New process can reduce energy consumption of paper industry by 40 percent
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 10:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) signed an agreement last week with 14 European paper producers for the further development of a breakthrough new solvent. This new solvent, developed by TU/e professor Maaike Kroon, will potentially enable the paper industry to make big energy savings in production and to use raw materials more efficiently. The European paper industry has high expectations of the new solvent. "This is a game changer, and it means the paper industry will look very different 20 years from now", said Henk van Houtum, chairman of VNP, the Royal Netherlands' paper and board association.