From biomass soup to new, useful raw materials
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 10:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Biomass is not oil. However, it is going to have to replace the raw materials currently made from fossil sources if we are to sustainably satisfy the demand for plastics, solvents, paints and adhesives. This is quite a challenge, as there are many different forms of biomass and its composition varies from year to year, explained Harry Bitter upon accepting his appointment as Professor of Biobased Commodity Chemistry at Wageningen University on 12 June.