Arthur Ragauskas - New Math: Lignin + Cellulose + Hemicellulose = Net Zero

IMPACT Forum - Sustainability through innovative bio-based materials April 25 2024 Arthur Ragauskas, University of Tennessee, United States New Math: Lignin + Cellulose + Hemicellulose = Net Zero Professor Arthur Ragauskas is the Interim Department Head and Governor’s Chair for Biorefining based in University of Tennessee’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, with a complementary appointment in the UT Institute of Agriculture’s Department of Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries and serves in the US Energy and Environmental Sciences Directorate, Biosciences Division, at ORNL. His research program is directed at understanding and exploiting innovative sustainable bioresources. This multifaceted program is targeted to develop new and improved applications for nature’s premiere renewable biopolymers for biofuels, biopower, and bio-based materials and chemicals. Recently, his research team has begun to examine the upcycling of waste plastics. His vision is to be the world’s most dynamic research and educational center for Forest Biorefinery, creating sustainable chemical solutions essential to converting Lignocellulosic Biomass resources to Biomaterials, Biofuels, Biochemicals, and Biopower for people everywhere.