Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.10, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # resurssmarta.se Företagsforskarskolan för vidareutveckling av dagens biobaserade processer ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.resurssmarta.se/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Inlägg - [Linus Kron om kemin bakom hållbar pappersproduktion](https://www.resurssmarta.se/linus-kron-om-kemin-bakom-hallbar-pappersproduktion/) - Efter fyra år inom företagsforskarskolan Resurssmarta processer har Linus Kron nyligen disputerat. I sin avhandling fördjupar han sig i kemin bakom koksteget i sulfatprocessen och visar hur molekyltransport i träfibrer kan spela en större roll än man tidigare trott – kunskap som kan bidra till en mer resurssmart massaindustri. - [Linus Kron on the chemistry of sustainable paper production](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/linus-kron-on-the-chemistry-of-sustainable-paper-production/) - After four years in the Industrial Research School Resource Smart Processes, Linus Kron has recently completed his PhD. In his thesis, he delves into the chemistry behind the cooking step in the sulfate process and shows how molecular transport in wood fibers can play a greater role than previously thought - knowledge that can contribute to a more resource-smart pulp industry. - [New research on lignin and wood structure - Carolina Marion de Godoy defends her PhD](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/new-research-on-lignin-and-wood-structure-carolina-marion-de-godoy-defends-her-phd/) - After four years in the Industrial Research School Resource Smart Processes, Carolina Marion de Godoy is ready to defend her doctoral thesis. In her research, she has studied how the structure of wood affects the sulfate process - knowledge that can contribute to more efficient and resource-efficient pulp production. - [Ny forskning om lignin och trästruktur – Carolina Marion de Godoy disputerar](https://www.resurssmarta.se/ny-forskning-om-lignin-och-trastruktur-carolina-marion-de-godoy-disputerar/) - Efter fyra år inom företagsforskarskolan Resurssmarta processer är Carolina Marion de Godoy redo att försvara sin doktorsavhandling. I sin forskning har hon studerat hur träets struktur påverkar sulfatprocessen – kunskap som kan bidra till effektivare och mer resurseffektiv massaproduktion. - [Ny AI-kurs utbildar doktorander inom processindustrin](https://www.resurssmarta.se/ny-ai-kurs-utbildar-doktorander-inom-processindustrin/) - Hur kan forskningen inom processindustrin dra nytta av AI? Den frågan besvarades när Linköpings universitet skräddarsydde en AI-kurs till doktoranderna inom företagsforskarskolan Resurssmarta processer. Nu har en av doktoranderna använt AI för att analysera data från avancerade experiment vid forskningsstationen ForMAX. - [New AI course trains PhD students in the process industry](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/new-ai-course-trains-phd-students-in-the-process-industry/) - How can research in the process industry benefit from AI? That question was answered when Linköping University tailored an AI course for the doctoral students in the business research school Resource-smart processes. Now, one of the PhD students has used AI to analyze data from advanced experiments at the ForMAX research station. - [Unik processdata banar väg för AI-assistenter i industrin](https://www.resurssmarta.se/unik-processdata-banar-vag-for-ai-assistenter-i-industrin/) - Att separera lignin från cellulosa är ett avgörande steg i pappers- och massaproduktionen. I sitt post doc-projekt tar Farinaz Ebrahimian hjälp av unika data från industrin för att bygga en modell som detaljerat beskriver den här processen. Modellen kan användas för att träna AI-assistenter som hjälper industrin mot en mer effektiv och kontrollerad tillverkning. - [Så ska AI lyfta pappers- och massaindustrin](https://www.resurssmarta.se/sa-ska-ai-lyfta-pappers-och-massaindustrin/) - AI har ringats in som ett viktigt utvecklingsområde för pappers- och massaindustrin och flera forskningssatsningar siktar på att fånga teknikens potential. Så vilka dörrar öppnar AI när det kommer till att förbättra processerna och jobben i industrin? På en minikonferens nyligen samlades experterna som sitter på svaren… - [Unique process data paves the way for AI assistants in industry](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/unique-process-data-paves-the-way-for-ai-assistants-in-industry/) - Separating lignin from cellulose is a crucial step in paper and pulp production. In his post-doctoral project, Farinaz Ebrahimian is using unique data from industry to build a model that describes this process in detail. The model can be used to train AI assistants to help industry move towards more efficient and controlled manufacturing. - [Nya samarbeten driver forskningen framåt](https://www.resurssmarta.se/nya-samarbeten-driver-forskningen-framat/) - Företagsforskarskolan Resurssmarta processer bygger på engagemanget från flera svenska universitet och industriföretag. Samarbetet över lärosätesgränserna och mellan industrin och akademin har utvecklats under ledning av tre kvinnliga forskare med olika akademisk hemvist. Idag är forskarskolan en unik plattform för forskning om biobaserade processer. - [New collaborations drive research forward](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/new-collaborations-drive-research-forward/) - The industrial Graduate School Resource Smart Processes is based on the commitment of several Swedish universities and industrial companies. The collaboration across university boundaries and between industry and academia has been developed under the leadership of three female researchers with different academic backgrounds. Today, the graduate school is a unique platform for research on bio-based processes. - [Från labb till marknad – Stora Enso håller innovationskurs för doktorander](https://www.resurssmarta.se/fran-labb-till-marknad-stora-enso-haller-innovationskurs-for-doktorander/) - Sedan Företagsforskarskolan Resurssmarta Processer startade har doktoranderna deltagit i flera kurser som leds av industrin. Hösten 2024 arrangerade Stora Enso en kurs i radikal innovation och 2025 pågår en seminarieserie där alla företag inom företagsforskarskolan medverkar. - [From Lab to Market – Stora Enso Hosts Innovation Course for Doctoral Students](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/from-lab-to-market-stora-enso-hosts-innovation-course-for-doctoral-students/) - Since the start of the Industrial Graduate School “Resource-Smart Processes,” the doctoral students have participated in several courses led by industry. In the fall of 2024, Stora Enso organized a course on radical innovation, and in 2025, a seminar series is underway in which all companies involved in the graduate school participate. - [Utökat kontaktnät och kunskapsöverföring framgångsfaktorer för företagsforskarskola](https://www.resurssmarta.se/utokat-kontaktnat-och-kunskapsoverforing-framgangsfaktorer-for-foretagsforskarskola/) - Företagsforskarskolan Resurssmarta Processer har nu nått halvtid. 