Refining biomass into speciality products
Lignin accounts for 30 percent of all non-fossil organic carbon on earth. And can be used as an environmentally friendly alternative to many petroleum-derived substances.
After cellulose, lignin is the second most abundant biopolymer on earth. It is a 3D complex molecule built up from phenolic alcohols, known as nature’s glue. About 100 million tons are produced worldwide as by-product of wood pulping mills and biorefinery set-ups. There are two principal categories of lignin: sulphur-containing and sulphur-free.
Protobind® products are well known and have been widely used in research and development by institutes, universities and companies and are commercially used in a variety of applications.
Protobind 1000
Sulphur free soda lignin
Protobind 1000 is a sulphur free lignin generated from soda pulping of annual fibres such as wheat straw and is available as a dry powder product with low ash and sugars impurities.
Since the product is renewable, its production cost is to some extent independent from the price volatility of oil and as shown by EMPA has a substantial potential to reduce greenhouse gas reduction.
Animal feed
There are plenty of applications which require high purity and cannot bear sulphur in their structure.
Pharmaceutical
There are plenty of applications which require high purity and cannot bear sulphur in their structure.
Cosmetics
There are plenty of applications which require high purity and cannot bear sulphur in their structure.
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Protobind 1000 datasheet
Protobind KW
Kraft lignin produced from kraft pulping of hardwood
Protobind KW is kraft lignin produced from kraft pulping of hardwood and is available as a dry powder product with high purity. Kraft lignin is used for replacing phenol in phenol formaldehyde adhesives used for the manufacture of particular wood-based composites.
It is a non-toxic product from renewable sources. Protobind KW can be used to replace and to reduce the usage of certain petrochemicals without compromising the performance.
Plywood
Plywood is type of engineered wood consisted of two or more layers of boards glued together. Phenol formaldehyde resin is widely used for manufacturing plywood and many resin manufactures are partially utilizing lignin as a bio-based replacement for phenol in their resin.
Paper laminates
Paper-based laminates are consisted of several layers of Kraft paper impregnated with phenol-formaldehyde resins and covered with decorative and overlay paper on both sides. This type of industries is using Lignin as a partial phenol replacement in their resin.
Emulsifier & foams
Protobind KW can be used to replace and to reduce the usage of certain petrochemicals without compromising the performance.
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Protobind KW datasheet
Lignin knowhow to your services
Lignin use in phenolic resins
PLT Innovations provides technical consultation to replace phenol by Lignin in phenolic resin industries. The clients receive supports in process handling, synthesis parameters, quality control, and product properties.
Lignin use in potential polymeric materials
Focusing on commercialisation of R&D efforts in Lignin-based materials, PLT Innovations is actively involved in respective projects.
Through years of experience and remarkable contributions to research, patents, and scientific papers on bio-based materials, our team assist potential clients with developing their process and products within a strategic partnership and cooperative manner.
Basic analysis of Lignin or similar bio-based material
PLT Innovations provides limited technical analysis for clients within a non-project frame. The analysis includes FTIR (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy), Klason, Sugar content and Ash content, dry matter, density, PH, solubility.
Black liquor analysis for Lignin production potential
PLT Innovations conducts technical study on Black Liquor samples to evaluate its potential to produce lignin and in further step commercialise the respective production process.
Mechanical pulverization of Lignin
PLT Innovation applies AIR JET MILL MODEL-PSI-2 to grind Lignin to a desired particle size in a laboratory scale.