Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems

Herbert Sixta

Professor

Contact information

[email protected]

Postal address

Vuorimiehentie 1,02150,Espoo

Mobile phone

+358503841764

Full researcher profile

https://research.aalto.fi/...

ORCID

0000-0002-9884-6885

Description

Professor Sixta Herbert's research interests include the following:

Pulping chemistry and technology with special emphasis on dissolving pulps
Cellulose chemistry
Chemistry of the fractionation of biomass, in particular lignocellulosic biomass
Valorization of cellulose to regenerated cellulose fibers
Valorization of cellulose to cellulose derivatives
Dry-jet wet spinning of cellulose solutions
Valorization of hemicelluloses as furanic compounds
Isolation and characterization of lignin. Valorization of lignin to monoaromatic structures, to bio-oil and as co-polymer in composite material with cellulose
Cellulose textile chemistry
Novel dying technologies for cellulose-based textiles.
Novel pathways of functionalization of cellulose-based textiles
Chemical and mechanical purification of pulps
Oxygen delignification of unbleached pulps
TCF- and ECF bleaching techniques
Organosolv fractionation methods with particular emphasis on GVL/water pulping of hardwood

Honors and awards

Award or honor granted for a specific work

Department of Forest Products Technology

Jan 2015

European Paper Recycling Award 2015 European Recovered Paper Council, EU

Award or honor granted for a specific work

Department of Forest Products Technology

Jan 2007

Best Poster Award - Workshop on Cellulose Renegated Fibres University of Karlstad, Sweden

Award or honor granted for academic career

Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems

Jan 2016

Knight, First Class, of the Order of the White Rose of Finland

Award or honor granted for academic career

Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems

Feb 2016

Global Change Award

Award or honor granted for academic career

Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems

Jan 2006

Mitscherlich Medaille from Zellcheming, Germany, for merits in dissolving pulp technology

Invitation or ranking in competition

Department of Design

May 2018

DIA Design Intelligence Award, China Ioncell project awarded with DIA Design Intelligence Award (shortlisted among 22 best, 6.-8.5. Grand final), Hangzhou, China http://en.di-award.org, 10 000 euros

Award or honor granted for a specific work

Department of Design

Sep 2019

Ioncell project selected for Designmuseum Habitare Collection