New type of degradable biocomposite developed

WWSC researchers have developed a new kind of wood-based degradable biocomposite with semi-structural strength. Unlike thermoplastic, the material can be degraded without harming the environment. The findings have been published in Nature Communications.
Photo: Peter Olsén
Photo: Peter Olsén

The material is a type of highly reinforced lignocellulose biocomposite, which has been found to have much higher mechanical properties than analogs in the literature

“No one has been able to make a degradable plastic with fiber content this high before, while having good dispersion and low fiber damage,” says Peter Olsén to kth.se.

Read the interview with Peter at kth.se

Read the publication:
Highly reinforced and degradable lignocellulose biocomposites by polymerization of new polyester oligomers, Nature Communications, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33283-z