BillerudKorsnäs and Uppsala university have initiated a multi-annual collaboration to develop paper-based electrode materials. Based on achievements at Uppsala university in combination with BillerudKorsnäs competence in industrial production and packaging development, the future's sustainable fiber-based packaging will be explored.
The co-operation, which lasts three years, has been agreed between BillerudKorsnäs and Uppsala university Holding and aims to further develop research knowledge from Uppsala university to create energy storage in fiber structures by coating cellulosic fibers with electrically conductive polymers.
Behind the interdisciplinary research stands professors Maria Strömme and Albert Mihranyan at the department of nanotechnology and functional materials, as well as professor Leif Nyholm at the department of Inorganic Chemistry at Ångström Laboratory.
Techniques for energy storage in fiber structures could enable storage of electrical energy in a paper or cardboard sheet.
"Future packaging solutions will offer consumers more features than today. With electrical energy stored in the paper itself, new opportunities are being opened to create these new features – the prerequisites for this we want to explore in collaboration with Uppsala university," says Magnus Wikström, CTO of BillerudKorsnäs.
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Sustainable Brands Staff
Published Jun 28, 2017 12pm EDT / 9am PDT / 5pm BST / 6pm CEST