18 doktorand- och post doc-projekt genomförs i satsningen som ska stärka den biobaserade processindustrin. - [Ny AI-satsning ska optimera massakoket](https://www.resurssmarta.se/ny-ai-satsning-ska-optimera-massakoket/) - Företagsforskarskolan Resurssmarta processer satsar på AI-forskning. Med hjälp av processdata utvecklar tre post doc:s vid Linköpings universitet och Chalmers AI-stödda modeller som kan göra massatillverkningsprocessen som kallas sulfatkok mer resurseffektiv. ”Vi gör en strategisk satsning där industrins behov styr åt vilket håll forskningen breddas”, säger Merima Hasani, projektledare för Företagsforskarskolan. - [”Skärningspunkten mellan akademi och industri är väldigt givande”](https://www.resurssmarta.se/skarningspunkten-mellan-akademi-och-industri-ar-valdigt-givande/) - Zahra Baneens forskning handlar om att mäta och styra förekomsten av trädets minsta beståndsdelar, för en mer resurseffektiv pappers- och kartongtillverkning. Hon har nyligen presenterat sina resultat så här långt inom Företagsforskarskolan Resurssmarta processer. - [Hallå där Klara Hackenstrass!](https://www.resurssmarta.se/halla-dar-klara-hackenstrass/) - Klara Hackenstrass forskning handlar om att optimera massakokningen, för att få ut mesta möjliga värde av den skogliga råvaran. Hon är doktorand inom Företagsforskarskolan Resurssmarta processer och har precis presenterat sina resultat så här långt på ett halvvägsseminarium. - [Stor potential för forskning kring olika lösningar för massabruk](https://www.resurssmarta.se/stor-potential-for-forskning-kring-olika-losningar-for-massabruk/) - Carolina Marion de Godoy forskar om att förbättra enhetligheten hos de fibrer som frigörs i kokaren och undersöker hur processförhållanden och trästruktur kan påverka massaframställningen. Carolina är doktorand inom Företagsforskarskolan Resurssmarta processer, där hon inom kort kommer presentera sina resultat så här långt. - [Forskar för grönare massa- och pappersproduktion](https://www.resurssmarta.se/forskar-for-gronare-massa-och-pappersproduktion/) - Under sin uppväxt fascinerades Eashwara Raju av det stora pappersbruket i utkanten av hemstaden Komarapalayam i södra Indien. Idag arbetar han på KTH och vill som doktorand inom Företagsforskarskolan Resurssmarta processer bidra till att effektivisera och öka hållbarheten inom massa- och pappersindustrin. Eashwara djupdyker i ett rätt outforskat men viktigt processteg. - [Hallå där Linus Kron!](https://www.resurssmarta.se/halla-dar-linus-kron/) - Linus Kron är doktorand på Chalmers inom Företagsforskarskolan Resurssmarta processer. Han forskar för en ökad förståelse av grunderna i kemi- och massatransport, i synnerhet delignifiering av lövträ. I dagarna presenterar han sin Licentiatavhandling. - [Forskning om avvattning öppnar möjligheter för mikrofibrillär cellulosas väg mot marknaden](https://www.resurssmarta.se/forskning-om-avvattning-oppnar-mojligheter-for-mikrofibrillar-cellulosas-vag-mot-marknaden/) - Anna Hjorth är en av doktoranderna som varit engagerade i den av BioInnovation initierade Företagsforskarskolan Resurssmarta Processer. Efter fyra års forskning med fokus på avvattning i framställningen av mikrofibrillär och mikrokristallin cellulosa, disputerade hon i oktober 2023. ”Det är en förmån att få delta i en forskarskola och utbyta erfarenheter med andra i samma situation”, säger hon. - [Företagsforskarskola som ger mersmak](https://www.resurssmarta.se/foretagsforskarskola-som-ger-mersmak/) - Jenny Sjöström är doktorand inom Företagsforskarskolan Resurssmarta processer och forskar om sambandet mellan rörelse och kemiska reaktioner när lignin ska avlägsnas i massaproduktion. Hon har nyligen presenterat sin forskning under ett så kallat halvtidsseminarium. - [Transport phenomena course](https://www.resurssmarta.se/transport-phenomena-course/) - Transport phenomena course, given by Tomas Vikström from Valmet, is right now on going until the late spring 2024. The aim of this course is to give an in-depth understanding of transport phenomena – transport of momentum, heat and mass – and how these are applied, a knowledge of fundamental importance for research in chemical - [Fall conference 2023](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/fall-conference-2023/) - The 2nd Fall conference on the 25th of October 2023 gathered again the researchers and industrial partners, this time in Stockholm at KTH. - [Höstkonferens 2023](https://www.resurssmarta.se/fall-conference-2023/) - The 2nd Fall conference on the 25th of October 2023 gathered again the researchers and industrial partners, this time in Stockholm at KTH. - [Ny teknisk lösning kan få trädets minsta beståndsdelar att effektivisera pappers- och kartongtillverkningen](https://www.resurssmarta.se/ny-teknisk-losning-kan-fa-tradets-minsta-bestandsdelar-att-effektivisera-pappers-och-kartongtillverkningen/) - Inom pappers- och förpackningsindustrin har trädets minsta beståndsdelar betydelse för tillverkningsprocessens effektivitet och slutprodukternas egenskaper. Ett doktorandprojekt inom Företagsforskarskolan Resurssmarta Processer utvecklar nu en metod som gör att industrin kan dra nytta av detta. Målet är en smartare och mer resurseffektiv pappers- och kartongtillverkning. - [Företagsforskarskolans postdoc tar klivet över till industrin](https://www.resurssmarta.se/foretagsforskarskolans-postdoc-tar-klivet-over-till-industrin/) - Steget från akademi till industri har inte varit långt för Joanna Wojtasz-Mucha. Efter två år som postdoc inom företagsforskarskolan Resurssmarta Processer lämnar hon Chalmers och börjar jobba på TreeToTextile – det företag som hon har haft ett nära samarbete med sedan forskningsprojektets start. - [New technology for measuring the smallest components of wood pulp could make paper and paperboard production more efficient](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/new-technology-for-measuring-the-smallest-components-of-wood-pulp-could-make-paper-and-paperboard-production-more-efficient/) - In the paper and packaging industry, having control of the smallest components in the wood pulp is important for the efficiency of the manufacturing process and the properties of the finished products. A doctoral project within the Industrial Graduate School, Resource-Smart Processes, is currently developing a method that allows the industry to capitalise on this. The goal is smarter and more resource-efficient paper and cardboard production. - [Doktorandduo vill optimera massakok för lövved](https://www.resurssmarta.se/doktorandduo-vill-optimera-massakok-for-lovved/) - Alla produkter och applikationer som kommer ur den kemiska sulfatprocessen har sin början i delignifieringen – steget där trädets beståndsdelar cellulosa och lignin separeras. Hur gran och tall reagerar på det här viktiga processteget vet vi en del om. Om lövträd vet vi desto mindre – tills nu. - [Hon utforskar miljövänligt processteg – vill optimera pappersmassatillverkningen](https://www.resurssmarta.se/hon-utforskar-miljovanligt-processteg-vill-optimera-pappersmassatillverkningen/) - I sitt doktorandprojekt vill Jenny Sjöström öka kunskapen om syrgasdelignifiering – det steg i pappersmassatillverkningen som avlägsnar lignin ur träfibrerna efter att massan har kokats och innan den ska blekas. Mer kunskap om processteget kan förbättra