Advanced Sustainable Materials Derived From Agro- and Hardwood-based Feedstocks

该提案描述了加拿大-巴西双边研究合作， （EcoSynthetix Corporation或“ECO”）和巴西（苏萨诺Papel e Celulose或“苏萨诺”）公司 作为两个地理区域的顶级学术研究机构：加拿大滑铁卢大学（UW）， 和巴西的联邦维索萨大学（UFV）和纳米技术国家实验室（LNNano）。 该提案的目标是通过利用农业衍生生物聚合物开发先进的可持续材料 和硬木为基础的材料，以提高性能和生产新的增值可再生产品。 基本的策略是重组自然界最丰富的生物聚合物的特性， 纤维素、淀粉和木质素，通过综合设计理念。 该提案概述了三个密切相关的子项目的研究计划，以开发先进的可持续发展 使用农业基工程生物纳米聚合物和硬木基纸浆纤维、纤维素纳米纤维的材料 和木质素。目标是利用生物基原材料，而不是不可持续的石油基原材料。 原料。研究计划的细节将在以下战略分项目下说明： - 项目1：高性能硬木浆产品 - 项目2：模压硬木纸浆复合材料 - 项目3：木质复合材料用硬木木质素基树脂 在竞争激烈的林业部门，创造新的先进的可持续材料将导致更大的 利用农业和硬木为基础的材料，使EcoSynthetix和苏萨诺开发新的 产品先进，市场潜力巨大。本提案中描述的研究计划将提高 * 加拿大和巴西之间的工业界和学术界互动，并开发增值的森林衍生材料 这些项目将为加拿大和巴西创造就业机会并产生深远的经济影响。

The proposal describes the bilateral Canada-Brazil research collaboration involving both a Canadian (EcoSynthetix Corporation or "ECO") and a Brazilian (Suzano Papel e Celulose or "Suzano") company as well as top academic research institutes in both geographic regions: The University of Waterloo (UW) in Canada, and Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV) and the Nanotechnology National Laboratory (LNNano) in Brazil. The goal of this proposal is to develop advanced sustainable materials by utilizing agro-derived biopolymers and hardwood based materials, to enhance the properties and to produce new value-added renewable products. The underlying strategy is to recombine the properties of nature's most abundantly produced biopolymers, cellulose, starch and lignin, via integrated design concepts. This proposal outlines a research plan for three closely related sub-projects to develop advanced sustainable materials using agro-based engineered bionanopolymers and hardwood-based pulp fibres, cellulose nanofibres and lignin. The objective is to utilize biobased raw materials instead of non-sustainable petroleum-based feedstocks. Details of the research plans will be described under the following strategic sub-projects: -Project 1: Performance Enhanced Hardwood Pulp Products -Project 2: Moldable Hardwood Pulp Composites -Project 3: Hardwood Lignin-based Resins for Wood Composites In the competitive forestry sector, the creation of new advanced sustainable materials will lead to greater utilization of agro- and hardwood-based materials and enable EcoSynthetix and Suzano to develop new advanced products with vast market potential. The research plan described in this proposal will enhance industry-academia interactions between Canada and Brazil, and develop value-added, forest-derived materials that are positioned to generate employment and profound economic impact in both Canada and in Brazil.