Programme 2024

Monday  18/11

19.00-21.00
Social meet-up and mingle (Scandic Winn)

DAY 1 – Tuesday  19/11

9.00-10.00
Registration and coffee (room 21A342)

10.00-10.10
Welcome (room 21A342)

10.10-11.00
Keynote 1, Exploring the nanoscopic world of cellulose materials and material processes using synchrotron X-rays, Tomas Rosén (room 21A342)

11.00 -12.30
Cellulose fundamentals

  1. Water retention values in the presence of Hofmeister salts – a way to unveil the interactions in cellulose, von Schreeb, A., Ek, M., and Henriksson, G.
  2. Reswelling behavior of heat-dried nanocellulose-based filaments, Wang, M-R., Gordeyeva, K., Riazanova, A., and Söderberg D.
  3. Visualizing the chemistry across all hierarchical structures of lignocellulosic materials, Richter-Dahlfors, A.

12.30-13.30 LUNCH (Solsta Inn)

13.30-15.00 Dissolving pulps (room 21A342)

  1. Pressurized Impregnation of Pine Heartwood for Sulphite Pulping, Salou-Quineche, C., Kumar Das, A., Larsson, S. H., and Jönsson L. J.
  2. Characterization of Raw Materials for Viscose Production, Lipol, L.S., Reyes Forsberg, D., Norgren, S., Grundberg, H., Antonsson, S., Eivazi, A., Dahlström, C, Norgren, M.
  3. Performance of Different Types of Pulps During Mercerization, Meurs, E., Håkansson, H., Antonsson, S, Carlsson-Kvarnlöf, G., Henriksson, G.

15.00-15.20 Coffee (room 21A342)

15.20 – 17.30 Cellulose derivatives and regenerated cellulose (room 21A342)

  1. Veratryl cellulose – a novel cellulose derivative, Sundman, O., Yiha M.
  2. Investigation of itaconic derivatives as a handle on pulp fibres, Feldhusen, J., Westman, G.

Short break 10 min

  1. Understanding the Formation and Impact of Insoluble Gel Particles in Cellulose Acetate Production: A Combined Experimental and Computational Approach, Tiller, P., Shishir, I. R., Park, S., Pasquinelli, M. A., Kelley, S. S., Treasure, T., and Park, S.
  2. White photothermal textile by incorporating pectin, a fruit-waste compound, Madani, Z., Zou, F., Langhans, M., Cui, L., Schlapp-Hackl, I., Hummel, M., and Vapaavuor, J.

19.30 DINNER (Värmland’s museum)

DAY 2 Wednesday 20/11

8.30-9.20 Keynote 2, Metsä Spring – Kuura ™ textile fiber from paper-grade pulp, (room 21A342), Markus Nuopponen

9.20-10.50 Novel materials (room 21A342)

  1. Dendronic Lignin and Dendronic Pulp: Lignin-coated MFCs for hydrophobic barrier properties, Garcia Verstraete, E.F
  2. Process for cellulose-alginate core-shell microspheres fabrication and the influence of drying conditions on their structural and adsorption performances, El Allaoui, B., Benzeid,H., Zari, N., el kacem Qaiss, A., and Bouhfid, R.
  3. Lignocellulose densified materials based on renewable and nontoxic glue derived from glycerol and citric acid, Kudahettige-Nilsson, R. L, Ullsten, H. and Henriksson, G.

10.50-11.10 Coffee

11.10 – 12.40 Advanced applications (room 21A342)

  1. Nanocellulose-based membranes for water treatment: can it be feasible? Vlasova, M., Ma,os B., Khakalo A., Dessbesell, L.
  2. Advanced Fiber Technology for Eco-Friendly Packaging: A Comprehensive Approach, Sandberg, L., and Andersson, F.
  3. 3D printed cellulose structures by using ionic liquids, Vasili, E., Rovelli, R., Krieg, M., Cinelli, P., Seggiani, M., and Danti S.

12.40-13.30 LUNCH (Solsta Inn)

13.30 BUS TRANSFER (south of House 21)

14.30 STUDY VISIT LIXEA AB

16.00 BUS TRANSFER

16.50 END OF CONFERENCE (south of House 21)