Engineered Softwood Could Transform Pulp, Paper and Biofuel Industries
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 13:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Scientists today demonstrated the potential for softwoods to process more easily into pulp and paper if engineered to incorporate a key feature of hardwoods. The finding, published in this week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could improve the economics of the pulp, paper and biofuels industries and reduce those industries' environmental impact.