Hanover Seminar Series: Charles Frazier

March 12, 2024 3:30PM - 4:30PM

Natural Resources, Room 225 & Zoom

Charles Frazier, T.M. Brooks Professor of Sustainable Biomaterials, Co-Director, Wood-Based Composites Center, Virginia Tech presents "New materials through the enigma that is lignin."

Lignin is the enigmatic plant polymer. Many recognize it as an amazing and inspirational evolution of polymer technology. Others describe lignin as an intractable hot mess; once removed from the plant cell wall, it seems to have little value. Underlying the enigma is lignin’s remarkable self-healing tendency, the ability to repair itself when under attack by heat, acids, and microorganisms. Lignin’s enigmatic repair mechanism is leading to new opportunities in renewable materials, as we shall discuss.

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