resurseffektiviteten och miljöprestandan hos en av Sveriges största industrier. - [DEFENCE OF DOCTORAL THESIS: ANDERS AHLBOM - HYDROTHERMAL DEPOLYMERISATION OF KRAFT LIGNIN - 31st OF MARCH, 2023](https://www.resurssmarta.se/defence-of-doctoral-thesis-anders-ahlbom-hydrothermal-depolymerisation-of-kraft-lignin-31st-of-march-2023/) - Anders Ahlbom at Forest Products and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers will defend his thesis with the title: Hydrothermal depolymerisation of kraft lignin, Friday the 31st of March at Chalmers. https://chalmers.zoom.us/j/69617996568 - [Fler forskningsprojekt till Företagsforskarskolan Resurssmarta Processer](https://www.resurssmarta.se/fler-forskningsprojekt-till-foretagsforskarskolan-resurssmarta-processer/) - Aktiviteten är hög i Företagsforskarskolan Resurssmarta processer. Nu är det också klart att fler projekt ansluter. Fyra nya doktorander med finansiering från Vetenskapsrådet och Energimyndigheten har anslutit, och nu initieras tre nya postdoktorandplatser med inriktning mot AI med finansiering från Skogsindustrins Forskningsstiftelse och Stiftelsen Gunnar Sundblads forskningsfond. - [Djupdyk i massakokning bidrar till svensk bioekonomi](https://www.resurssmarta.se/djupdyk-i-massakokning-bidrar-till-svensk-bioekonomi/) - Pappers- och massaindustrin spelar stor roll i omställningen till en cirkulär bioekonomi – där finns råvaran till många biobaserade material och produkter. Nu ska ett doktorandprojekt inom företagsforskarskolan Resurssmarta processer ge oss mer kunskap om massakokningen. Att optimera den bidrar till att vi får ut mesta möjliga värde av den skogliga råvaran. - [Kan jordbruksavfall bli till nya kläder? Nytt post doc-projekt söker svaret](https://www.resurssmarta.se/kan-jordbruksavfall-bli-till-nya-klader-nytt-post-doc-projekt-soker-svaret/) - Går det att tillverka hållbar och prisvärd textil av jordbruksavfall och gammalt papper? Det ska ett projekt inom företagsforskarskolan Resurssmarta processer ta reda på. I nära samarbete testar Chalmers och TreeToTextile att göra textilfibrer av andra branschers ”skräp”. - [“Thermodynamics and its Applications” course completed!](https://www.resurssmarta.se/thermodynamics-and-its-applications-course-completed/) - The very first course given by the Industrial graduate school Resource smart processes – “Thermodynamics and its Applications” – was completed on Wednesday the 16th of November when PhD students gathered at Chalmers for a summarizing analysis and discussion about thermodynamics application in their own projects. - [Vill få fler masterstudenter till processtekniska utbildningar](https://www.resurssmarta.se/vill-fa-fler-masterstudenter-till-processtekniska-utbildningar/) - Attraktiva utbildningar för resurssmarta industriella processer, samt fler masterstudenter till området. Dessa är mål som Carl Moser, projektledare på Skogsindustrierna, nu ska ta sig an i en långsiktig Vinnova-finansierad satsning via BioInnovation. - [Annual conference within RSP](https://www.resurssmarta.se/annual-conference-within-rsp/) - On the 6-7th of October 2022, the first annual conference within the RSP gathered researchers and industrial partners in Lund. On the 6th of October, after another session of the Thermodynamics course for the PhD students and PIs at the Kemicentrum LTH, the conference started with an inspiring visit to MaxIV and ForMax. - [“Thermodynamics and its Applications” course completed!](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/thermodynamics-and-its-applications-course-completed/) - The very first course given by the Industrial graduate school Resource smart processes – “Thermodynamics and its Applications” – was completed on Wednesday the 16th of November when PhD students gathered at Chalmers for a summarizing analysis and discussion about thermodynamics application in their own projects. - [Annual conference within RSP](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/annual-conference-within-rsp/) - On the 6-7th of October 2022, the first annual conference within the RSP gathered researchers and industrial partners in Lund. On the 6th of October, after another session of the Thermodynamics course for the PhD students and PIs at the Kemicentrum LTH, the conference started with an inspiring visit to MaxIV and ForMax. ## Sidor - [Resurssmarta Processer](https://www.resurssmarta.se/) - Resurssmarta Processer är en satsning för att utveckla dagens processer inom skogs-, textil- och kemiindustrin genom bättre nyttjande av biobaserade råvaror. - [Avhandlingar från Resurssmarta Processer](https://www.resurssmarta.se/avhandlingar-fran-resurssmarta-processer/) - Här hittar du avhandlingar från Resurssmarta Processer. För att se alla alumner och nuvarande medlemmar se denna sida. Avhandlingar: Jenny Sjöström, KTH Lignin release during oxygen delignification – kinetics, structure and potentialhttps://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-374258Defense date: January 23, 2026Recording of the presentation Abstract Oxygen delignification is a critical stage in modern kraft pulp production, enabling significant reductions in chlorine-based bleaching - [Doctoral theses from Resource Smart Processes](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/doctoral-theses-from-resource-smart-processes/) - Here you will find doctoral theses from Resource Smart Processes. To see all alumni and current members see this page. Dissertations: Jenny Sjöström, KTH Royal Institute of Technology Lignin release during oxygen delignification – kinetics, structure and potentialhttps://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-374258Defense date: January 23, 2026Recording of the presentation Abstract Oxygen delignification is a critical stage in modern kraft - [Exjobb inom RSP](https://www.resurssmarta.se/exjobb-inom-rsp/) - På den här sidan kan du ta del av intervjuer med tidigare studenter som genomfört sina examensarbeten inom olika projekt kopplade till Resurssmarta Processer. Exjobben har omfattat flera olika ämnesområden och genomförts i samarbete med våra akademiska och industriella partners. Vill du ha tips på hur företag kan arbeta strategiskt med examensarbeten? Inom BioInnovation har - [Handledare och doktorander i Resurssmarta Processer](https://www.resurssmarta.se/handledare-och-doktorander/) - Doktorander och postdoktorer Abirami Senthil RISE / Luleå University Denis Vleeschhouwers Chalmers Klara Hackenstrass Uppsala universitet Zahra Baneen KTH Handledare Åșa Östlund Tree To Textile Daniel Söderberg KTH Professor Diana Bernin Chalmers Assistant professor Gunnar Henriksson KTH Professor Hans Theilander Chalmers Professor Io Antonopoulou Luleå University of Technology Senior Lecturer Malin Wohlert Uppsala universitet Assistant - [Resource-smart Processes Fall Conference 2025](https://www.resurssmarta.se/konferenser/fall-conference-2025/) - Welcome to the Resource-smart Processes Fall Conference 2025! October 14, KTH, Stockholm Time flies, and on the 14th of October 2025, it is time for the final Fall conference within the Industrial graduate school Resource Smart Processes. Once again, we will gather to get the latest updates from the research, discuss the results, but also - [Resource-smart