Crop improvement is fundamental for a true biobased and circular economy, ensuring food security, climate neutrality and replacement of conventional energy resources. Rice is one of the major cereals as a food and fodder crop, which requires urgent scientific attention to improve yields under the challenges of biotic and abiotic stress. Moreover, rice generates 1.5 […]
This project aims to develop value-added lignin-derived materials and explore their potential in mitigating pollution from both emerging and regulated contaminants, including PFAS and other micropollutants. The target materials include lignin-derived carbons and biochars with tailored surfaces, modified lignins, lignin-based composites, and 3-D materials.
Tailored Lignin-Derived Materials for Remediation of Water, Soil, and Sediments Läs mer »
The main goal of this project called PolyTree is to enable a closed-loop sustainable materials economy by making renewable polyesters from wood-based building blocks through innovative green chemistries. While biopolymers have been actively developed, their technical properties lack in respect to fossil-based materials. Moreover, biopolymers are not necessarily biodegradable – or recyclable. This project embraces
The project focuses on lignification and cell death of xylem elements and how these processes influence the chemical and physical properties of the secondary cell walls and woody tissues of vascular plants. We use two model systems. The roots and hypocotyls of Arabidopsis thaliana provide excellent models for understanding the molecular and genetic control of
Xylem development and wood formation Läs mer »
With increasing focus on recycling, wood waste can increase its potential to generate secondary raw materials instead of incineration and landfilling. The quality of wood waste, as determined by the presence of material and mainly chemical impurities, is essential to ensure a high quality, clean and safe recycling loop for particleboards or for other emerging
Resource-efficient and non-toxic material flows from wood waste Läs mer »
The project aims to design and investigate a novel cellulose-based filter material with high particle retention and low-pressure drop based on triboelectric effect. The developed material is thought to act as a self-charging electrofilter that retains polluting particles harmful to humans.Air pollution caused by particulate matters (PMs) has raised serious concerns due to their threats
Cellulose-based triboelectric filters for airborne particles (Tribofilter) Läs mer »