Freeze-dried wood sticks (right), versus normal ones. Photo by courtesy of Ewa Mellerowicz.

Effects of mechanical stress on wood formation in hardwood model species aspen

Project leader: Ewa Mellerowicz, ewa.mellerowicz@slu.se 

Other participants: Totte Niittylä, Gerhard Scheepers, Nathaniel Street, Sandra Winestrand

Platforms: ForFeed, BioPolChem

Organisations: SLU, RISE, UmU

Status: Completed

Reference: B4E3-TM-1-10

Call: B4E3-TM-1, 2021

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Detecting and quantifying resin canals in spruce

Project leader: M Rosario García-Gil, m.rosario.garcia@slu.se 

Other participants: Thomas Grahn, Mikael Thyrel

Platforms: ForFeed

Organisations: SLU, RISE

Status: Completed

Reference: B4E3-TM-1-09

Call: B4E3-TM-1, 2021

Stéphane Verger and colleagues at a research laboratory. Photo by courtesy of Fredrik Forsberg.

Wood x-ray morphodynamics: Revealing the dynamics of cell rearrangement and the contribution of cell adhesion during wood formation through timelapse x-ray imaging in live aspen

Project leader: Stéphane Verger, stephane.verger@slu.se  

Other participants: Fredrik Forsberg

Platforms: ForFeed, ThermoChem

Organisations: SLU, LTU

Status: Completed

Reference: B4E3-TM-1-08

Call: B4E3-TM-1, 2021

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Investigating the electrochemical functionality of Norway spruce bark biochar and polymer composites

Project leader: Sylvia Larsson, sylvia.larsson@slu.se 

Other participants: Gunnar Westin, Leif Jönsson, Kristiina Oksman, Henrik Wiinikka

Platforms: FeedPro, BioPolChem, ThermChem

Organisations: SLU, RISE Processum, UmU, LTU, RISE

Status: Completed

Reference: B4E3-TM-1-07

Call: B4E3-TM-1, 2021

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Installation of microcosms in Åkerberg pit lake, in northern Sweden. Photo by courtesy of Sarah Conrad.

Mixtures of wood ashes and algal biomass as novel bio-based fertilizer for sustainable forestry seedlings

Project leader: Sarah Conrad, sarah.conrad@ltu.se 

Other participants: Johan Ingri, Francesco Gentili, Stina Jansson, Nils Skoglund, Christoffer Boman

Platforms: EnviroNut

Organisations: LTU, SLU, UmU

Status: Completed

Reference: B4E3-TM-1-06

Call: B4E3-TM-1, 2021

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An aircraft parked at Stockholm Arlanda, Sweden. Photo by Anna Strom ©2022.©AnnaStrom

Bio-methanol to jetfuel

Project leader: Elisabeth Wetterlund, elisabeth.wetterlund@ltu.se  

Other participants: Jonas Hedlund, Rikard Gebart, Fredrik Granberg

Platforms: SysAnaBio, CatSep, ThermoChem

Organisations: LTU

Status: Completed

Reference: B4E3-TM-1-04

Strategic call: B4E3-TM-1, 2021

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Illustration of industrial residues as a source of biomass, by courtesy of Linn Berglund.Courtesy Linn Berglund, Bio4Energy

Utilising the natural composition of industrial bio-based residues for efficient separation of functional nanofibers

Project leader: Linn Berglund, linn.berglund@ltu.se 

Other participants: Io Antonopoulou, Carlos Martín, Ola Sundman, Shaojun Xiong

Platforms: BioPolChem, FeedPro

Organisations: LTU, UmU, SLU

Status: Completed

Reference: B4E3-TM-1-03

Call: B4E3-TM-1, 2021

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Image by courtesy of Bio4Energy Thermochemical Conversion.Bio4Energy

Increasing the use of renewable energy carriers in Swedish mineral processing industries

Project leader: Markus Broström, markus.brostrom@umu.se 

Other participants: Mirva Niinipuu, Matias Eriksson, Charlie Ma, Per Holmgren, Muhammad Aqib Chishty

Platforms: ThermoChem

Organisations: UmU, LTU, RISE

Status: Completed

Reference: B4E3-TM-1-02

Call: B4E3-TM-1, 2021

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Bioethylene purification through energy efficient technology

Project leader: Naser Tavajohi, naser.tavajohi@umu.se

Other participants: Liang Yu, Jyri-Pekka Mikkola

Platforms: CatSep

Organisations: UmU, LTU

Status: Completed

Reference: B4E3-TM-1-01

Strategic call: B4E3-TM-1, 2021

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