Processes](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/resource-smart-processes/) - The industrial graduate school Resource-smart Processes is an initiative to further develop today’s processes in the forest-, textile- and chemical industries through better use of bio-based raw materials. The page is currently being translated. More inforamtion is found on the Swedish website. - [Resource-smart Processes Spring workshop 2025](https://www.resurssmarta.se/konferenser/spring-workshop-2025/) - Welcome to the Resource-smart Processes Spring workshop 2025! April 24, Chalmers, Göteborg Welcome to the RSP Spring Workshop, where PhD Students, postdocs, academic researchers and industry partners will gather share and discuss the research and education within the research school Resource smart processes!The conference is open to everyone who is part of the Resource Smart - [Resource-smart Processes Spring workshop 2025](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/spring-workshop-2025/) - Welcome to the Resource-smart Processes Spring workshop 2025! April 24, Chalmers, Göteborg Welcome to the RSP Spring Workshop, where PhD Students, postdocs, academic researchers and industry partners will gather share and discuss the research and education within the research school Resource smart processes!The conference is open to everyone who is part of the Resource Smart - [Thank you for registering to the Resource-smart Processes Spring workshop 2025!](https://www.resurssmarta.se/registered/) - We have received your registration! You will receive a confirmation mail to the mail submitted in the form (note that this may take some minutes). Back to the conference website - [Thank you for registering to the Resource-smart Processes Spring workshop 2025!](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/registered/) - We have received your registration! You will receive a confirmation mail to the mail submitted in the form (note that this may take some minutes). Back to the conference website - [Degree projects in RSP](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/degree-projects-in-rsp/) - Do your degree project within Resource-smart Processes! ”Are you interested in a thesis project within Resource-Smart Processes? As a master’s student in the program, you contribute to the fossil-free society of the future and get to collaborate closely with the industrial and academic partners involved and participate in networking and scientific events. Below, you will - [Resource-smart Processes Fall conference 2024](https://www.resurssmarta.se/konferenser/3rd-fall-conference/) - Welcome to the Resource-smart Processes 3rd Fall conference 2024! 23rd of October 2024, KTH Campus, Stockholm PhD Students, postdocs, PI:s and industry partners will gather around a third annual fall conference to share and discuss research and education within the research school Resource smart processes. The conference is open to everyone who is part of - [Resource-smart Processes Fall conference 2024](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/3rd-fall-conference/) - Welcome to the Resource-smart Processes 3rd Fall conference 2024! 23rd of October 2024, KTH Campus, Stockholm PhD Students, postdocs, PI:s and industry partners will gather around a third annual fall conference to share and discuss research and education within the research school Resource smart processes. The conference is open to everyone who is part of - [Resource-smart Processes Spring Workshop 2024](https://www.resurssmarta.se/konferenser/spring-workshop-2024/) - Welcome to Resource-smart Processes Spring Workshop! 25th of April 2024, Chalmers, Göteborg The industrial research school Resource-smart Processes welcomes you to a Spring workshop at Chalmers, GöteborgThe workshop is open for everyone who is part of the Resource Smart Processes program or who is associated to Treesearch. A get-together dinner will be organized on the 24th - [Resource-smart Processes Fall Conference 2022](https://www.resurssmarta.se/konferenser/resource-smart-processes-fall-conference/) - Welcome to Resource-Smart Processes Fall Conference! 7th of October 2022, Kemicentrum Lund We are excited to announce the first Resource-smart Processes Conference taking place at Kemicentrum in Lund. PhD Students, postdocs, PI’s and industry partners involved in the research school will gather for our very first annual conference to share and discuss research and education - [Resource-smart Processes Spring Workshop 2023](https://www.resurssmarta.se/konferenser/spring-workshop-2023/) - Welcome to Resource-smart Processes Spring Workshop! 27th of April 2023, Chalmers, Göteborg The industrial research school Resource-smart Processes welcomes you to a Spring workshop where collaboration, finding connections and joint efforts stands in focus. After an overview of the research school’s projects and results in the morning, the afternoon will be dedicated to group discussions - [Resource-smart Processes Spring Workshop 2023](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/spring-workshop-2023/) - Welcome to Resource-smart Processes Spring Workshop! 27th of April 2023, Chalmers, Göteborg The industrial research school Resource-smart Processes welcomes you to a Spring workshop where collaboration, finding connections and joint efforts stands in focus. After an overview of the research school’s projects and results in the morning, the afternoon will be dedicated to group discussions - [Resource-smart Processes Fall Workshop 2023](https://www.resurssmarta.se/konferenser/fall-workshop-2023/) - Welcome to Resource-smart Processes Fall 2023 workshop! 25th of October 2023, KTH, Stockholm The industrial research school Resource-smart Processes welcomes you to the Fall 2023 workshop that will take place at KTH Campus in Stockholm. PhD Students, postdocs, PI:s and industry partners will gather around a second annual conference to share and discuss research and education - [Konferenser](https://www.resurssmarta.se/konferenser/) - Resurssmarta Processer genomför konferenser och workshops för att främja kunskapsöverföring, samarbete och nätverkande mellan industri och akademi. Till konferenserna bjuds alla medlemmar i Resurssmarta Processer in, och det finns även möjlighet för anslutna forskare inom Treesearch att delta.. Workshopar/konferenser Resource-smart Processes Fall conference 2024 Resource-smart Processes Spring Workshop 2024 Resource-smart Processes Fall Workshop 2023 Resource-smart - [Research projects](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/research-projects/) - Here you can read more about the doctoral and postdoctoral projects that are conducted within Resource-smart Processes. The projects are carried out in close collaboration between academia and industry and aim to develop resource-smart ways to take care of the biomass. You can also find the projects at bioinnovation.se. Current projects Characterisation and effects of - [Forskningsprojekt](https://www.resurssmarta.se/projekt/) - Här kan du läsa mer om de doktorand- och postdoktorprojekt som bedrivs inom Resurssmarta Processer. Projekten bedrivs i nära samverkan mellan akademi och industri och syftar till att ta fram resurssmarta sätt att ta hand om