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，涉及加拿大 **（EcoSynthetix公司或“ECO”）和巴西（苏萨诺Papel e Celulose或“苏萨诺”）公司以及 ** 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 ** 和硬木基材料开发先进的可持续材料，以提高性能并生产新的增值可再生产品。其基本策略是通过综合设计概念，重组自然界最丰富的生物聚合物，** 纤维素，淀粉和木质素的特性。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 ** 材料，使用农基工程生物纳米聚合物和硬木纸浆纤维，纤维素纳米纤维 ** 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 ** 原料。研究计划的详细内容将在以下战略子项目中描述：**-项目1：性能增强的硬木纸浆产品 **-项目2：可模塑硬木纸浆复合材料 **-项目3：用于木材复合材料的硬木木质素基树脂 ** 在竞争激烈的林业部门，新型先进可持续材料的创造将导致农业和硬木的更大利用-的材料，使EcoSynthetix和苏萨诺开发新的 ** 先进的产品，具有广阔的市场潜力。本提案中所述的研究计划将加强 ** 加拿大和巴西之间的产业-学术界互动，并开发增值的森林衍生材料 **，这些材料将在加拿大和巴西创造就业机会和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.