The building sector, including building operations and materials, was responsible for the
emission of∼ 11.9 gigatons of global energy-related CO2 in 2020, accounting for 37% of the …

Food loss and waste occur for many reasons, from crop processing to household leftovers.
Even though some waste generation is unavoidable, a considerable amount is due to …

Lignin is an abundant renewable feedstock for bioenergy, chemicals and materials
production. Numerous review papers have addressed lignin research; though, a limited …

The most critical issues faced by the world nowadays is to provide the sustainability of
consumption for energy and natural resources. Lignin is said to be one of the alternative …

Over the last 50 years, the use of wood adhesives in the manufacturing of wood-based
panel goods has increased the efficiency of wood resources. Wood adhesives are becoming …

Bio-based materials are attracting more and more attention in all fields due to their improved
environmental footprint and due to the independence from petroleum resources that comes …

Changes in both formaldehyde legislations and voluntary requirements (eg Germany RAL)
are currently the driving factors behind research on alternatives to amino-based adhesives; …

Due to their high reactivity, chemical versatility and economic competitiveness,
formaldehyde-based poly-condensation adhesives are used in huge amounts-in 2010 in the …

Today, bottom-up approaches for building high-performance adhesives remain elusive due
to a lack of multi-scale modules that can satisfy the robustness, cohesion, and water …

Bio-based adhesives have shown promise in the engineered wood products industry, and
there is a substantial growth of research on bio-based bonding agents. Wood is a renewable …