Modification and functionalization of cellulosic materials.
Utilizing organosolv fractions, for chemical and/or chemoenzymatic grafting. The modified biomass will be applied to make bio–based low density materials to be used in packaging. The entire process will be evaluated for a successful industrial scale up.
Alternative email: abirami.senthil@more.se
Bioelectrochemical systems
Utväckling av latex och hur det interegerar med lignocellulosiska material med fokus på termoplastiska egenskaper.
Processes and products for a circular biobased economy.
Complex fluids
Aji P Mathew, Professor in Materials chemistry (SU), holds a PhD in Polymer chemistry (2001) and has 18 years of experience on the processing and characterisation of nanocellulose and its nanocomposites. Mathews research has a vision to develop functional materials from natural resources with special focus on sustainability at all stages of preparation, use and disposal. Her current research interests include designing of recycling and circularity of materials, fully biobased membranes/ filters for water purification, biobased materials for medical applications, surface chemistry and interactions, mechanical properties, viscoelastic properties, in situ SAXS, and atomic force microscopy (understanding properties at nano scale). Biobased functional materials, nanocellulose based composites and hybrids, water purification membranes, in situ atomic force microscopy, antifouling surfaces. She has published more than 200 papers on this topic is cited more than 10000 times and has an H-Index of 51.
Utveckling av termoplatiska material baserade på lignocellulosiska fibrer med fokus på mjukgörning och svällning
Development of cellulose fiber-based composites for filter materials and fiber network simulations
The project will be directed to degradation, functionalization and characterization of new lignin bio-based materials.
Alexander’s research explores synergies between catalysis, nanomaterials, and self-assembly. His vision is to exploit self-assembly to answer fundamental questions in heterogeneous catalysis. He also wants to use self-assembly to make sustainable materials from biomass.
photochemistry, reactor engineering, lignin utilization
My research area is the modeling of interactions between water and cellulose with the use of molecular dynamics simulations.
Part of WWSC
R&D on forest based materials.
Specializing in process design, my focus lies in harnessing biomass for the production of chemicals, materials, and additives. I am particularly intrigued by pioneering resources and technologies that optimize biomass utilization, alongside a commitment to advancing sustainable practices in industrial processes.
My research proficiency encompasses:
- Designing green chemistry processes to convert biomass into high-value molecules relevant for health and material applications.
- Employing advanced glycomic methods to delve into the molecular intricacies of carbohydrates, elucidating their bioactivity and structural correlations.
- Leveraging microorganisms and their enzymes to degrade complex polymeric matrices, with applications spanning industrial and environmental realms.
- Investigating the bioactive properties of carbohydrate fractions sourced from diverse biomass such as lignocellulose, algae, fungi, and bacterial origins.
- Researching innovative methods to utilize fungal mycelium as a sustainable alternative for the production of various materials, ranging from packaging to construction components, aiming to understand the unique properties of mycelium and optimize its application in diverse industrial sectors, contributing to the advancement of eco-friendly and resource-efficient solutions.
Coordinator Horizon Europe project CIRCALGAE
Associated PI to WWSC
State-of-the-art structure-property relationship analysis of the microfibrillated and nanofibrillated cellulose-based materials.
Member of the Treesearch board of directors
The aim is to develop bio-based polyester (in collaboration with researchers from University of Oulu) and select appropriate natural fibers from cellulose origin as reinforcement design high performance environmentally friendly composite materials. Once constituents are selected the composites will be manufactured and characterized. After theoretical design of the composites the manufacturing of unidirectional and cross-ply laminates will be pursued from the selected constituents.
Steam explosion, prehydrolysis, pretreatment, continuous pilot, softwood bark, carbocation scavangers, enzymatic hydrolysis.
Carbon fibers from lignin and cellulose. Filament spinning of carbohydrates.
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