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Nanotechnology for the
Forest Products Industry
by
Howard Rosen, Staff,
Washington Office
Ted Wegner, Assistant Director,
Forest Products Laboratory
USDA Forest Service
November 16, 2006
Presentation Overview
Nanotechnology overview
 Federal/public perspectives on forest
products
 Federal Government integrated role in
advancing nanotechnology in the forest
products industry
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Definition of Nanotechnolgy
 Scale: 1 nm – 100 nm (1 nm = 1 billionth
or 10-9of a meter)
Creating nanoscale size materials does
not mean nanotechnology is involved
 Material must have unique properties
(e.g. electrical, physical, chemical,
optical) that are different that the bulk
properties
 Achieving those unique properties must
be repeatable and controllable
Nanomaterials Opportunities
Nanomaterials offer the potential for
unprecedented material performance that could
• Solve major societal problems
(e.g. energy, medicine, environment,
manufacturing, communications, computing,
and security)
• Energize the economy for decades
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Revitalize existing businesses (e.g. forest products)
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Boost competitiveness globally
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Create entirely new industries
The race for global leadership in nanotechnology is underway
Source: October 2004 Lux Research Report
Per capita and total use of roundwood for
products
80
20000
16000
14000
50
12000
40
10000
8000
30
Per capita consumption
6000
Total consumption
20
4000
10
2000
Year
2001
1999
1997
1995
1993
1991
1989
1987
1985
1983
1981
1979
1977
1975
1973
1971
1969
0
1967
0
1965
Cubic feet per capita
60
Total consumption (million cubic feet)
18000
70
The United States is the
Largest Producer of Industrial
Wood
450
100
400
90
350
80
70
300
Non-Tropical
250
60
Tropical
50
200
40
150
30
Portugal
Belarus
Romania
Turkey
Austria
Czech Rep
Spain
New Zealand
Poland
South Africa
Australia
Japan
Chile
India
France
Germany
Malaysia
Finland
Indonesia
0
Sweden
0
Russian Fed
10
Brazil
50
China
20
Canada
100
USA
Millions of
Cubic
Metres
Percent of
Total World
Production
Impact of Global Competition
Domestically produced shares of the U.S.
market have declined for most wood products
85%
Paper &
Paperboard
80%
96%
OSB &
Plywood
75%
1990
2002
75%
Softwood
Lumber
63%
78%
Household
Furniture
50%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Soot :
Contains Value
Cellulose Synthesis and Material Production:
Nature Working Across a Length Scale >1010!
Cellulose nanofiber bundles
~28nm
6 Assembly
proteins
(rosette)
which
produces
cellulose
nanofibers
www.ita.doc.gov/td/forestprod/
jupiter.phys.ttu.edu/corner/1999/dec99.pdf
Source: Jeffery Catchmark , Penn State University
Candace Haigler and Larry Blanton, Cellulose:
“You're surrounded by it, but did you know it was
there?”
Nanotechnology & Wood
Wood / Lignocellulose
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One of the most abundant biological raw materialsubiquitous
Nano-fibrilar structure
Self-assembly—controlled
Lignocellulose as a nanomaterial and its interact
with other nanomaterials is largely unexplored
Capacity to be made multifunctional
New analytical techniques adapted to biomaterials
are beginning to allow us to see new possibilities
A cornerstone for advancing the biomass-based
renewable & sustainable economy
America Needs a Strong Forest
Products Industry
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Outlet for forest biomass that needs to be removed
to reduce fuel load and improve forest health &
condition
Forest biomass sales offset the cost of forest
management on public lands
Helps prevent conversion of privately –held
forestland to non-forest uses
Makes use of a National strategic asset to provide
jobs, fuel the economy, and meet the needs of
people for material needs
Nanotechnology can help reinvent
the forest products industry
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Technology is the major driving factor for growth
at every level of an economy and is a key factor in
enabling competitive advantage in the market
place
New, higher profit products, based upon
pioneering, innovative technology creation, are
needed
Lighter weight, stronger, multifunctional materials
from wood
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New products
New markets
New functionalities
Federal Role in Nanotechnology R&D
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Support sustainable forestry and sustainable forest
products as a positive economic, social, and
ecological force within the Nation
Promote, conduct, and support high risk,
fundamental nanotechnology research
Acquire and maintain state of the art Federal R&D
nanotechnology facilities and provide access to
unique and cost effective research facilities and
capacities with other partners to move the US
