{"id":520,"date":"2024-07-17T11:43:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T15:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/nanocellulosevalley\/?page_id=520"},"modified":"2026-07-22T11:50:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:50:46","slug":"https-umaine-edu-nanocellulosevalley","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/nanocellulosevalley\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_5ccc05-72, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_5ccc05-72[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading520_5ccc05-72\"]{text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);font-weight:600;font-style:normal;font-family:Poppins;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_5ccc05-72 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_5ccc05-72[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading520_5ccc05-72\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_5ccc05-72 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_5ccc05-72[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading520_5ccc05-72\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading520_5ccc05-72 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-black-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading520_5ccc05-72\">Welcome to Nanocellulose Valley<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_a77854-20, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_a77854-20[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading520_a77854-20\"]{text-align:center;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Poppins;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_a77854-20 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_a77854-20[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading520_a77854-20\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_a77854-20 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_a77854-20[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading520_a77854-20\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading520_a77854-20 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading520_a77854-20\">For 200 years, Maine\u2019s economy has been deeply rooted in the forest products industry. Home to sustainably managed forests, skilled workers, and research expertise at the University of Maine, the state is a natural hub for forest-based innovations and the development of cutting-edge new products.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_a9705b-3c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_a9705b-3c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading520_a9705b-3c\"]{text-align:center;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Poppins;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_a9705b-3c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_a9705b-3c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading520_a9705b-3c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_a9705b-3c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_a9705b-3c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading520_a9705b-3c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading520_a9705b-3c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading520_a9705b-3c\">Today, nanocellulose, nature\u2019s super polymer, is helping to build the forest products of the future. This renewable natural material offers virtually limitless potential in a wide range of applications from food packaging to biomedical devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Event:<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id520_8557cc-a7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id520_8557cc-a7 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id520_8557cc-a7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id520_8557cc-a7 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id520_8557cc-a7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id520_8557cc-a7 > 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Hosted by the 91¸£Àû Process Development Center.<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns520_460377-de{padding-left:0px;gap:25px;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns520_460377-de .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns520_460377-de, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns520_460377-de, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns520_460377-de, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns520_460377-de{margin-bottom:0px;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns520_460377-de{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns520_460377-de, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns520_460377-de, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns520_460377-de, .site .entry-content 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> .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column520_81c6c0-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column520_81c6c0-4d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column520_81c6c0-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column520_81c6c0-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column520_81c6c0-4d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>What is Nanocellulose?<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Nanocellulose is extracted from cellulose, the basic component of plant cell walls and the world\u2019s most abundant natural polymer. 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Maine is the perfect place to locate a business capitalizing upon the expansive possibilities offered by nanocellulose.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_c43396-c0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_c43396-c0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading520_c43396-c0\"]{text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);font-weight:600;font-style:normal;font-family:Poppins;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_c43396-c0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_c43396-c0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading520_c43396-c0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_c43396-c0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_c43396-c0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading520_c43396-c0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading520_c43396-c0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-black-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading520_c43396-c0\">CNF and CNC<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_df2b23-fc, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_df2b23-fc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading520_df2b23-fc\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Poppins;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_df2b23-fc mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_df2b23-fc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading520_df2b23-fc\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_df2b23-fc img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading520_df2b23-fc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading520_df2b23-fc\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading520_df2b23-fc wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading520_df2b23-fc\">The most common forms of nanocellulose are&nbsp;<strong>cellulose nanofibrils (CNF),&nbsp;cellulose nanocrystals (CNC)<\/strong>. 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