Maine’s research and innovation reputation takes a monumental step forward as the state’s public research university earns an R1 Carnegie Classification, UMaine joins the ranks of the nation’s top 146 doctoral research universities engaged in “very high research activity.” Read more…
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News Center Maine reported that the University of Maine’s Process Development Center has a new machine that takes pulp and makes paper plates, bowls and cups. The goal is to eliminate plastics and instead use paper products that serve the same purposes. The machine is the first of its kind at any university in the U.S.
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Partnership with Kiefel brings state-of-the-art fiber thermoforming machine to Orono The University of Maine Process Development Center (PDC), long recognized for its expertise in processing fiber for pulp and paper applications, is now home to new equipment that will advance renewable packaging research significantly for Maine’s forest products industry. Read more…
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Research collaboration between Oak Ridge National Laboratory and UMaine. The Hub & Spoke partnership between the two organizations began in June 2019 with Phase 1 completion on September 2022. The goal of the partnership between Oak Ridge National Laboratory and UMaine is to accelerate the advancement of nanocellulose and other forest products composite technology, reduce […]
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The University of Maine is the only producer of the product nanocellulose, able to produce 1 ton per day in the entire country. https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/tech/science/maine-leading-country-in-nanocellulose-research/97-bc5b9191-0f43-4a8f-8d9e-dc488b859cb8
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In August, over 50 UMaine scientists gather to share research findings using cellulose nanomaterials during the Inaugural Cellulose Nanomaterial Forum hosted by the Process Development Center. Click here to find out more.
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Read article from Bangor Daily News on how UMaine researchers are using new technology to improve processes and products
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In a February 2018 episode of the radio show Wild Maine, host Bob Duschesne sat down with Process Development Center Director Michael Bilodeau to discuss the unusual properties of nanomaterials and the future of Maine’s forest products industry. Bob Duschesne’s Wild Maine airs every Saturday at 9 AM and every Sunday at 8 AM on Sports […]
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The autumn issue of MAINE Alumni Magazine reprints Mainebiz‘s August article regarding the PDC’s partnership with Twin Rivers Paper.
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Borregaard’s Exilva blog, one of the web’s leading blogs on nanocellulose, has published an article written by Process Development Center Director Michael Bilodeau. The post, entitled “Improved Paper Surface Properties by Microfibrillated Cellulose,” discusses the innovative use of cellulose nanomaterials as a coating for paper products and the trials recently held by the PDC to evaluate this innovative process. You can […]
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