Despite the rise of the internet and online culture, paper is an inescapable part of our modern world, but have you ever wondered how it's made?

Most paper is made from wood, which largely consists of cellulose and a natural wood component called lignin that gives land plant cell walls their rigidity and makes wood stiff and strong.

Lignin is a substance in the cell walls of plants that strengthens their structure. When wood is processed into paper pulp, lignin is produced as a waste product. Researchers have long been trying ...

Scientists have discovered that lignin, a plentiful byproduct of the pulp and paper industry, can be used to store an electrical charge. They've used the material to create a prototype lignin ...

Researchers have developed a fuel cell that uses lignin, a cheap by-product from paper manufacture and one of the most common biopolymers. Researchers from the Laboratory of Organic Electronics at ...

Lignin, the stuff that makes trees woody, is shaping up to be a strong contender. About eight years ago, a major paper producer in Finland realised the world was changing. The rise of digital ...

Lignin, left over after cellulose fibers are removed from wood to make paper, contains a mix of aromatic compounds that chemists have found ways to transform into a range of useful products.

Interestingly, the researchers say, more significant lignin reductions were shown in ... at NC State and co-corresponding author of the paper. Next steps include continued greenhouse tests to ...