breaking down cellulose fibres to create high value products
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Breaking down cellulose fibres to create high value products
Introduction Prof. Johanna Buchert
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
700 E/tn
>10 000 E/tn
700 E/tn
+
Business model change – from bulk to bulk + speciality
From macro level to nano-building blocks
Ref: Zimmermann et al (2004) Adv. Eng. Mat 6:754
Thanks to Emily Cranston and Bob Pelton, McMaster University
Two main classes of nanocellulose
Cellulose - the beginning of tomorrow’s value chains
We are moving towards a completely new cellulose
based ecosystem
• Public strategic funding to support engineering disciplines
• Industrial trust on science and innovation
• Means to shorten pathway from innovations to implementation
How to ensure innovative research and technology development
Prof. Derek Gray
2013 Prize Winner
NCC- Pathway from curiosity driven
research to business opportunities
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