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, presents a breakthrough in lignin-based hydrogels designed to combine mechanical strength with ...

Lignin is composed of three major phenolic components, namely p-coumaryl alcohol (H), coniferyl alcohol (G) and sinapyl alcohol (S). Lignin is synthesized by polymerization of these components and ...

This stress leads to changes in cellular behaviour which result in either adaptation to the environment or to cell death. In our xylem and lignin related projects we study lignin biosynthesis in ...

Our understanding of lignin and the role that it has in providing plants with structure and rigidity plays a crucial part in ...

Scientists are working to develop devices that can harness waste heat from buildings and industrial uses to produce energy.