Bioresource Chemistry and Technology

Increased utilisation of biomass in our society is essential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating climate change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • HØSTTEK - Development of Protein-Lignin Glues for use in Wood composite  (GUDP, 2021-2024). Contact: Anand Ramesh Sanadi, anrs@ign.ku.dk, or Julian Christ jc@ign.ku.dk
  • Grand Fir for construction wood (STARK Fonden, 2021 – 2023, Martha & Paul Kerrn-Jespersens Fond, 2021 – 2023). Contact: Emil Engelund Thybring, eet@ign.ku.dk
  • Natural durability of wood (GBHF, 2023-2026). Contact: Emil Engelund Thybring, eet@ign.ku.dk
  • Influence of amount, location and state of water on fungal degradation of wood (FORMAS, 2023-2025). Contact: Emil Engelund Thybring, eet@ign.ku.dk or Lisbeth Garbrecht Thygesen, lgt@ign.ku.dk
  • CLEO – A carbon-neutral fuel for the maritime sector (Energistyrelsen EUDP, 2020 – 2023). Contact: Yohanna Cabrera Orozco, yco@ign.ku.dk
  • FASTWOOD - Genomic selection for superior heartwood formation in two commercial timber species: teak (Tectona grandis) and European oak (Quercus robur). Contact: Yohanna Cabrera Orozco, yco@ign.ku.dk or Lisbeth Garbrecht Thygesen, lgt@ign.ku.dk
  • Cleaning waste with waste: using bio-based industrial sidestreams to remove micro- and nanoplastic from water bodies (VILLUM FONDEN, 2022-2024). Contact: Demi Tristan Djajadi, dtd@ign.ku.dk
  • ReMAPP - Ressource Efficient Microalgae Protein Production (The Innovation Foundation, 2018-2023). Contact: Sune Tjalfe Thomsen, stt@ign.ku.dk
  • VIGOT - Green agenda within the vocational training of carpenters (NNF, 2023-2026). Contact: Lisbeth Garbrecht Thygesen, lgt@ign.ku.dk
  • Heartwood formation in oak (Gluds legat, 2023-2024). Contact: Lisbeth Garbrecht Thygesen, lgt@ign.ku.dk
  • Oak – an important species in future forests (GBHF, 2023-2026). Contact: Lisbeth Garbrecht Thygesen, lgt@ign.ku.dk
  • Advanced composite materials from recycled wood (MPKG, GBHF, Aase og Ejnar Danielsens fond). Contact: Anand R. Sanadi, anrs@ign.ku.dk, Emil Engelund Thybring, eet@ign.ku.dk or Julian Christ, jc@ign.ku.dk.
  • IEA Bioenergy, Task 39 - Commercializing Conventional and Advanced Transport Biofuels from Biomass and Other Renewable Feedstocks (Energistyrelsen (EUDP), 2022-2024). Contact: Sune Tjalfe Thomsen, stt@ign.ku.dk
  • Kan dansk bøgetræ blive til motorvejsbroer og grønt brændstof? (EMD and GBHF foundations 2022-2023), Contact: Emil Engelund Thybring, eet@ign.ku.dk or Sune Tjalfe Thomsen, stt@ign.ku.dk

 

  • Biorefinery – From Plants to Bioenergy, Biochemicals, Biomaterials, and High Value Products
  • Energy Systems and Climate Mitigation
  • Tree biology and arboriculture
  • Plant-based Materials: Structure and Performance from Nano to Macro Scale

 

The research group Bioresource Chemistry and Technology  collaborate with Danish and International players from both academia and industry - all leaders in their field of expertise.

Collaboration (active within the last 5 years or so, i.e. 2018->)

  • A.P. Møller Maersk
  • Aalborg University, Department of the Built Environment, Denmark

Danish Technological Institute

  • DTU (Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering)
  • DTU (DTU National Food Institute)
  • DTU (Technical University of Denmark), Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

  • ETH Zürich, Institute of Building Materials
  • Federal University of Lavras, wood science, Brazil
  • Hamlet Protein
  • INRAe Nantes, Biopolymers Interactions and Assemblies, France
  • Kebony
  • Lund University, Division of Building Materials, Sweden
  • MAN Diesel & Turbo
  • Månson
  • Nature Energy
  • Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research
  • Roskilde University
  • Sani Membrane
  • Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology EMPA

Tailorzyme

  • The National Museum of Denmark
  • The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Conservation
  • U.S.D.A Forest Products Laboratory, U.S.A
  • University of Southern Denmark, Mads Clausen Institute, Denmark
  • Wood Treatment Technology, Denmark

Networks

  • IEA Bioenergy Task 39 – Commercializing Liquid Biofuels
  • IEA Bioenergy Task 42 – Biorefinery
  • ISPS - International Society for Plant Spectroscopy
  • Partnerskabet for bæredygtig bioraffinering
  • Q-net – Quantitative wood anatomy network
  • WSE - The Northern European Network in Wood Materials Science and Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Members of the Research Group

Name Title Phone E-mail
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Sanadi, Anand Ramesh Associate Professor +4535336520 E-mail
Ponzecchi, Andrea PhD Fellow +4535331329 E-mail
Blicher, Anne Laboratory Technician +4535328028 E-mail
Skov, Britta Laboratory Coordinator +4535331696 E-mail
Thybring, Emil Engelund Associate Professor - Promotion Programme +4535334433 E-mail
Christ, Julian Postdoc +4535329754 E-mail
Celmer, Kosma Jan Research Assistant +4535336409 E-mail
Thygesen, Lisbeth Garbrecht Professor +4535331733 E-mail
Fjalland, Maja Katharina Industrial PhD E-mail
Thomsen, Sune Tjalfe Associate Professor +4535336262 E-mail
Simonsen, Tor Ivan Postdoc +4535336349 E-mail

Head of Research Group


Lisbeth Garbrecht Thygesen
Professor


lgt@ign.ku.dk
+45 35 33 17 33