Recycling-oriented chemical industry technology using lignin at Mie University
The lignin utilization technology developed by Mie University is a new technology that converts lignin, which is abundantly contained in plants, into a resource, and it is extremely revolutionary in that it brings innovation to the petroleum-dependent chemical industry. Although lignin is a component that supports the structure of plants, it has conventionally been used only as a byproduct of the papermaking process for energy. However, this technology utilizes a "phase separation system" to completely separate lignin from cellulose and hemicellulose. This allows lignin to be used as a plastic, biopolyester, or ultraviolet absorber, thereby promoting the development of new materials with less environmental impact. Furthermore, a key feature of this technology is that it has succeeded in utilizing lignin at the molecular level, which was previously difficult to decompose and utilize, and is an innovative technology that realizes the recycling of plant resources.
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