Lignocellulose chemistry
The research group aims to develop the processing and use of wood-based biomass.
Group description
Wood fibers and wood macromolecules are central to today’s materials biorefinery. The current challenges presented by raw material and energy scarcity call for solutions that make processing more efficient and enable us to use all fractions of the biomass. The Lignocellulose chemistry group focuses on processing and utilization of wood fibers and wood hemicelluloses.
Group leader Tiina Nypelö (Associate Professor) holds a position also at Chalmers University of Technology. She is active in European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence. Nypelö teaches in courses CHEM-E1150 and CHEM-E1160.
Contact information
If you are interested in our research, you can contact Tiina Nypelö, head of the research group, by email.
- Mailing address: Puunjalostustekniikka 1, Aalto Bioproduct Centre, Aalto University, PL 16300, 00076 AALTO, Finland.
- Visiting address: Room 212, Vuorimiehentie 1, 02150 Espoo, Finland.
- E-mail addresses: firstname.lastname(at)aalto.fi.
Publications
Nanocellulose-silica nanoparticles Pickering foams as leakage-free multifunctional phase change composites for energy management
Roozbeh Abidnejad, Hossein Baniasadi, Ziba Fathi, Alexey Khakalo, Ari Kankkunen, Ari Seppälä, Orlando Rojas, Maryam Roza Yazdani McCord, Bruno D. Mattos, Eero Kontturi
2026
Chemical Engineering Journal
Bio-based foams with multifunctional photothermal, fire-resistant, and CO2 capture properties
Hossein Baniasadi, Roozbeh Abidnejad, Ziba Fathi, Pedro E.S. Silva, Sanandam Bordoloi, Jaana Vapaavuori, Jukka Niskanen, Eero Kontturi, Erlantz Lizundia
2026
Carbon
Dynamic biogenic carbon accounting and functional properties of wood biochar from five species
Hossein Baniasadi, Roozbeh Abidnejad, Ziba Fathi, Kristoffer Meinander, Antti Koistinen, Eero Kontturi, Erlantz Lizundia
2026
Chemical Engineering Journal
Multifunctional Electrospun Phase Change Material Mats for Solar–Thermal Energy Storage and Photothermal Conversion
Hossein Baniasadi, Sedigheh Borandeh, Ziba Fathi, Roozbeh Abidnejad, Pedro E. S. Silva, Lauri Välinen, Jaana Vapaavuori, Eero Kontturi, Jukka Niskanen
2026
Small Science
Novel 3D printable yeast-based materials for architectural applications
Yagmur Bektas, Malgorzata A. Zboinska, Cecilia Geijer, Tiina Nypelö, Zeinab Hefny
2026
Frontiers of Architectural Research
Dual-site Re/In2O3 enables selective hydrodeoxygenation of fatty acids via suppressed decarbonylation
Xuexue Dong, Benhuan Xu, Jian Tian, Bo Jiang, Yu Deng, Bin Chen, Yixin Li, Gen Li, Guowu Zhan
2026
AIChE Journal
Comparison of industrial processabilities of cellulosic raw materials for lyocell textiles
Giiguulen Enkhsaikhan, Kaniz Moriam, Monika Kokko, Heikki Hassi, Huy Quang Lê, Eric Enqvist, Michael Hummel
2026
Cellulose
Migration of wood extractives in the fiberline of birch kraft pulp mill with ECF bleaching
Lauri Leskinen, Elena Melnik, E. Yee Lim, Mery Lempinen, Nelli Kaskirinne, Simo Levan, Hanna Romppanen, Aaro Uusitalo, Jinze Dou
2026
Bioresource Technology
Towards sustainable pulping of bagasse: silica migration, hexenuronic acid removal and ultrafiltration-based spent liquor utilization
Kun Ouyang, Wajeeha Munib, Huy Quang Lê, Lauri Leskinen, Yue Wu, Naveen Kumar Chenna, Inge Schlapp-Hackl, Jinze Dou
2026
Green Chemistry