Sustainable cellulose nano-fibers reinforce materials
Sappi and Maastricht University are developing a novel environmentally friendly manufacturing technology for plastics with advanced functionality.
The technology relies on the versatility of water to optimally disperse cellulose nano-fibers, the smallest structural building blocks of cellulose, in Nylons. Analysis of the developed knowledge, processes and products offers Sappi a sustainable market position and economic prosperity.
The versatility of wood as construction material has been credited for thousands of years; even during – as well as beyond – the fossil era. The properties of wood originate from a complex hierarchical structure, in which primary building blocks not only possess functionalities as ensemble but also individually.