Scott Renneckar

Canada Research Chair in Advanced Renewable Materials

Wood Science

Faculty of Forestry

Scott’s research program focuses on creating advanced renewable materials through cutting-edge science that will catalyze a green economy. These sustainable products sourced from nature are stronger, lighter, and more energy efficient than their petroleum analogs. He uses materials such as high performance fibres, transparent films and coatings, and nanocomposites in applications for automobile, aerospace, building, and the emerging additive manufacturing industries.

BPI Publications

Bio-based non-flammable foams with a circular end-of-life based on the self-foaming process Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023
Exploring the impact of water on the morphology and crystallinity of xylan hydrate nanotiles Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023
Functional Lignin Building Blocks: Reactive Vinyl Esters with Acrylic Acid Biomacromolecules, 2023
Improving the thermo-activated shape memory of thermoplastic potato starch by adding silver nanoparticles Journal of Materials Science, 2023
Reduced cellulose accessibility slows down enzyme-mediated hydrolysis of cellulose Bioresource Technology, 2023
Size-controlled synthesis of xylan micro / nanoparticles by self-assembly of alkali-extracted xylan Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023
Solventless Amination of Lignin and Natural Phenolics using 2-Oxazolidinone ChemSusChem, 2023
The formation of xylan hydrate crystals is affected by sidechain uronic acids but not by lignin Cellulose, 2023
The pre-addition of “blocking” proteins decreases subsequent cellulase adsorption to lignin and enhances cellulose hydrolysis Bioresource Technology, 2023
Bacterial catabolism of acetovanillone, a lignin-derived compound Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2022
Carbon Aerogels From Softwood Kraft Lignin for High Performance Supercapacitor Electrodes Frontiers in Materials, 2022
Discovery of lignin-transforming bacteria and enzymes in thermophilic environments using stable isotope probing ISME Journal, 2022
Poly(Lactide)-Modified Lignin Nanofibers: Investigating the Role of Polymer Tacticity on Fiber Properties and Filtration Efficiency ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 2022
Revisiting the Molar Mass and Conformation of Derivatized Fractionated Softwood Kraft Lignin Biomacromolecules, 2022
Simple Strategies for Enhancement of the Strength of Lignin-Based Nanofibrous Aerogels Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 2022
Visible-Light-Driven Lignin Valorization into Value-Added Chemicals and Sustainable Hydrogen Using Zn1-xCdxS Solid Solutions as Photocatalyst ChemPhotoChem, 2022
Bacterial Transformation of Aromatic Monomers in Softwood Black Liquor Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Chemically and physically crosslinked lignin hydrogels with antifouling and antimicrobial properties Industrial Crops and Products, 2021
Effects of polyol-based deep eutectic solvents on the efficiency of rice straw enzymatic hydrolysis Industrial Crops and Products, 2021
In-situ real-time monitoring of hydroxyethyl modification in obtaining uniform lignin derivatives European Polymer Journal, 2021
n-p Heterojunction of TiO2-NiO core-shell structure for efficient hydrogen generation and lignin photoreforming Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2021
One-pot route to convert technical lignin into versatile lignin esters for tailored bioplastics and sustainable materials Green Chemistry, 2021
Refining the Properties of Softwood Kraft Lignin with Acetone: Effect of Solvent Fractionation on the Thermomechanical Behavior of Electrospun Fibers ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 2021
Superelastic and flexible 3D printed waterborne polyurethane/cellulose nanofibrils structures Additive Manufacturing, 2021
Tailoring renewable materials via plant biotechnology Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2021
Thermo-Responsive Shape-Memory Polyurethane Foams from Renewable Lignin Resources with Tunable Structures-Properties and Enhanced Temperature Resistance Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2021
Alkaline sulfonation and thermomechanical pulping pretreatment of softwood chips and pellets to enhance enzymatic hydrolysis Bioresource Technology, 2020
Data on making uniform lignin building blocks via in-situ real-time monitoring of hydroxyethyl modification Data in Brief, 2020
Direct Production of Levulinic Acid in One Pot from Hemp Hurd by Dilute Acid in Ionic Liquids Energy and Fuels, 2020
Enhanced Softwood Cellulose Accessibility by H3PO4 Pretreatment: High Sugar Yield without Compromising Lignin Integrity Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2020
Enhancing Enzyme-Mediated Cellulose Hydrolysis by Incorporating Acid Groups Onto the Lignin During Biomass Pretreatment Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020
Genomics and metatranscriptomics of biogeochemical cycling and degradation of lignin-derived aromatic compounds in thermal swamp sediment ISME Journal, 2020
High performance electrospun carbon nanofiber mats derived from flax lignin Industrial Crops and Products, 2020

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