biomassan. Projekten hittar du även på bioinnovation.se. Aktuella projekt Characterisation and effects of micro- and nanoscale components and their impact on efficiency - [RSP-Alumni](https://www.resurssmarta.se/rsp-alumni/) - Här hittar du våra tidigare medlemmar i Resurssmarta processer- RSP-alumni Carolina Marion de Godoy Chalmers Eashwara Raju KTH Jenny Sjöström KTH Joanna Wojasz-Mucha Chalmers Postdoctor Linus Kron Chalmers Tove Joelsson RISE Abirami Senthil Åșa Östlund Carolina Marion de Godoy Daniel Söderberg Denis Vleeschhouwers Diana Bernin Eashwara Raju Gunnar Henriksson Hans Theilander Io Antonopoulou Jenny Sjöström - [Nyheter](https://www.resurssmarta.se/nyheter/) - Här hittar du uppdateringar och nyheter från företagsforskarskolan Resurssmarta Processer. - [Steering Committee](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/steering-committee/) - The Steering Committee for Resource-smart Processes has a coordinating function and consists of members from industry, academia, and industry organizations To get in contact with the steering committee, contact the chairmanTorgny Persson, Skogsindustrierna. Torgny Persson (ordförande), Skogsindustrierna emailAnders Brolin, Stora EnsoCatrin Gustavsson, SödraNils Hannerz, IKEMCharlotta Hanson, EssityMikael Lindström, KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyJan NordinLisbeth Olsson, - [Contact](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/contact/) - Here you find contact information for Resource-smart Processes - [Kontakt](https://www.resurssmarta.se/kontakt/) - Här hittar du kontaktuppgifter till Resurssmarta Processer - [Styrgrupp](https://www.resurssmarta.se/styrgrupp/) - Styrgruppen för Resurssmarta Processer har en koordinerande funktion och består av medlemmar från industri, akademi och branchsorganisationer. För att komma i kontakt med styrgruppen kontakta ordförande Torgny Persson, Skogsindustrierna. Torgny Persson (ordförande), Skogsindustrierna emailAnders Brolin, Stora EnsoCatrin Gustavsson, SödraNils Hannerz, IKEMCharlotta Hanson, EssityMikael Lindström, KTHJan NordinLisbeth Olsson, ChalmersOleg Pajalic, PerstorpUlrika Simonsson, TEKO - [Om Resurssmarta Processer](https://www.resurssmarta.se/om-resurssmarta-processer/) - Omställningen till ett hållbart, fossilfritt samhälle pågår för fullt och biobaserade produkter och material har en avgörande roll. För att förverkliga en hållbar utveckling krävs resurssmarta processer för effektivt nyttjande av biobaserade råvaror. Sveriges biobaserade industri tillverkar och säljer produkter, som kemikalier och material, till hela världen. Kunskapen inom svensk industri och akademi kring biobaserade ## Projekt - [Up-scaling hot-pressing systems to manufacture strong and water-resistant products from biobased raw materials](https://www.resurssmarta.se/project/up-scaling-hot-pressing-systems-to-manufacture-strong-and-water-resistant-products-from-biobased-raw-materials/) - The project ran between August 2021 and August 2023. The project was a contribution to a bio-based economy as its focus was on replacing fossil-based plastics and producing resource effective packaging solutions made of renewable fibres. Based on research, performed by FSCN at Mid Sweden University and MoRe Research in lab and pilot-scale, the projected - [Up-scaling hot-pressing systems to manufacture strong and water-resistant products from biobased raw materials](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/project/up-scaling-hot-pressing-systems-to-manufacture-strong-and-water-resistant-products-from-biobased-raw-materials/) - The project ran between August 2021 and August 2023. The project was a contribution to a bio-based economy as its focus was on replacing fossil-based plastics and producing resource effective packaging solutions made of renewable fibres. Based on research, performed by FSCN at Mid Sweden University and MoRe Research in lab and pilot-scale, the projected - [Impact of process changes on heat transfer and scaling rates in kraft black liquor evaporators](https://www.resurssmarta.se/project/impact-of-process-changes-on-heat-transfer-and-scaling-rates-in-kraft-black-liquor-evaporators/) - Scaling in evaporators is a major problem for chemical recycling in kraft pulp mills. For many mills disruptions in evaporation are a dominant cause of production losses and reduction of the plant energy efficiency and availability, aspects of fundamental importance for future biorefineries. By understanding how different operating conditions and process changes affect the performance - [Impact of process changes on heat transfer and scaling rates in kraft black liquor evaporators](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/project/impact-of-process-changes-on-heat-transfer-and-scaling-rates-in-kraft-black-liquor-evaporators/) - Scaling in evaporators is a major problem for chemical recycling in kraft pulp mills. For many mills disruptions in evaporation are a dominant cause of production losses and reduction of the plant energy efficiency and availability, aspects of fundamental importance for future biorefineries. By understanding how different operating conditions and process changes affect the performance - [Processing of organosolv fractions for a functionalization and valorisation in biobased materials](https://www.resurssmarta.se/project/processing-of-organosolv-fractions-for-a-functionalization-and-valorisation-in-biobased-materials/) - Why is this important: This project will contribute to a Swedish bio-based economy by developing novel sustainable processes for bioactive fiber functionalization, using forest-based resources, for the production of biodegradable materials with high performance. More specific, we will develop wet-stable functionalized fibres from the organosolv process that could replace fossil-based materials in lightweight foams. Methods - [Processing of organosolv fractions for a functionalization and valorisation in biobased materials](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/project/processing-of-organosolv-fractions-for-a-functionalization-and-valorisation-in-biobased-materials/) - Why is this important: This project will contribute to a Swedish bio-based economy by developing novel sustainable processes for bioactive fiber functionalization, using forest-based resources, for the production of biodegradable materials with high performance. More specific, we will develop wet-stable functionalized fibres from the organosolv process that could replace fossil-based materials in lightweight foams. Methods - [Circular cellulose to textile fiber production](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/project/circular-cellulose-to-textile-fiber-production/) - The project ran between August 2021 and October 2023.Why is this important/Goals:The purpose was to enable a circular and resource-efficient cellulose economy in Sweden, with the goal to extract cellulose from residual streams (egagricultural waste, used textiles and recycledcardboard) for increased value. The project had three unique objectives: A) to increase the industrialinterest and market relevance in - [Circular cellulose to textile fiber production](https://www.resurssmarta.se/project/circular-cellulose-to-textile-fiber-production/) - The