scholarly journals Application of Nanotechnology in Wood-Based Products Industry: A Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Latifah Jasmani ◽  
Rafeadah Rusli ◽  
Tumirah Khadiran ◽  
Rafidah Jalil ◽  
Sharmiza Adnan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Lignocellulosic Materials ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Application Fields ◽  
Nanosized Material ◽  
Value Added Products

Abstract Wood-based industry is one of the main drivers of economic growth in Malaysia. Forest being the source of various lignocellulosic materials has many untapped potentials that could be exploited to produce sustainable and biodegradable nanosized material that possesses very interesting features for use in wood-based industry itself or across many different application fields. Wood-based products sector could also utilise various readily available nanomaterials to enhance the performance of existing products or to create new value added products from the forest. This review highlights recent developments in nanotechnology application in the wood-based products industry.

scholarly journals Bioconversion of biomass: a case study of ligno-cellulosics bioconversions in solid state fermentation

1998 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 379-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashok Pandey ◽  
Carlos R. Soccol
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Sugarcane Bagasse ◽  
Solid State Fermentation ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Biological Processes ◽  
Lignocellulosic Residues ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Feed Enzymes ◽  
Value Added Products

Lignocellulosic residues obtained from crops cultivation form useful sources to be used as substrate for bioconversion processes. Sugarcane bagasse, which is a complex substrate obtained from the processing of sugar cane, is an important biomass among such sources. Due to its abundant availability, it can serve as an ideal substrate for microbial processes for the production of value added products. This paper reviews recent developments on biological processes developed on production of various products in solid state fermentation using sugarcane bagasse as the substrate and describes production of protein enriched feed, enzymes, amino acid, organic acids and compounds of pharmaceutical importance, etc. through microbial means.

“Fast, Clear and Accurate”: How Reliable Are Chinese Output and Economic Growth Statistics?

2003 ◽  
Vol 173 ◽  
pp. 122-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carsten A. Holz
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Gross Domestic Product ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Recent Criticism ◽  
National Bureau ◽  
Statistical System ◽  
Margin Of Error ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Recent Developments

China's statistics are widely viewed as unreliable, with data falsification in order to meet economic growth targets increasingly the norm. This report examines some of the most recent criticism of statistics on China's industrial value-added and Gross Domestic Product, and shows this criticism to be unfounded as it is based on misunderstandings about the meaning and coverage of particular data. A lack of evidence on data falsification does not mean that China's statistical system is necessarily honest in its statistical reporting, but recent developments in China's statistical system further suggest that data falsification at the higher levels of the statistical bureaucracy is unlikely. Nevertheless, even if data are not being purposefully falsified by the National Bureau of Statistics, the margin of error in much of the published data is likely to be sufficiently large to allow the statistical authority a choice of final value from a relatively wide range of equally correct values.

Nitrogen-doped metal-free carbon catalysts for (electro)chemical CO2 conversion and valorisation

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (36) ◽  
pp. 13508-13528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana M. Fernandes ◽  
Andreia F. Peixoto ◽  
Cristina Freire
Keyword(s):  
Electrochemical Reduction ◽  
Carbon Materials ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Co2 Conversion ◽  
Nitrogen Doped ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Carbon Catalysts ◽  
Made In ◽  
Value Added Products

This review focuses on the recent developments made in the fabrication of N-doped carbon materials for enhanced CO2 conversion and electrochemical reduction into high-value-added products.

scholarly journals Bamboo particleboards: recent developments

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Gauss ◽  
Victor De Araujo ◽  
Maristela Gava ◽  
Juliana Cortez-Barbosa ◽  
Holmer Savastano Junior
Keyword(s):  
Value Added ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Laminated Bamboo ◽  
Viable Solution ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Durable Products ◽  
Dimensional Variation ◽  
Support Research ◽  
Value Added Products

ABSTRACT Due to the high dimensional variation of bamboo, the manufacturing of materials such as plywood and laminated bamboo produces a high amount of residues. The production of particleboards could be used to overcome this problem and become a viable solution to reuse the generated waste as a raw material to high value-added products. This study aimed to present an overview of the bamboo particleboard production, as well as the mechanical and physical properties of this material, followed by a review of the advances in its research and development. In general, independently of the resin or bamboo species utilization, several bamboo particleboards meet the mechanical properties requirements of international standards for wood-based medium-density particleboards. The main focus of this study is to provide a review, in order to support research groups interested in using new bamboo-based materials for the development of manufactured durable products.

