An enzyme produced by fungus may replace chemicals in the paper industry

A trio of researchers from the University of São Paulo (USP) and São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil has developed a ...
PBS

The Challenge: Make Paper and Ink

The chemical pulping process was discovered in the nineteenth century, and allowed wood to be pulped for strong, white, long-lasting paper. The goal of chemical pulping is to remove all the parts of ...
Nature

Timber, Pulp and Paper

Timber, pulp and paper constitute a vital nexus in today’s sustainable bio‐economy, merging centuries‐old forestry traditions with modern industrial innovations. Timber is not only a renewable ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Dr Karl's How Things Work: Pulping recycled paper

Dr Karl Kruszelnicki: Almost 800km later, it arrives in Melbourne for the next step. Sam Ellis: Using recycled material to make toilet tissue, by doing that, we're saving 138,000 trees a year. Dr Karl ...
Sustainable Brands

Thai Pulp Company Creating High-Quality Paper from Palm Oil Waste

Pulp Green Tech Holding (PGT), an R&D-focused company that owns Thai Gorilla Pulp Ltd., announced this week that it has successfully achieved a high-grade paper pulp made from empty palm fruit bunches ...