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DiP-Liglue

Sustainable wood-based materials from plant-based residues: DiP-Liglue develops innovative, formaldehyde-free binders made from lignin and biotechnologically produced plant-based cross-linkers.

Project description

Sustainable binders from nature

The wood-based panel industry needs alternatives to natural gas/petroleum-based binders, which are often harmful to health. DiP-Liglue researches and develops innovative adhesives based on lignin, a natural biopolymer.

The special feature: DiP-Liglue relies on regional biomass residues such as wheat straw and sugar beet pulp. With the help of state-of-the-art biotechnological processes, both lignin and natural cross-crosslinkers are developed from it – without any formaldehyde. Artificial intelligence optimizes the biocatalysts and enables high-performance, competitive bioprocessing sequences for regional, sustainable and biomimetic binders.

DiP-Liglue researches the use of regional biomass residues for the establishment of local value chains and strengthens Saxony-Anhalt as an innovation location for sustainable chemistry. With a market potential of over 200,000 tons of binders per year in Germany alone, the project offers significant economic opportunities – for a defossilized, sustainable chemical industry.

Goals

  • Development of formaldehyde-free binders from biomass
  • Biotechnological production of phenylpropanoids
  • Optimising biocatalysts using AI methods
  • Testing of binders in wood-based materials
  • Development of sustainable production processes
  • Establishment of regional value chains

Funding period

01.04.2024 – 31.12.2028
Network coordinator
Prof. Dr. Markus Pietzsch
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Institut für Pharmazie (MLU, Halle (Saale))

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