CREATING INDUSTRIES
FOR TOMORROW
THROUGH RESEARCH
AND INNOVATION
The Bioresource Processing Institute of Australia (BioPRIA) is an institute engaged in creating new industries and transforming established ones through education and research. Located within the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Monash University, BioPRIA was established in 1989 by the Australasian pulp and paper industry, in conjunction with Monash University, and with the continued support of the Australian Government.
BioPRIA provides world-class technology-based research, development and training enabling sustainable innovation for a competitive Australian bio-manufacturing industry.
BioPRIA has five main research platforms that focus in the biomass conversion into manufacture of advanced materials, chemicals, energy and food using sustainable processes and novel technology. These platforms are aligned with our strategies and reflect combined strength across partner organisations.
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A WORD FROM THE BioPRIA DIRECTOR
PROFESSOR GIL GARNIER
At BioPRIA we are dedicated to seeking knowledge and innovation to provide solutions to industry challenges. We support disciplinary experts with a research interest in biomass/bioresource materials, and collaborate with industry partners on research projects. Our researchers come from a wide range of multidisciplinary knowledge and they complement BioPRIA research capabilities. In addition, BioPRIA has established a reputation for excellence research programs, measured through grants and funding. Bioresource Advanced Manufacturing Initiative (BAMI) and Processing Advanced Lignocellulosics are examples of successful Industry Transformation Research hubs (ITRH) awarded to BioPRIA, by the government to support innovation in pulp and paper industry in Australia.
A WORD FROM THE BioPRIA DIRECTOR
PROFESSOR GIL GARNIER
At BioPRIA we are dedicated to seeking knowledge and innovation to provide solutions to industry challenges. We support disciplinary experts with a research interest in biomass/bioresource materials, and collaborate with industry partners on research projects. Our researchers come from a wide range of multidisciplinary knowledge and they complement BioPRIA research capabilities. In addition, BioPRIA has established a reputation for excellence research programs, measured through grants and funding. Bioresource Advanced Manufacturing Initiative (BAMI) and Processing Advanced Lignocellulosics are examples of successful Industry Transformation Research hubs (ITRH) awarded to BioPRIA, by the government to support innovation in pulp and paper industry in Australia.
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Synthesis of Superabsorbent Polyacrylic Acid-Grafted Cellulose Nanofibers via Silver-Promoted Decarboxylative Radical Polymerization
Our newest paper has been published in Macromolecules. This study validates a novel approach to graft polyacrylic acid (PAA) from cellulose nanofibers (CNFs). It also demonstrates that the Ag(I) catalyst loading can modulate the degree of branching, leading to new superabsorbent polymers for a wide range of applications.
You can access the abstract here.
Advanced Materials from Biomass Symposium 2025
We are thrilled to announce the Advanced Materials from Biomass [...]
BioPRIA Goes to International Paper Physics Conference 2024 (Wuppertal, Germany)
Prof. Warren Batchelor and PhD students Naghmeh Nasiri, Hans Cainglet, [...]
We have released the new edition of our newsletter
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BioPRIA provides world-class technology-based research, development and training enabling sustainable innovation for a competitive Australian bio-manufacturing industry.