Fuel from wood? At KTH, we are developing a new type of fuel cell that uses biomass from

forestry as fuel. With the development of carbon fiber from trees, we can also make strong

lightweight materials for airplanes and cars that will decrease the energy consumption.

Link to projects

The consumption of textiles is increasing in the world and the environmental issues related

with cotton production are massive. Since wood is a plentiful and renewable material

source, we are researching the best ways to make textile fibers from wood.

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A food container today can consist of a mix of materials such as plastics, metals and paper.

We are developing wood based coatings and materials so that packages are all wood. We are

also working with natural hydrogels to make your ice cream melt slower!

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Wood based materials are today used as drug carriers in medicine. Tomorrow, we could

have smart carriers that are targeted to treat the affected organ only or release drugs slowly

in the body. For antibacterial purposes, we are developing paper products that do not give

rise to resistant bacteria and that cause minimal environmental damage.

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What do we get out of wood today? And

how will we use it tomorrow? That is

what the department of Wood Chemistry

and Pulp Technology at KTH is working

on. And the answer might surprise you.

’It’s a wood world’ is about challenging

your preconceptions. Each wood figure

in the image represent a research area

and when you click on each figure, a text

box with information and links to the

research project appears.