Breaking down cellulose fibres to create high value products

Introduction Prof. Johanna Buchert

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

700 E/tn

>10 000 E/tn

700 E/tn

+

Business model change – from bulk to bulk + speciality

From macro level to nano-building blocks

Ref: Zimmermann et al (2004) Adv. Eng. Mat 6:754

Thanks to Emily Cranston and Bob Pelton, McMaster University

Two main classes of nanocellulose

Cellulose - the beginning of tomorrow’s value chains

We are moving towards a completely new cellulose

based ecosystem

• Public strategic funding to support engineering disciplines

• Industrial trust on science and innovation

• Means to shorten pathway from innovations to implementation

How to ensure innovative research and technology development

Prof. Derek Gray

2013 Prize Winner

NCC- Pathway from curiosity driven

research to business opportunities