Processing wood into paper requires a lot of water, energy, and chemicals. Creapaper mixes in grass, reducing the need for trees—and all the resources necessary to process them. As the backlash ...

Dedicated September 26, 2001, at the Savannah Pulp and Paper Laboratory (now the Herty Advanced Materials Development Center) in Savannah, Georgia. When Georgia chemist Charles Holmes Herty found a ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Paper is a ubiquitous part of everyday life, but how is it made, and where did it originate?

The latest short science news items from C&EN. Lignin, left over after cellulose fibers are removed from wood to make paper, contains a mix of aromatic compounds that chemists have found ways to ...