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Forest Chemistry Lab
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The lab uses chemistry to uncover the structure and formation of woody biomass.
AboutAbout the lab
Understanding and utilizing woody biomass through chemistry.
The Forest Chemistry Lab uses chemistry to elucidate how plant biomass is formed and how it is structured, and to develop advanced ways of utilizing it.
The lab conducts a wide range of research on cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, the main components of the cell wall, as well as their precursors.
Besides investigating the formation processes and structure of woody biomass, the lab also works on establishing new measurement and evaluation methods and on joint research with other fields.
Key terms
- Woody biomass
- Plant biomass derived from trees. Most of it is plant cell walls left behind after the cells die.
- Lignin
- One of the main components of plant cell walls, along with cellulose and hemicellulose.
- Imaging
- Technology for seeing where various chemical substances are located.
NewsLab news
Research: High-precision visualization of the distribution of coniferin
Received the Lignin Society Encouragement Award
Research: Detection of lignin syringyl nuclei in ginkgo leaves
Research: Lignin structural units in Japanese black pine and their regulation
Research: Distribution of taxanes in yew
ResearchResearch themes
The lab takes a chemical approach to elucidating how woody biomass is formed and structured, and to its advanced utilization. It currently works on three themes: the structure, function, and formation of plant cell walls; visualizing the distribution of chemical components; and advanced utilization through chemical conversion.
*Illustrative imageStructure, function, and formation of plant cell walls
Most woody biomass consists of plant cell walls left behind after the cells die. The lab investigates how cell walls are built, and what structures and properties they have.
*Illustrative imageVisualizing the distribution of chemical components
To understand and make use of living organisms, the key is knowing what is where and what it is doing. The lab develops imaging technologies that show where various chemical substances are located.
*Illustrative imageAdvanced utilization through chemical conversion
Chemical methods can modify the physical properties of natural products, give them new functions, and allow them to be used as energy. Aiming for a circular society, the lab explores how far both energy and materials can be derived from biomass.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Forest Chemistry Lab consist of faculty, visiting researchers, administrative staff, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorKazuhiko Fukushima
- Associate ProfessorDan Aoki
- Project Assistant ProfessorQinle Gong
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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: “Cross section of Lilac wood” Park Hotel-1 / CC0 (cropped)
- Structure, function, and formation of plant cell walls: “Plant cell structure-ru-v2” Original: LadyofHats (Mariana Ruiz) / Derivative: Dhatfield / Derivative: Lady3mlnm / CC0 (cropped)
- Visualizing the distribution of chemical components: “COVID-19- DOE Response Researchers with UEM microscope ( )” U.S. Department of Energy from United States / Public domain (cropped)
- Advanced utilization through chemical conversion: “Wood pellets-small huddle PNr°0108” D-Kuru / CC BY-SA 3.0 at (cropped)
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