project ran between August 2021 and October 2023.Why is this important/Goals:The purpose was to enable a circular and resource-efficient cellulose economy in Sweden, with the goal to extract cellulose from residual streams (egagricultural waste, used textiles and recycledcardboard) for increased value. The project had three unique objectives: A) to increase the industrialinterest and market relevance in - [Characterisation and effects of micro- and nanoscale components and their impact on efficiency of chemical additives](https://www.resurssmarta.se/project/characterisation-and-effects-of-micro-and-nanoscale-components-and-their-impact-on-efficiency-of-chemical-additives/) - The project's focus is developing a methodology that will provide new knowledge and process control capabilities concerning nano- and microscale fibrillar wood-pulp material in the papermaking process. This fibrillar material is always present in wood pulps but can today also be added, and it has a significant impact on mechanical product properties and material performance - [The kinetics of lignin extraction in oxygen delignification](https://www.resurssmarta.se/project/the-kinetics-of-lignin-extraction-in-oxygen-delignification/) - Why is this important/Goals: An additional step using oxygen is widely used for lignin removal before the bleaching sequence during the production of semi- and fully-bleached kraft pulps. Since introduced in industrial pulp mills this process has reduced the cost, improved yield and environmental performance, compared to traditional chlorine bleaching. This project aims to provide - [Multi-scale modeling of the delignification kinetics during kraft cooking](https://www.resurssmarta.se/project/multi-scale-modeling-of-the-delignification-kinetics-during-kraft-cooking/) - Why is this important/Goals: This project aims to develop a multi-scale model, based on atomistic models of lignin, cooking chemicals and fiber wall components and subsequently connected to a macroscopic mass transport model to describe the delignification process within kraft cooking. Methods we use: Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations using Gromacs simulation package. Mass transport model - [Improved uniformity of the fibers liberated in a kraft pulp digester](https://www.resurssmarta.se/project/improved-uniformity-of-the-fibers-liberated-in-a-kraft-pulp-digester/) - Why is this important: This project sets out to elucidate mass transport characteristics during delignification of wood chips as a means of understanding and controlling non-uniform delignification effects, associated to low efficiency and poor property control in the current pulping processes. Methods we use: Single-chip delignification experiments will be followed by thorough analysis of the - [Hardwood delignification – understanding chemistry and mass transport fundamentals](https://www.resurssmarta.se/project/hardwood-delignification-understanding-chemistry-and-mass-transport-fundamentals/) - Why is this importants: Fundamental mechanistic understanding of the sequence of chemical and physical processes governing kraft delignification is still largely missing, especially when it comes to the less studied and more diverse hardwood. In an effort to provide a complement to the knowledge established on softwood, this project aims at elucidating delignification mechanisms on - [Efficient Washing of Paper Grade Pulp in the Kraft Process](https://www.resurssmarta.se/project/efficient-washing-of-paper-grade-pulp-in-the-kraft-process/) - Why it is important? Brown stock washing is the first treatment of pulp after the pulping. If this step is efficient it save cost and environmental impact for the following oxygen delignification and bleaching. In this project we will consider that washing is a counter-current process, thus, there is an alkali/ionic strength profile along the - [Characterisation and effects of micro- and nanoscale components and their impact on efficiency of chemical additives](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/project/characterisation-and-effects-of-micro-and-nanoscale-components-and-their-impact-on-efficiency-of-chemical-additives/) - The project's focus is developing a methodology that will provide new knowledge and process control capabilities concerning nano- and microscale fibrillar wood-pulp material in the papermaking process. This fibrillar material is always present in wood pulps but can today also be added, and it has a significant impact on mechanical product properties and material performance - [The kinetics of lignin extraction in oxygen delignification](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/project/the-kinetics-of-lignin-extraction-in-oxygen-delignification/) - Why is this important/Goals: An additional step using oxygen is widely used for lignin removal before the bleaching sequence during the production of semi- and fully-bleached kraft pulps. Since introduced in industrial pulp mills this process has reduced the cost, improved yield and environmental performance, compared to traditional chlorine bleaching. This project aims to provide - [Multi-scale modeling of the delignification kinetics during kraft cooking](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/project/multi-scale-modeling-of-the-delignification-kinetics-during-kraft-cooking/) - Why is this important/Goals: This project aims to develop a multi-scale model, based on atomistic models of lignin, cooking chemicals and fiber wall components and subsequently connected to a macroscopic mass transport model to describe the delignification process within kraft cooking. Methods we use: Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations using Gromacs simulation package. Mass transport model - [Improved uniformity of the fibers liberated in a kraft pulp digester](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/project/improved-uniformity-of-the-fibers-liberated-in-a-kraft-pulp-digester/) - Why is this important: This project sets out to elucidate mass transport characteristics during delignification of wood chips as a means of understanding and controlling non-uniform delignification effects, associated to low efficiency and poor property control in the current pulping processes. Methods we use: Single-chip delignification experiments will be followed by thorough analysis of the - [Hardwood delignification – understanding chemistry and mass transport fundamentals](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/project/hardwood-delignification-understanding-chemistry-and-mass-transport-fundamentals/) - Why is this importants: Fundamental mechanistic understanding of the sequence of chemical and physical processes governing kraft delignification is still largely missing, especially when it comes to the less studied and more diverse hardwood. In an effort to provide a complement to the knowledge established on softwood, this project aims at elucidating delignification mechanisms on - [Efficient Washing of Paper Grade Pulp in the Kraft Process](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/project/efficient-washing-of-paper-grade-pulp-in-the-kraft-process/) - Why it is important? Brown stock