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Effect of Alkaline Laccases on Wood Delignification

Lignocellulosic biomass represents a renewable and abundant resource for sustainable bio-based products. However, the high lignin content in wood hinders efficient biomass utilization. Traditional chemical pretreatments often involve harsh conditions and generate toxic by-products, which limit environmental and industrial applicability. This project explores the application of Novel Alkaline Laccases as a green, enzymatic alternative for […]

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Uncovering the synergistic effects between cellulose and lignin for advanced forest-based carbon fibers

Carbon fibers made completely from biobased material with a low climate impact is an area of research that have seen significant breakthroughs during the last years. Forest-based carbon fibers from certified forests have a high value and potential to stimulate new value chains in the area of light-weight composites, making it possible to use carbon

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BioUPGRADE – Biocatalytic upgrading of natural biopolymers for reassembly as multipurpose materials

BioUPGRADE unites expertise in functional genomics and material science to deliver breakthrough biotechnologies that sustainably upgrade nature’s main structural biopolymers into high-value and multipurpose materials.Living organisms drive our planetary carbon cycle via biocatalysts that transform CO2 into an enormous array of diverse and functional molecules. A significant fraction of this carbon is transformed into structural

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Functional lignin nanomaterials

This is a umbrella theme of research carried out in Sustainable Materials Chemistry (SUSMATCHEM) research group in Stockholm University. We aim to make most out of lignin with minimal processing and chemical modification according to the principles of green chemistry. In addition to fundamental studies of structure and properties of lignin and lignin nanoparticles, we

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