A new enzyme can turn lignin waste into valuable chemicals using green, hydrogen peroxide-based processing, offering a ...

A study from our group spanning 18 months found no significant differences in the extent of decomposition between field-grown wild-type and lignin-modified poplar wood; indeed, the variation ...

About 98% of lignin created as a forestry by-product from plants is discarded, but a new enzyme could be the key to extracting high-value molecules from this waste using a green chemistry approach.

Ilkka Kilpeläinen, PhD, is a Professor of organic chemistry at the University of Helsinki and head of the Materials Chemistry Division. He has a strong background in biopolymers (protein structure and ...

This research, along with the work of other research groups around the world, has established the feasibility of converting lignin using low-energy biochemical transformations into feedstock and ...

They are small molecules that closely resemble lignin’s structure, making them an ideal model for our research. Van Minh Dinh, Department of Chemistry, Umeå University Under optimal conditions ...