washing is the first treatment of pulp after the pulping. If this step is efficient it save cost and environmental impact for the following oxygen delignification and bleaching. In this project we will consider that washing is a counter-current process, thus, there is an alkali/ionic strength profile along the ## Medlemmar - [Linus Kron](https://www.resurssmarta.se/member/linus-kron/) - [Linus Kron](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/member/linus-kron/) - [Carolina Marion de Godoy](https://www.resurssmarta.se/member/carolina-marion-de-godoy/) - [Carolina Marion de Godoy](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/member/carolina-marion-de-godoy/) - [Eashwara Raju](https://www.resurssmarta.se/member/eashwara-raju/) - [Eashwara Raju](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/member/eashwara-raju/) - [Jenny Sjöström](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/member/jenny-sjostrom/) - [Jenny Sjöström](https://www.resurssmarta.se/member/jenny-sjostrom/) - [Denis Vleeschhouwers](https://www.resurssmarta.se/member/denis-vleeschhouwers/) - [Denis Vleeschhouwers](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/member/denis-vleeschhouwers/) - [Tove Joelsson](https://www.resurssmarta.se/member/tove-joelsson/) - [Tove Joelsson](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/member/tove-joelsson/) - [Sara Wallstén](https://www.resurssmarta.se/member/sara-wallsten/) - [Sara Wallstén](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/member/sara-wallsten/) - [Sven Norgren](https://www.resurssmarta.se/member/sven-norgren/) - [Sven Norgren](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/member/sven-norgren/) - [Pernilla Karlsson](https://www.resurssmarta.se/member/pernilla-karlsson/) - [Pernilla Karlsson](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/member/pernilla-karlsson/) - [Abirami Senthil](https://www.resurssmarta.se/member/abirami-senthil/) - [Abirami Senthil](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/member/abirami-senthil/) - [Joanna Wojasz-Mucha](https://www.resurssmarta.se/member/joanna-wojasz-mucha/) - [Joanna Wojasz-Mucha](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/member/joanna-wojasz-mucha/) - [Zahra Baneen](https://www.resurssmarta.se/member/zara-baneen/) - [Zahra Baneen](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/member/zara-baneen/) - [Srdjan Sasic](https://www.resurssmarta.se/member/srdjan-sasic/) - [Daniel Söderberg](https://www.resurssmarta.se/member/daniel-soderberg/) - [Åșa Östlund](https://www.resurssmarta.se/member/asa-ostlund/) - [Merima Hasani](https://www.resurssmarta.se/member/merima-hasani/) - [Olena Sevastyanova](https://www.resurssmarta.se/member/olena-sevastyanova/) - [Gunnar Henriksson](https://www.resurssmarta.se/member/gunnar-henriksson/) - [Tomas Vikström](https://www.resurssmarta.se/member/tomas-vikstrom/) - [Mikael Lindström](https://www.resurssmarta.se/member/mikael-lindstrom/) - [Diana Bernin](https://www.resurssmarta.se/member/diana-bernin/) - [Malin Wohlert](https://www.resurssmarta.se/member/malin-wohlert/) - [Klara Hackenstrass](https://www.resurssmarta.se/member/klara-hackenstrass/) - [Hans Theilander](https://www.resurssmarta.se/member/hans-theliander/) - [Io Antonopoulou ](https://www.resurssmarta.se/member/io-antonopoulou/) - [Paul Christakopoulos    ](https://www.resurssmarta.se/member/paul-christakopoulos/) - [Ulrika Rova](https://www.resurssmarta.se/member/ulrika-rova/) - [Ulrika Rova](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/member/ulrika-rova/) - [Paul Christakopoulos    ](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/member/paul-christakopoulos/) - [Io Antonopoulou ](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/member/io-antonopoulou/) - [Hans Theilander](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/member/hans-theliander/) - [Klara Hackenstrass](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/member/klara-hackenstrass/) - [Malin Wohlert](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/member/malin-wohlert/) - [Åșa Östlund](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/member/asa-ostlund/) - [Diana Bernin](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/member/diana-bernin/) - [Daniel Söderberg](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/member/daniel-soderberg/) - [Tomas Vikström](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/member/tomas-vikstrom/) - [Mikael Lindström](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/member/mikael-lindstrom/) - [Gunnar Henriksson](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/member/gunnar-henriksson/) - [Olena Sevastyanova](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/member/olena-sevastyanova/) - [Srdjan Sasic](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/member/srdjan-sasic/) - [Merima Hasani](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/member/merima-hasani/) ## Exjobb - [Melt processing of thermoplastic dialcohol cellulose using biobased plasticizers](https://www.resurssmarta.se/exjobb/melt-processing-of-thermoplastic-dialcohol-cellulose-using-biobased-plasticizers/) - Why? In our everyday lives, we continuously interact with food products. Tetra Pak revolutionized the way food is protected from damaging and external contaminations; their packaging allows easily spoiled products, such as milk, to be stored for many months in a completely aseptic environment. Nowadays we are called to make a new revolution, that is - [Simulations of moisture transport through the microstructure of wood during drying associated with district heating systems](https://www.resurssmarta.se/exjobb/simulations-of-moisture-transport-through-the-microstructure-of-wood-during-drying-associated-with-district-heating-systems/) - Why? The moisture content of woodchips plays a decisive role when used as biomass for district heating systems. This project aims to describe the physical diffusion process of confined water in wood. The project focuses on the three-dimensional finite element modelling (FEM) of the diffusion process in wood during drying using the actual microstructure of - [Investigating the impact of damaged ends and cracks in technical chips](https://www.resurssmarta.se/exjobb/investigating-the-impact-of-damaged-ends-and-cracks-in-technical-chips/) - Why? When considering potential alternatives to fossil-based products, pulp mills play an important role, as they can supply a wide range of renewable materials and chemicals. In order to ensure a sustainable growth of the pulp industry, it is essential to tackle challenges, such as increasing pulping efficiency and decreasing raw material consumption[1]. In this - [Investigating the impact of damaged ends and cracks in technical chips](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/exjobb/investigating-the-impact-of-damaged-ends-and-cracks-in-technical-chips/) - Why? When considering potential alternatives to fossil-based products, pulp mills play an important role, as they can supply a wide range of renewable materials and chemicals. In order to ensure a sustainable growth of the pulp industry, it is essential to tackle challenges, such as increasing pulping efficiency and