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REDYSIGN: Pioneering green packaging for a sustainable tomorrow
RISE PFI participates in a new European research project, where strong and dedicated European research groups and industry companies join forces to develop novel, sustainable packaging solutions.REDYSIGN, a Research & Innovation Action project funded by...
RISE PFI offers recyclability analysis
As the first lab in Norway, RISE PFI offers recyclability analysis of paper and board products according to the harmonized CEPI method.RISE PFI is the first lab in Norway to offer the analysis for evaluation of the recyclability of paper and board products. The...
PFI – Dedicated to biorefinery research for 100 years
This year it is 100 years since PFI was established. We can look back to a rich history with research within biorefining and products based on lignocelluloses, in close cooperation with industry.At the beginning of the 20th century, pulp and paper industry had a...
Research Scientist at RISE PFI listed among the 2% best in the world
We are proud to announce that Dr. Gary Chinga Carrasco from RISE PFI once again is listed as one of the world’s 2% best researchers, in the October 2023 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators". The list is provided...
Participation at the 3rd International Workshop on Biorefinery of Lignocellulosic Materials
RISE PFI participated at the 3rd International Workshop on Biorefinery of Lignocellulosic Materials (IWBLCM 2023)Sandra Rodriguez Fabia presented on the reinforcing potential of kraft pulp fibres and the respective cellulose nanofibrils in both high- and low-density...
The Biobased Coatings Europe 2023 conference
RISE PFI participated at the Biobased Coatings Europe 2023 conference. Last week Sandra Rodriguez Fabia from RISE PFI talked about “Biobased packaging – The role of lignocellulose” at the Biobased Coatings Europe 2023 conference, which took place in Amsterdam, The...
RISE PFI presents at the 11th World Congress of Chemical Engineering
GS01-Global Symposium on Nanocellulose: Recent advances to unlock potential for Engineered Sustainable Materials. Dr. Gary Chinga Carrasco will hold a keynote presentation about biopolymers and their applicability in 3D printed scaffolds at the 11th World Congress of...
New employee at RISE PFI
It's nice to announce that we have a new colleague at RISE PFI. A warm welcome to Karthik Raghunathan.Karthik Raghunathan started as research scientist at RISE PFI 15 May 2023. Karthik has a PhD-degree in Chemical Engineering from Department of Chemical Engineering...
New employee at RISE PFI
It's nice to announce that we have a new colleague at RISE PFI. A warm welcome to Nanci Vanesa Ehman.Nanci Vanesa Ehman started as post.doc at RISE PFI on 3 May. Nanci has a Dr.ing. degree in Chemical Engineering/Pulp and Paper Technology from Universidad Nacional de...
Compounding World highlighted research at RISE PFI within the focus area Biopolymers and Biocomposites
During the past year, RISE PFI has been prototyping new biocomposite products for infrastructure and building elements using 3D printing, injection moulding and extrusion. “One important aspect in the development of biocomposites is the selection of the optimal...
NxtBarr kick-off meeting
The NxtBarr kick-off meeting took place in Trondheim 28 and 29 March. Thank you to all the participants for interesting presentations and exciting discussions. The project is led by RISE PFI and is in collaboration with NTNU, Nofima, NORSUS, Borregaard, Elopak,...
PhD defence
Congratulations to our colleague Chiara Zarna Chiara had an excellent presentation and defence of her doctoral thesis on Wednesday 29 March! Chiara carried out the PhD work “Producing Floor and Side Panels from Biocomposites” at the Department of Mechanical and...
Vacant position as PhD candidate within the NxtBarr project
NxtBarr- “Next generation food packaging materials – wood fibre-based packaging with biobased water and gas barriers”. The vision of the NxtBarr project is to develop fully biobased, recyclable, and biodegradable packaging materials that can replace plastic without...
The WoBiCo project is progressing towards the development of sustainable biocomposite products
During our last meeting in the WoBiCo project we had the opportunity to visit the Norske Skog Saugbrugs AS mill and see the progress made with production of CEBINA, CEBICO and biocomposite products. The WoBiCo project is generating knowledge about use of TMP and CNF...
Presentation about “Hydrophobization of lignocellulosic materials”
Last week Kristin Syverud from RISE PFI held a presentation on a meeting arranged by the Vinnova competence centre FiBre at KTH in Stockholm. The presentation was based on the work described in the recent reviews “Hydrophobization of lignocellulosic materials part I:...
RISE PFI participated at the conference “Polymer-based materials today and in the future”
The conference “Polymer-based materials today and in the future” was arranged by the Norwegian Chemical Society at Høsbjør 2 to 3 March 2023. There were several interesting presentations from both Norwegian contributors and from abroad. From RISE PFI Kristin Syverud...
Participation in the “National Conference for Additive Manufacturing”
Dr. Gary Chinga Carrasco will participate in the "National Conference for Additive Manufacturing" on March 21st-22nd 2023, and present some research activities from the RISE PFI 3D printing lab. The title of the talk is “Cellulose fibers - From nature to naturally...
Meeting in the NewHype project
The NewHyPe project aims to develop cellulose-based, sustainable and biodegradable materials that can substitute fossil-based plastics which are used for a short period of time and then thrown away. This is particularly relevant for replacing plastic mulch films used...
Participation in Assessment Commitee for PhD thesis
Research Scientist Marianne Øksnes Dalheim from RISE PFI participated in the Assessment Committee of Tuna Baydin’s PhD thesis "Optimization and Further Development of ConCordix Formulation Technology". The defense took place at NTNU, Department of Biotechnology and...
PhD defence
Prajin Joseph defended his PhD thesis: “Organosolv pretreatment of Norway Spruce: Ethanol pretreatment for Biorefinery applications” on December 16, at RISE PFI. The PhD work was carried out both at Department of Chemical Engineering at NTNU with supervision of...
Last meeting in the NEPP project
Our efforts at RISE PFI and RISE Research Institutes of Sweden are contributing to develop sustainable innovative products with clear value for the industry and for the biobased and circular economy. This week, Dr. Marianne Øksnes Dalheim og Dr. Gary Chinga Carrasco...
Participation in examination committee for PhD thesis
Prof. Kristin Syverud from RISE PFI participated in the Examination Committee of Sahar Sultan’s PhD thesis “Nanocellulose based 3D printed hydrogel scaffolds for cartilage and bone regeneration”. The defense took place at Stockholm University, Department of Materials...
Participation in examination committee for PhD thesis
Dr. Gary Chinga Carrasco from RISE PFI participated in the Examination Committee of Mitul Patel's PhD thesis "Improving properties of poly(lactic acid) biopolymer for use in food packaging" at Luleå University of Technology, Department of Engineering Sciences and...
Research project on production of single cell proteins for fish feed from forest-based biomass (the “Fisk”-project) has been completed with good results
The “Fisk”-project has contributed to increase the interest in new sustainable feed sources – Single Cell Protein (SCP) from wood biomass. During the project period, the project team has been working with optimizing the process for production of fermentable sugars,...
RISE PFI is part of RISE - Research Institutes of Sweden
RISE PFI is and internationally acknowledged research institute within processes and products based on lignocellulose. RISE PFI´s focus areas are Fibre technology and fibre-based products, Biorefining and Bioenergy and Biopolymers and Biocomposites.
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