/newsroom/ en /newsroom/news/list/2025/03/27/new-green-chemistry-extracts-valuable-compounds-from-plant-waste Around 98 per cent of lignin created as a forestry by-product from plants is discarded, but a new enzyme could be the key to extracting high-value molecules from this waste using a green chemistry approach. March 27 2025 Johnny von Einem /newsroom/news/list/2025/03/27/new-green-chemistry-extracts-valuable-compounds-from-plant-waste