With the current increased emphasis on the utilization of by-products from large industrial operations, the potential utilization by-product lignin is attracting considerable attention. In 1944, 188,500,000 tons of wood were cut in the 1 This review was prepared in connection with investigations in progress under contract No. N7 onr 397-4 between the University of Maryland and the Office of Naval Research.
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