Projects in Pulp and paper

The pulp and paper industry in Europe produces 17 million tonnes of lignin every year. However, only two per cent is used for purposes other than energy production. The EU project LIGNOFUN aims to address this issue by developing bio-based products from lignin, thereby promoting a more sustainable …

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, in collaboration with Apple, is developing an innovative low-density, resilient cellulose foam to help address plastic pollution.

How can we increase circularity and create the highest possible value from industrial residual flows? Within a feasibility study, the aim is to identify focus areas for industrial symbiosis and potential partners in the forest industry and the fish farming industry across the Sweden-Norway border.

The project will develop green processes for bioactive fiber functionalisation containing forest-based resources, which will then be used for high-performance materials. In the future, these materials need to be biodegradable in order to live up to future environmental requirements and the Swedish …

The overall goal of this project is to tackle single-use plastic waste in the food packaging by upscaling fiber-based packaging solutions that can substitute plastic, and to lift barriers for the uptake of industrial reuse schemes.

The OSMET project aims to apply industrial symbiosis to upgrade and maximize the value chain of residual products generated from various industrial sectors for metallurgical applications and beyond, thus helping to mitigate climate change, minimize landfill residues and conserve natural resources.

Silicon-based electronics exhibit tremendous computational power. But applications requiring many contact pads, to form interfaces with sensors or displays, typically results in expensive chips due to the increased chip area. Here, we minimize the number of contact pads by combining conventional an…

The transport sector is dominated by the use of fossil fuels, and alternative fuels represent currently only 5% of fuel consumption in EU. The EU objective for the share of renewable energy in the transport sector is 10% in 2020. To achieve this goal, new advanced biofuels are needed and must be pr…