forest-based economy forward
Source of R&D Funds 2003
3% 3%
Industry
30%
Federal Government
University
64%
Non-Profit
2003 R&D Spending $283 Billion
All R&D in the United States
Source: National Science Foundation
Nanotechnology
Workshop For the
Forest Products
Industry
October 17 - 19, 2004
www.nanotechforest.org
Nanotechnology Roadmap:
Priority R&D Areas
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Polymer Composites and Nano-Reinforced
Materials
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Self-Assembly and Biomimetics
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Cell-Wall Nanotechnology
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Sensors, Processing, and Process Controls
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Analytic Methods for Nanostructure
Characterization
Nanotechnology Task Group
Goals
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Link nanotechnology with other
Agenda 2020 platforms through
Technology Roadmap
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Establish a Brain Trust to identify 3
- 4 priority areas
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Organize annual Nanotechnology
Conference
-Focal point for industry /
academia / government
Agenda 2020 Focus for the Future
Meeting the Challenge of Deployment
O2
CO2
Positively Impacting the Environment
Significant Reduction in Greenhouse Gases
Decreased Ecological Footprint
Next Generation
Fiber Recovery
and Utilization
 Recycled Fiber
Indistinguishable
from Virgin Fiber
Advancing the Forest “Bio-refinery”
Sustainable Forest Productivity
Extracting Value prior to Pulping
New Value from Residuals
& Spent Liquors
Breakthrough Mfg.
Technologies
Major Manufacturing
Cost/Capital Reduction
Significant Enhancement
in Product Properties
with Existing Assets
Substantial Improvement Advancing the Wood
in Energy Efficiency for
Products Revolution
Existing Processes
 Improved Building Systems
Technologically Advanced Workforce
 Reduced System Costs
From Workforce to Knowledge Workers in 7 years
Nanotechnology Deployment Strategies
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Adapt & Deploy
Existing
Nanotechnologies
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Reduces costs by
leveraging existing
investments
Shortest time to
deployment
Exploits existing
nanotechnology
knowledge base
Adds value and
functionality to existing
products
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Create & Deploy
Novel New
Nanotechnologies
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Exploits the unique
nanoscale components
and properties of wood
Enables new
generations of cost
effective products &
materials
Exploits the full
potential of wood as
the material for the 21st
Century
Achieves maximum
efficiency of material
use
Nano Focus Areas
Focus Area 1: Improve strength weight performance
Target
•40% fewer materials for same performance
•60# performance with 45# CWF
•Mechanical (bonding ) and optical performances
Focus Area 2: Forest Nanomaterials
•Liberation and use of nanocellulose
•Other nanomaterials from bio-resource
•Non covalent disassembly/reassembly nano-fractionalization and nano-catalysis for
separations
•Entropic effects in the assembly and disassembly of nanomaterials in forestry
Focus Area 3 : Understanding the control of water-lignocellulose interaction
for modification of properties
•Water removal and in the end product
•Energy cost of water, fiber swell in the presence of water
•Control and manipulation of hydrogen bonding (7 types)
•Control of mechanosorptive behavior
•Water repelling, barriers
•Control of degradation
•Control/modification of surface chemistry
Nano Focus Areas
Focus Area 4 - Inorganic-organic nanocomposites nanoscale
surface modification
Paper, MDF, OSB are all composite materials
•Compatibilization of hydrophilic/hydrophobic materials
•Interactions at nano-scale
Focus Area 5 - Photonics and Electronic/Piezo properties
•100 % Opacity
Focus Area 6 - Modifications for energy efficiency : Process
related
•Nano-catalysis in pulping and chemistry
•Low temp pulping
•Nano pores in felts
•Water removal
•Low corrosion materials
Key Stakeholders
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Forest Products Industry
Universities
Federal Departments/Agencies
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NNI/NSET/PCAST/OSTP---OMB
National Science Foundation
DOE Basic Sciences
DOE National Laboratories
National Institute of Standards & Technology
USDA CSREES
USDA Forest Service
2007 Nanotechnology
Conference
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Knoxville TN, June 13 to 15 2007
 Oak Ridge National Lab tie-in
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Focal point for task force reviews and workshops
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Tappi/ FPS co-managed
 Co-sponsors
 AF&PA
 USDA Forest Service
 USDA CSREES
 U Tennessee
 IUFRO
 American Chemical Society
Thank you for your attention