scholarly journals Challenges in industrial applications of technical lignins

BioResources ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 3547-3568
Author(s):  
Alexey Vishtal ◽  
Andrzej Kraslawski
Keyword(s):  
Value Added ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Processing Method ◽  
Limiting Factors ◽  
Lignocellulosic Materials ◽  
Vast Amount ◽  
Efficient Conversion ◽  
Value Added Products ◽  
Technical Lignins

The primary aim of modern biorefineries is the efficient conversion of lignocellulosic materials into valuable products. Sugars and oils can be converted into valuable chemicals, but processing of lignin is still a challenge. A vast amount of lignin is incinerated to produce process steam and energy, and only a very small part is used for the production of value-added products. Technical lignins are isolated as by-streams in lignocellulosic refineries, e.g., as kraft, soda, organosolv, and hydrolysis lignins, as well as lignosulphonates. They have a modified structure and contain impurities that are dependent on the processing method. The structure and the composition of technical lignins restrict their subsequent applications. This paper reviews limiting factors in utilization of technical lignins. Four major classes of problems are identified, and approaches to overcoming these problems are suggested.

Lignocellulosic Materials for Production of Cement Composites: Valorization of the Alkali Treated Soybean Pod and Eucalyptus Wood Particles to Obtain Higher Value-Added Products

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 2235-2245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Jesus Nogara Lisboa ◽  
Mário Vanoli Scatolino ◽  
Thiago de Paula Protásio ◽  
José Benedito Guimarães Júnior ◽  
José Manoel Marconcini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Value Added ◽  
Cement Composites ◽  
Lignocellulosic Materials ◽  
Eucalyptus Wood ◽  
Wood Particles ◽  
Value Added Products

A biorefinery processing perspective: Treatment of lignocellulosic materials for the production of value-added products

2010 ◽  
Vol 101 (23) ◽  
pp. 8915-8922 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael FitzPatrick ◽  
Pascale Champagne ◽  
Michael F. Cunningham ◽  
Ralph A. Whitney
Keyword(s):  
Value Added ◽  
Lignocellulosic Materials ◽  
Value Added Products

scholarly journals THE ECONOMICS OF PRODUCTION, UTILIZATION AND MARKETING OF COCONUT FLOUR FROM COCONUT MILK RESIDUE

CORD ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 16 (01) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Divina D. Bawalan
Keyword(s):  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Value Added ◽  
World Market ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Quality Management Systems ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Iso 14000 ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Value Added Products

Recent developments in the world market such as the General Agreements on Tariff and Trade (GATT), quality management systems (ISO 9000), environmental management systems (ISO 14000), etc. force industries to re-evaluate their existing products and manufacturing systems and procedures. Suddenly, being ISO certified has become both the tool and the badge for the goal of global competitiveness. It is a well known fact that to be globally competitive and to be ISO certified, one must be able to produce quality products at the least cost and with the least waste of materials.  This can be done by producing more value-added products from a single raw material with the least inputs.

scholarly journals Challenges in industrial applications of technical lignins

BioResources ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 3547-3568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexey Vishtal ◽  
Andrzej Kraslawski
Keyword(s):  
Value Added ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Processing Method ◽  
Limiting Factors ◽  
Lignocellulosic Materials ◽  
Vast Amount ◽  
Efficient Conversion ◽  
Value Added Products ◽  
Technical Lignins

The primary aim of modern biorefineries is the efficient conversion of lignocellulosic materials into valuable products. Sugars and oils can be converted into valuable chemicals, but processing of lignin is still a challenge. A vast amount of lignin is incinerated to produce process steam and energy, and only a very small part is used for the production of value-added products. Technical lignins are isolated as by-streams in lignocellulosic refineries, e.g., as kraft, soda, organosolv, and hydrolysis lignins, as well as lignosulphonates. They have a modified structure and contain impurities that are dependent on the processing method. The structure and the composition of technical lignins restrict their subsequent applications. This paper reviews limiting factors in utilization of technical lignins. Four major classes of problems are identified, and approaches to overcoming these problems are suggested.

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