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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Natural Science

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Lignin (L) and pulp (R) from the Hegg’s new copper-alkaline hydrogen peroxide (Cu-AHP) pre-treatment process..
October 20, 2023
MTRAC Award supports NatSci researcher's work to transform $165 billion pulp and paper industry
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biochemistry and molecular biology, grant award, new technology, pre-treatment technoloogy
Michigan State University biochemist Eric Hegg has shown promising results for a more environmentally friendly and more efficient process for creating pulp and paper. Now, the MSU Innovation Center has chosen his project for a Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization (MTRAC) Award to move this research forward. The $125,000 award will help fund his research project, “Adapting a Novel, Patented Process to Deconstruct Woody Biomasses to Add Value to Pulp Production.”
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