‘Solar chemical’ production can be limited by the need for sacrificial reagents, metal-containing catalysts and low product values. Now, H2O2 is generated from H2O air using lignin as a photocatalyst. Combining with enzymatic catalysis enables selective oxyfunctionalization.

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), Oak Ridge, TN, USA Center for Integrated Forest Science, USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, Raleigh, NC, USA Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA Department of Geography, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA Forest Inventory and Analysis Program, USDA Forest Se...

The use of the newest methods of airborne laser scanning integrated with hyper-spectral satellite systems, provides principally new opportunities for remote sensing of forest cover. High efficiency of laser scanning (up to 100 thousand measurements per second) in combination with sub-meter spatial resolution, high accuracy of a tree stands’ structural parameters detection as well as three-dimen...

The concepts of industrial symbiosis (IS) and bioeconomy (BE) both focus on ways to reduce dependence non-renewable resources. However, these two frames reference have rarely been considered as part a joint strategy achieve sustainability. Here, we describe how they inter-operate, in well documented IS case studies, identify current synergy patterns organic by-products, their limits, promising ...

Biomass pyrolysis is a promising approach for producing economic and environmentally friendly fuels bioproducts. experiments show that feedstock properties have significant impact on product yields composition. Scientists are developing detailed chemical reaction mechanisms to capture the relationships between biomass composition yields. These can be computationally intensive. In this study, we...

Increasing awareness of the issue of deforestation and degradation in the tropics has resulted in efforts to monitor forest resources in tropical countries. Advances in satellite-based remote sensing and ground-based technologies have allowed for monitoring of forests with high spatial, temporal and thematic detail. Despite these advances, there is a need to engage communities in monitoring act...

Lignocellulose, mostly existing in the form of plant materials, is one of the most abundant organic materials in natural world. It has been estimated that there is an annual worldwide production of 10–50 billion tons of dry lignocellulose, accounting for about half of the global biomass yield . In recent years, due to the escalating energy crisis and environmental pollutions, more extensive att...