Chemical process breaks down lignin and turns birch wood into usable chemical products
Friday, February 14, 2020 - 09:40
in Physics & Chemistry
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Belgium has developed a chemical process that breaks down lignin and turns birch wood into usable chemical products. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes their process and why they believe it could be used to help reduce carbon emissions into the atmosphere.