Lignin.
Re-engineered for electronics.
A material approach that connects a renewable starting resource with the demands of a specific industrial application.
The resource is the beginning.
The system is the work.
Lignin is a structural biopolymer in plants and an industrial byproduct of pulp and paper production.
Our development direction connects lignin-based thermoset resin chemistry with bio-based reinforcement. The insulating layers of printed circuit boards bring the interaction between these constituents into focus.
The material’s behaviour depends on its chemistry, architecture and processing. Those relationships are at the centre of the programme.
From resource
to material architecture.
Lignin feedstock, chemistry and composite architecture connect in a single material approach.
- 01 / ORIGIN
Lignin feedstock
Define the starting material and the consistency needed for a relevant development route.
- 02 / CHEMISTRY
Functionalisation
Investigate chemistry that supports resin and reinforcement development.
- 03 / ARCHITECTURE
Resin + reinforcement
Develop the constituents as a connected composite material system.
- 04 / FORMATS
Prepreg + core
Evaluate partially and fully cured formats for selected PCB requirements.
A renewable origin.
A considered material approach.
Our material approach starts with renewable resources and the ambition to reduce dependence on fossil-derived inputs.
Our evaluation priorities include renewable content, manufacturing energy and material use, lifecycle impacts and relevant end-of-life options. These factors guide an application-specific view of environmental performance.
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