A simulation model for pulp bleaching has been created. The model will yield information of phenomena taking place during pulp bleaching, especially about reactions between lignin and bleaching ...

The latest short science news items from C&EN. Lignin, left over after cellulose fibers are removed from wood to make paper, contains a mix of aromatic compounds that chemists have found ways to ...

Dyes like Congo red and methyl orange create brightly hued shirts, sweaters and dresses. But these commonly used azo dyes can ...

A new method makes it possible to use microbes to produce butanol suitable for biofuel and other industrial chemicals from wood biomass. Butanol is particularly suited as a transport fuel because it ...