Fast-growing aspen plants in a large experimental facility at Umeå Plant Science Centre, Sweden. Photo by Stéphane Verger.

Multiscale mechanical, chemical and structural properties of aspen wood

Participants: Stéphane Verger (UMU, P2), Hannele Tuominen (SLU, P2), Peter Nordström (RISE, P2)

Duration: 2024-2025

Call: Annual 2023


Project participants Kerstin Ramser and Alok Patel in a research laboratory at Luleå University of Technology, Sweden. Courtesy of Alok Patel.

Revitalising forest waste into microalgal and bacterial cellulose membranes with tailored properties for sustainable food packaging, Green Tech

Participants: Alok Kumar Patel (LTU, P5), Kerstin Ramser (LTU, P4)

Duration: 2024-2025

Call: Annual 2023


Development of a novel tool for evaluation of the mechanical properties of wood

Participants: Ewa Mellerowicz (SLU, P2), Laura Bacete (UmU, P2), Dusan Petrovic (RISE, P2)

Duration: 2024-2025

Call: Annual 2023


Bio2Char – Pre-feasibility study of new residual streams as feedstock for production of biochar for industrial applications

Participants: Elisabeth Wetterlund (LTU, P1), Dan Bergström (SLU, P1), Åsa Lindman (LTU, P1), Kentaro Umeki (LTU, P4)

Duration: 2024-2025

Call: Annual 2023


Green H2 and bio-based aromatic chemicals from lignin. Illustration by courtesy of Xiaoyan Ji.

Green H2 and bio-based aromatic chemicals from lignin

Project leader: Xiaoyan Ji, xiaoyan.ji@ltu.se

Other participants: Leif Jönsson, Tomas Gustafsson

Platforms: CatSep, BioPolChem

Organisations: LTU, UmU, RISE Processum

Status: Ongoing

Reference: B4E3-FM-2-03

Strategic call: B4E3-FM-2, 2023-2024


Biochar can be made from many types of biomass. Here it is from wheat straw. Photo by courtesy of Anna Strandberg.

Design of biochar from residual streams – influence of fuel and process parameters on biochar properties for water and soil applications

Project leader: Anna Strandberg, anna.strandberg@umu.se  

Other participants: Christoffer Boman, Magnus Rudolfsson, Fredrik Forsberg, Mirva Niinipuu

Platforms: FeedPro, EnviroNut, ThermoChem

Organisations: UmU, SLU, LTU, RISE

Status: Ongoing

Reference: B4E3-FM-2-08

Call: B4E3-FM-2, 2023-2024


Novel environmentally friendly hydrophobic zeolite membranes and coatings

Project leader: Jonas Hedlund, jonas.hedlund@ltu.se  

Other participants: Nils Skoglund, Linn Berglund

Platforms: CatSep, EnviroNut, BioPolChem

Organisations: LTU, UmU

Status: Ongoing

Reference: B4E3-FM-2-05

Call: B4E3-FM-2, 2023-2024


A harvester does the last bit of weeding before sunset, in a birch forest somewhere in southern Sweden. Photo by courtesy of Dan Bergström.

Expansion of biorefinery feedstock supply by mobilisation of woody residues from multifunctional silviculture treatments and marginal land operations – From Trash To Cash

Project leader: Dan Bergström; dan.bergstrom@slu.se

Other participants: Åsa Lindman, Elisabeth Wetterlund, Charilaos Xiros, Marcus Öhman

Platforms: SysAnaBio, ThermoChem

Organisations: SLU, LTU, RISE Processum

Status: Ongoing

Reference: B4E3-FM-2-01

Call: B4E3-FM-2, 2023-2024


Algae production at Dåva, Umeå, Sweden. Photo by courtesy of Francesco Gentili.

Circular and sustainable production of bioplastics with the help of photosynthetic microorganisms – Proof of concept

Project leader: Francesco Gentili, francesco.gentili@slu.se

Other participants: Christiane Funk, Carmen Cristescu, Lalie Kossatz, Gunnar Westin

Platforms: EnviroNut, BioPolChem, SysAnaBio

Organisations: SLU, UmU, RISE Processum

Status: Ongoing

Reference: B4E3-FM-2-02

Call: B4E3-FM-2, 2023-2024


Cross section of the stem of an aspen tree. Photo by courtesy of Hannele Tuominen.

Trade-off between wood quantity and quality in response to nitrogen fertilization — Is there a breaking point for beneficial levels of nitrogen in forests?

Project leader: Hannele Tuominen, hannele.tuominen@slu.se

Other participants: Sandra Jämtgård, Zakiya Yassin

Platforms: ForFeed, EnviroNut

Organisations: SLU, UmU, RISE

Status: Ongoing

Reference: B4E3-FM-2-06

Call: B4E3-FM-2, 2023-2024