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PPG And Lignol Cooperate On Lignin

by Alexander H. Tullo
December 7, 2009 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 87, Issue 49

British Columbia-based Lignol Energy will collaborate with PPG Industries to develop uses for high-purity lignin and lignin derivatives in industrial coatings. Chuck Kahle, PPG’s chief technology officer, says the companies aim to replace petrochemical materials with lignin-based ones and perhaps introduce new chemical functionality to coating formulations. Lignol plans to make high-purity lignin as a coproduct during cellulosic ethanol production.

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