Advanced Forest Bio-Materials Laboratory

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Based at the University of Toronto, the Advanced Forest Bio-Materials Laboratory is a research group that specializes in forest-based biomaterials science and composites, bio-based adhesives and adhesion, digital printing, and surface sciences of paper. The Advanced Forest Bio-Materials Laboratory is focused on developing novel environmentally-friendly green bio-based composites, producing green chemicals using renewable forestry biomass as feedstock, and the next generation high valued paper-based products.

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Location

Graduate Department of Forestry (Institute of Forestry and Conservation)
John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design
University of Toronto
33 Willcocks Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 3B3

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Areas of Expertise

Green chemicals and adhesives
Bio-based composites
Novel nanocellulose crystal-based composite films
Development of lightweight sandwich panels for construction and automotive applications
Paper-based inexpensive sensors and devices
High-yield pulp utilization in digital printing papers
Bark Biorefinery

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Services

Product R&D
Materials R&D

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Contact Information

Website: https://academic.daniels.utoronto.ca/forestry/advanced-forest-bio-materials-laboratory/

Published: September 20, 2021