Lignocellulose chemistry
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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.
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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
The European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE) research roadmap 2040 : Advanced strategies for exploiting the vast potential of polysaccharides as renewable bioresources
Deciphering heterogeneous enzymatic surface reactions on xylan using surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy
How Resilient is Wood Xylan to Enzymatic Degradation in a Matrix with Kraft Lignin?
Role of intrinsic and extrinsic xylan in softwood kraft pulp fiber networks
Cellulose modified to host functionalities via facile cation exchange approach
Potential of Wood Hemicelluloses and Their Derivates as Food Ingredients
Challenges in nano-structured fluid flows for assembly into hierarchical biomaterials
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