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Wood Chemistry Lab
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The lab examines the components of wood at the molecular level and applies them to new materials.
AboutAbout the lab
Making use of wood's components at the molecular level
The Wood Chemistry Lab studies the phenomena that the components of woody biomass undergo from the time they are formed until they are broken down.
Using methods from organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, and analytical chemistry, the lab follows these phenomena at the molecular level.
The lab builds models that mimic wood's components and how they are assembled, aiming to understand the mechanisms underlying these phenomena.
Toward a circular society, the lab also conducts research and education on using woody biomass efficiently.
Key terms
- Woody biomass
- Biological resources derived from trees, such as wood, branches, and bark. They are used as fuel, materials, and feedstock for chemicals.
- Polymer chemistry
- The chemistry of large molecules made of many small units linked together, such as cellulose, lignin, and plastics.
- Circular society
- A society that reuses resources repeatedly and reduces waste and environmental burden.
ResearchResearch themes
The lab traces, at the molecular level, the phenomena that the components of woody biomass undergo from biosynthesis to biodegradation. It conducts research using models that mimic wood's components and higher-order structures, as well as research on using woody biomass efficiently.
View More ↗MembersFaculty
- ProfessorYasumitsu Uraki
- LecturerKengo Shigetomi
- Assistant ProfessorShiori Suzuki
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Pile of wood chips Namibia” Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) - Bush Control and Biomass Utilisation Project / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Forest Product Manufacturing Lab): “Shiitakegrowing” frankenstoen from Portland, Oregon / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Wood Engineering Lab): “Tsuruno-maihashi” MaedaAkihiko / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Tree Biology Lab): “20180422basswood19stack ( )” MostlyDross from Springfield, VA, USA / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
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