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Materials and Bioeconomy
The goal of this strategic initiative is to increase the economic return from Minnesota's forest harvest by developing value-added products.
Expertise & Capabilities
- Building science and systems research
- Modified wood technologies
- Composite panel research
- Outreach and industrial services
- Natural products extraction and separation
- Chemical analysis
- Chemical modification of natural compounds
- Carbohydrate analysis
- Lignin analysis
- Fermentation
- Recycling, waste utilization and value-added repurposing of materials
- Extrusion, spheronization and particle agglomeration
- Composite material development
- Biomass modification for chemical and energy products
Initiative Director: Eric Singsaas, esingsaa@d.umn.edu, (218) 788-2648
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