decreasing raw material consumption[1]. In this - [Hardwood delignification: investigating kraft cooking of pin chips vs standard chips](https://www.resurssmarta.se/exjobb/hardwood-delignification-investigating-kraft-cooking-of-pin-chips-vs-standard-chips/) - Why? Pulp mills provide raw materials for several applications, many times competing with or replacing fossil-based products. The versatility of the products they offer puts them in a strategic position when considering the transition towards a bio-based economy. Thus, a good understanding of the pulping process, specially kraft pulping, is essential to ensure the future - [Washing Yield: A Novel Method for Assessing Industrial Washing Efficiency](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/exjobb/washing-yield-a-novel-method-for-assessing-industrial-washing-efficiency/) - Why: Efficient pulp washing successfully balances the highest quality of pulp, the removal of soluble impurities and dissolved solids to the evaporation plant. Optimal usage of washing water minimizes the load for the evaporation plant and simultaneously lowers the need for bleaching chemicals and effluents to the environment. Therefore, measuring the washer's performance is vital - [Washing Yield: A Novel Method for Assessing Industrial Washing Efficiency](https://www.resurssmarta.se/exjobb/washing-yield-a-novel-method-for-assessing-industrial-washing-efficiency/) - Why: Efficient pulp washing successfully balances the highest quality of pulp, the removal of soluble impurities and dissolved solids to the evaporation plant. Optimal usage of washing water minimizes the load for the evaporation plant and simultaneously lowers the need for bleaching chemicals and effluents to the environment. Therefore, measuring the washer's performance is vital - [Hardwood delignification: investigating kraft cooking of pin chips vs standard chips](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/exjobb/hardwood-delignification-investigating-kraft-cooking-of-pin-chips-vs-standard-chips/) - Why? Pulp mills provide raw materials for several applications, many times competing with or replacing fossil-based products. The versatility of the products they offer puts them in a strategic position when considering the transition towards a bio-based economy. Thus, a good understanding of the pulping process, specially kraft pulping, is essential to ensure the future - [Heat-treatment of lignoboost lignin – aiming at understanding reasons for improved filtration properties](https://www.resurssmarta.se/exjobb/heat-treatment-of-lignoboost-lignin-aiming-at-understanding-reasons-for-improved-filtration-properties/) - Why? Establishment of the LignoBoost technology has enabled recovery of kraft lignin on an industrial scale and opened up for increased utilization of lignin building blocks in materials and chemicals. The essence of this technology is a CO2-precipitation of lignin followed by dewatering and a final wash after an additional acidification (Fig 1). Filtration properties - [Isolation and characterization of residual lignin in pulp](https://www.resurssmarta.se/exjobb/isolation-and-characterization-of-residual-lignin-in-pulp/) - Why? The pulp and paper industry has the potential to be a major player in the change towards a bio-based circular economy. With its currently wide selection of available products, as well as promising new alternatives derived from side streams, it can aid in decreasing the production and consumption of fossil-based material. Yet, it faces - [Kraft pulping: understanding mass transfer contrinbutions from different directions in a wood chip](https://www.resurssmarta.se/exjobb/kraft-pulping-understanding-mass-transfer-contrinbutions-from-different-directions-in-a-wood-chip/) - Why? Kraft delignification is the core of the currently dominating technology used to separate the main wood components form each other and is, as such, also seen as an embryo of future forest-based biorefineries with high requirements on material and energy efficiency. While the chemical reactions carrying out the separation are relatively well-investigated, understanding of - [Lignin properties as a function of cooking sulfidity – a knowledge for the future lignin producing mills](https://www.resurssmarta.se/exjobb/lignin-properties-as-a-function-of-cooking-sulfidity-a-knowledge-for-the-future-lignin-producing-mills/) - Why? Recovery of lignin from the spent cooking liquor in kraft pulp mills through the LignoBoost technology has opened up for an increased utilization of lignin building blocks in materials and chemicals. In that context, tailoring the properties of lignin through selection of cooking conditions is highly desirable, especially interesting being reducing the sulfur contect - [Kraft pulping: understanding mass transfer contrinbutions from different directions in a wood chip](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/exjobb/kraft-pulping-understanding-mass-transfer-contrinbutions-from-different-directions-in-a-wood-chip/) - Why? Kraft delignification is the core of the currently dominating technology used to separate the main wood components form each other and is, as such, also seen as an embryo of future forest-based biorefineries with high requirements on material and energy efficiency. While the chemical reactions carrying out the separation are relatively well-investigated, understanding of - [Isolation and characterization of residual lignin in pulp](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/exjobb/isolation-and-characterization-of-residual-lignin-in-pulp/) - Why? The pulp and paper industry has the potential to be a major player in the change towards a bio-based circular economy. With its currently wide selection of available products, as well as promising new alternatives derived from side streams, it can aid in decreasing the production and consumption of fossil-based material. Yet, it faces - [Lignin properties as a function of cooking sulfidity – a knowledge for the future lignin producing mills](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/exjobb/lignin-properties-as-a-function-of-cooking-sulfidity-a-knowledge-for-the-future-lignin-producing-mills/) - Why? Recovery of lignin from the spent cooking liquor in kraft pulp mills through the LignoBoost technology has opened up for an increased utilization of lignin building blocks in materials and chemicals. In that context, tailoring the properties of lignin through selection of cooking conditions is highly desirable, especially interesting being reducing the sulfur contect - [Heat-treatment of lignoboost lignin – aiming at understanding reasons for improved filtration properties](https://www.resurssmarta.se/en/exjobb/heat-treatment-of-lignoboost-lignin-aiming-at-understanding-reasons-for-improved-filtration-properties/) - Why? Establishment of the LignoBoost technology has enabled recovery of kraft lignin on an industrial scale and opened up for increased utilization of lignin building blocks in materials and chemicals. The essence of this technology is a CO2-precipitation of lignin followed by dewatering and a final wash after an additional acidification (Fig 1). 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