Using a computer model that reveals how plants grow thicker over time, biologists have uncovered how cells are activated to produce wood tissue. Understanding the fundamentals behind this growth, they hope to advance forestry practices and COâ‚‚ storage in trees.
Arjan Smit has been working at TNO for fifteen years, and in 2019, he initiated a collaboration with Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ professor Pieter Bruijnincx to pursue a PhD and advance his work further. Their joint research now plays a crucial role in the feasibility of an advanced biorefinery at a demo scale.