This work aims at developing new ligno-cellulosic biomass based materials as a way for giving added value to this raw material. This study aimed at developing three different new ways of using ligno-cellulosic components to get a large overview of the possible technical materials. The first way deals with the preparation of natural fibres filled lignin fibreboard panels. Improvements in panels forming have been achieved by using either chemical treatment or novel compatibilisation to improve the strength of the prepared fibreboards. In a second way, an original forming process by high pressure has been tested and carried out on cotton fibres in order to produce 3D objects without dissolution/coagulation processes of cellulose. After setting up the forming procedure, effects of process parameters and cotton variety on microstructures and mechanical properties of highly compressed cotton have been studied. Finally, a third way was the study of new nanocomposites made of layered double hydroxide modified by lignin (LDH/LS). Using such nanofillers into thermoplastic starch turned out to be an efficient solution to reinforce mechanical properties with low nanofillers loading. This starch-(LDH/LS) nanocomposite was also blended with polyethylene to increase the bio-content without a degradation of the mechanical properties. This study is an advanced basis for a further development of these three different materials and offers a broad range of applications suitable for the preparation of new technical materials.
