https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Pulp mill waste destined for the landfill could instead be useful as an organic fertilizer that can help reduce the environmental impact of using conventional fertilizers while improving soil and tree growth, University of Alberta research shows. https://phys.org/news/2023-12-pulp-mill-soil-win-win-environment.html Ecology Mon, 04 Dec 2023 17:03:03 EST news620931781 Waste materials from the pulp and paper industry have long been seen as possible fillers for building products like cement, but for years these materials have ended up in the landfill. Now, researchers at UBC Okanagan are developing guidelines to use this waste for road construction in an environmentally friendly manner. https://phys.org/news/2021-04-researchers-find-a-new-use.html Materials Science Thu, 08 Apr 2021 14:25:34 EDT news537110730 Innovation is key to corporations' success, allowing companies to identify and respond to new market opportunities. In a new analysis, researchers from North Carolina State University compared companies ranked among the world's most innovative with the largest pulp and paper companies to understand how diversity among company leaders may affect innovation. https://phys.org/news/2020-12-explores-diversity-innovation-link-pulp-paper.html Economics & Business Wed, 23 Dec 2020 10:50:01 EST news527940543 The technical hurdles to recycling clothing made of cotton have been too high in the past, but now a team of researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP and a Swedish company have cleared that obstacle. They are the first to produce a viscose filament yarn made of recycled cotton. This fiber can even serve to mass-manufacture textiles. https://phys.org/news/2020-08-jeans-t-shirt.html Polymers Tue, 04 Aug 2020 08:56:45 EDT news515750203 The ecological bio-production of xylitol and cellulose nanofibers using modified yeast cells, from material produced by the paper industry has been achieved by a Japanese research team. This discovery could contribute to the development of a greener and more sustainable society. The findings were published on March 4, in Green Chemistry. https://phys.org/news/2019-03-xylitol-cellulose-nanofibers-paper-green.html Biochemistry Tue, 19 Mar 2019 09:31:46 EDT news472206700 The vision of the pulp and paper industry is to significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions while improving energy and resource efficiency. Hence, a European initiative has developed a breakthrough technology for greener pulp production. https://phys.org/news/2018-10-sustainable-pulping-technologies.html Materials Science Fri, 12 Oct 2018 09:20:01 EDT news458553572 (Phys.org) —Biomass, which is useful as a supplement or replacement for petroleum, is processed in biorefineries and can be used as fuels or starting materials for the production of chemicals. However, the high oxygen content of many biomass components poses a problem. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, German researchers have now introduced a process based on a tandem reaction that could reduce the oxygen content of both lignin and bio-oils under unusually mild conditions. https://phys.org/news/2013-09-catalytic-tandem-reaction-conversion-lignin.html Materials Science Tue, 24 Sep 2013 09:05:26 EDT news299232204 Lulea University of Technology is the first in Sweden with a new technology that scales up production of nano-cellulose from wood residues. It may eventually give the forest industry profitable new products, such as nano-filter that can clean both gas and processwater, but also drinking water. Better health and a cleaner marine environment, both nationally and internationally, are some possible effects. https://phys.org/news/2013-08-environmentally-beneficial-technologies.html Nanomaterials Fri, 30 Aug 2013 09:20:01 EDT news297070802 (Phys.org)—Turning lignin, a plant's structural "glue" and a byproduct of the paper and pulp industry, into something considerably more valuable is driving a research effort headed by Amit Naskar of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. https://phys.org/news/2012-11-team-lignin-based-thermoplastic-conversion.html Materials Science Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:57:12 EST news273513416 The first experiences with exotic species in the Basque Country, and alternative to Pinus radiata, were undertaken in 1957, concretely in Laukiz, Lezama and Alonsotegui (Muro, 1975) where the eucalyptus, amongst other forest species, was introduced. The expansion of rapid growth plantations such as those of eucalyptus came about in order to meet the needs of the growing paper pulp industry. Blights and diseases arose as one of the main threats to the plantations based on non-native species (Wingfield, 2003; Old et al., 2003). https://phys.org/news/2009-09-canker-disease-eucalyptus-basque-country.html Ecology Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:30:03 EDT news173354886