🌱 Turning olive oil waste into a resource!

A biochar–pectin gel showed 97.9% water-holding capacity and improved early seedling growth, with no detectable phytotoxic effects under tested conditions.

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#BioResJournal #Biochar #AgTech #SoilScience

Bacterial biotreatment improved textile wastewater quality, removing ~86% COD and >80% TSS while reducing phytotoxic effects on tomato seedlings. Could treated effluent support safer water reuse?

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#BioResJournal #Bioremediation #Wastewater #BioResources

Could lignin become a natural UV-blocking ingredient? Shiyu Fu reviews how lignin isolation and structure affect UV absorption, highlighting its potential for sunscreen formulations.

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#BioResJournal #Lignin #Sunscreen #Biomaterials #GreenChemistry #Cosmetics

Can better creasing protect sustainable food packaging? Lev et al. finds PTFE creasing rules can improve grease resistance in coated paperboards.

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#BioResJournal #Packaging #Paperboard #SustainableMaterials #PaperScience

Can frozen roots distort soil-reinforcement data?
Ehsan Abdi et al. found freezing increased root strength and stiffness, potentially overestimating reinforcement capacity. Standardized testing is key.

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#BioResJournal #RootBiomechanics #SoilBioengineering #ForestSoils

Kenaf could help diversify particleboard feedstocks in Malaysia. 🇲🇾 Boards with 20–40% kenaf core met EN 312:2010 requirements for Type P2 particleboard.

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#BioResJournal #Particleboard #Kenaf #WoodComposites #Biomaterials

How can biochar deliver more reliable heavy-metal remediation?

This review connects immobilization mechanisms with biochar design, soil biology, and AI-assisted tools for site-specific decisions.

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#BioResJournal #Biochar #SoilScience #Remediation

How does 42-year-old reclaimed Greek juniper compare with fresh wood?
A preliminary study examines strength, defects & SEM observations, highlighting potential engineering trends—and key limitations.

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#WoodScience #TimberEngineering #BioResJournal

Pomegranate peel–derived Ag–Se nanoparticles showed antibacterial, antibiofilm, antioxidant & selective anticancer activity—highlighting green nanotechnology’s potential.

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#Nanotechnology #GreenChemistry #Antimicrobial #BioResJournal

🌲 Deep learning is advancing wood surface inspection!

This review covers advances from 2021–2025 in defect classification, detection & segmentation, datasets, metrics, challenges, & future research directions.

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#BioResJournal #WoodIndustry #AI #ComputerVision #WoodScience

🌱 A review of PLA, PHA, PBS, starch & cellulose-based bioplastics examines their production, applications, degradation products & ecosystem toxicity—while highlighting gaps in toxicological testing.

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#BioResJournal #Bioplastics #Bioeconomy #SustainableMaterials

Have you nominated someone yet for the 2026 BioResources Early Career Investigator Award? Here's your chance to nominate an exceptional early career colleague today!

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Accepting nominations till Nov. 15

#BioResJournal #EarlyCareer #ScienceAwards #MaterialsScience

How do CO₂ laser settings affect wood surfaces?

🔬 Speed, power, and grain direction changed surface roughness and color in Scots pine and Eastern beech.

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#WoodScience #LaserProcessing #WoodTechnology #BioResJournal

How can #timber frames better withstand earthquakes? A study found bottom-mounted viscoelastic dampers provided the greatest improvement in seismic performance, offering guidance for timber structural design.

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#BioResJournal #SeismicDesign #WoodEngineering #StructuralEngineering

🌿 Lantana camara-mediated AuNPs showed anticancer activity against KB oral cancer cells by increasing ROS and apoptosis, while also inhibiting bacterial growth.

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#BioResJournal #Nanomedicine #GreenChemistry #CancerResearch

How does 3D fiber connectivity strengthen paper?

This review by BioResources' Co-Editors explores interdigitation in nanopaper and conventional sheets, and how papermaking conditions influence its development.

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#Papermaking #Nanocellulose #PaperScience #BioResJournal

🌱 Can biomass power the next generation of wearable sensors?

This review article explores converting renewable feedstocks into conductive biocarbon and its role in flexible strain sensing.

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#WearableTech #Sensors #Biomaterials #BioResJournal

🧬 New BioResources research shows SPI-based ZnO nanocomposites enhanced antibacterial activity, reduced MICs up to 8-fold, and promoted apoptosis in cancer cells. A promising multifunctional platform!

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#BioResJournal #Nanotech #Antimicrobial #CancerResearch

Can biochar make CO₂ biomethanation better?

A trace-element-modified cattle-manure biochar increased volumetric methane production by 19.8%, improved process stability, and enriched key methanogens.

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#BioResJournal #Biogas #RenewableEnergy #Bioenergy

❄️New #BioResJournal research shows 2D digital image correlation accurately tracks deformation in fir/oak/beech after liquid nitrogen treatment. DIC closely matched conventional measurements, offering a reliable non-contact method for wood mechanics.
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#WoodScience #DIC #WoodEngineering