NSERC biomaterials and chemicals strategic research network

NSERC 生物材料和化学品战略研究网络

• 批准号: 445985-2012
• 负责人: Briens, Cedric
• 金额: $ 22.45万
• 依托单位: University of Western Ontario
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Strategic Network Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2012-01-01 至 2013-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=504732
• 关键词: NSERC; biomaterials; chemicals; strategic; research

The Forest Industry is one of Canada's largest industries and the economic mainstay of many communities across the country. It is facing great challenges due to competition from low cost sources of wood and declining demand for some of its products. The Industry is at a crossroads and must change. Production of new, high value products rather than traditional commodity products is the path to the future. Lignin is one of the primary components of wood, second only to cellulose in abundance. When wood is pulped to obtain cellulose fibres, approximately 20 % of wood is dissolved as lignin. This is currently used a fuel in pulp mills. However, lignin also has the potential to be a biomass feedstock for various products. While it has been used for some time to make adhesives, dispersants and surfactants, exciting new research is pointing

森林业是加拿大最大的产业之一，也是全国许多社区的经济支柱。由于来自低成本木材来源的竞争以及对其一些产品的需求下降，它正面临着巨大的挑战。该行业正处于十字路口，必须做出改变。生产新的、高价值的产品，而不是传统的商品产品，是通向未来的道路。木质素是木材的主要成分之一，其含量仅次于纤维素。当木材被制浆以获得纤维素纤维时，大约20%的木材被溶解为木质素。这是目前纸浆厂使用的一种燃料。然而，木质素也有可能成为各种产品的生物质原料。虽然它已经被用来制造粘合剂、分散剂和表面活性剂一段时间了，但令人兴奋的新研究指出