Luana Dessbesell

Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
T107 Bioproducts and Biosystems

Translation of bioproducts research to commercialization considering an interdisciplinary approach leveraging techno-economic, environmental and circularity indicators.

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Osaamisalueet

LCA, TEA, Circular Economy, lignocellulosics, bioproducts, Bioeconomy, Process design, Environmental decision making, Biomaterials, Environmental research, Forest sciences

Tutkimusryhmät

  • Sustainable Bioproducts Innovation, Assistant Professor

Julkaisut

Global Discussion on Life Cycle Assessment Allocation Methods for Recycled Fibers

Ivana Azuaje, Ronalds Gonzalez, Tomas Ekvall, Caroline Gaudreault, Luana Dessbesell, Qingshi Tu, Erlantz Lizundia 2025 BioResources

Reducing subjectivity when performing LCA for recycling systems in the paper industry through a comprehensive evaluation of different allocation methods

Ivana Azuaje, Naycari Forfora, Isabel Urdaneta, Rhonald Ortega, Ryen Frazier, Ramon Vera, Keren A. Vivas, Luana Dessbesell, Richard Venditti, Hasan Jameel, Qingshi Tu, Kai Lan, Ronald Marquez, Erlantz Lizundia, Stephen Kelley, Ronalds Gonzalez 2025 Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Lignin's role in the beginning of the end of the fossil resources era: A panorama of lignin supply, economic and market potential

Erandy Correa-Guillen, Karl Alexander Henn, Monika Österberg, Luana Dessbesell 2025 Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry

Relation between energy efficiency and GHG emissions in drying units using forest biomass

Débora Luana Pasa, Luana Dessbesell, Jorge Antonio de Farias, Dionatan Hermes 2021 Forests

Lignin valorization beyond energy use: has lignin's time finally come?

Chunbao Charles Xu, Luana Dessbesell, Yongsheng Zhang, Zhongshun Yuan 2021 Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Global lignin supply overview and kraft lignin potential as an alternative for petroleum-based polymers

Luana Dessbesell, Michael Paleologou, Mathew Leitch, Reino Pulkki, Chunbao (Charles) Xu 2020 Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Towards Commercial Lignin-Based Polymers: Supply Chain Cost Minimization

Luana Dessbesell, Michael Paleologou, Reino Pulkki, Chunbao Charles Xu 2020 Journal of Science and Technology for Forest Products and Processes

Production of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) from starch, glucose, or high-fructose corn syrup: techno-economic analysis

Luana Dessbesell, Sadra Souzanchi, Kasanneni Tirumala Venkateswara Rao, Alejandro Alarcon Carrillo, Devon Bekker, Kristen Amanda Hall, Katherine Mary Lawrence, Carolyn Lindsay Judge Tait, Chunbao Xu 2019 Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Bio-based polymers production in a kraft lignin biorefinery: techno-economic assessment

Luana Dessbesell, Zhongshun Yuan, Shawn Hamilton, Mathew Leitch, Reino Pulkki, Chunbao Charles Xu 2018 Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining

Capacity Design of a Kraft Lignin Biorefinery for Production of Biophenol via a Proprietary Low-Temperature/Low-Pressure Lignin Depolymerization Process

Luana Dessbesell, Zhongshun Yuan, Mathew Leitch, Michael Paleologou, Reino Pulkki, Chunbao Charles Xu 2018 ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering