時間：2026-05-15(五) 15:20 pm

講題：Turning Waste into Value: Sustainable Adhesives and Materials from Biomass Residue

講者 : Prof. William Tai Yin Tze

服務單位：University of Minnesota (Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering)  

地點：93406

主持人：林彥丞 教授

摘要：

Converting biomass waste into a resource is crucial for a circular bioeconomy, transforming environmental liabilities into economic benefits. This approach often entails breaking down biomass to reduce heterogeneity and improve its properties, followed by re-constitution or formulation with a binder or functional polymer. This seminar introduces a micro-grinding technique—adapted from the food processing industry—to induce micro/nanofibrillation in lignocellulosic biomass. I will discuss the application of these fibrils as scaffolds for polymer synthesis and as activated surfaces for self-bonding. Finally, I will demonstrate how this micro-grinding strategy converts enzymatic hydrolysis residue (a byproduct of cellulosic ethanol production) into a sustainable thermosetting adhesive, highlighting a novel co-production pathway in bioconversion.

學經歷：

Dr. William Tze is an Associate Professor in the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering at the University of Minnesota. He earned his PhD in Forest Resources at the University of Maine, followed by postdoctoral research at the University of Tennessee’s Center for Renewable Carbon and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He has held visiting positions at National Taiwan University, Seoul National University, and Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). His research at the University of Minnesota focuses on valorizing plant-based residual biomass for the development of sustainable materials and adhesives.