UC Riverside chemical engineering researchers have completed construction of a pilot biomass processing facility that ...

The pulp and paper industry is full of difficult processes and aggressive matrices. Continuous monitoring of quality and analyzes must be carried out to run every phase of the papermaking process ...

Consistency of properties is of paramount importance for all kinds of pulpwood. Straight logs free from projections resulting from poor debranching are vital for mechanical handling in pulpmills ...

Paper can be fabricated from all different kinds of materials such as, reeds, flax, cotton, and even bagasse (sugarcane pulp). However, the majority of paper products are made from treated wood fibers ...

Alberta boasts the first commercial-scale plant in Canada to extract lignin, the natural polymer in wood that binds cellulose fibers together to give a tree its structural integrity, for use in the ...