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Combining Sani Membrane Separation Technology with Biorefinery Expertise
Meet Mihaela Tanase Opedal from RISE PFI Mihaela is part of the NORCELlab team at RISE PFI. NORCELlab (The Norwegian Cellulose Laboratory) is a national infrastructure dedicated to cellulose research and development, hosted by RISE PFI and funded by the Research...
From Space waste to functional materials
Future missions to the Moon and Mars will need smarter ways to use resources and rely less on supplies from Earth. In a project funded by Europan Space Agency – ESA1) (The BioSTEP project) RISE PFI contributed to explore how plant waste and used packaging from space...
PhD defence
Our colleague Christian Sant Gjermestad will defend his PhD thesis: "Strategies for Arene-Selective Hydrodeoxygenation of Phenols" today April 24, at the University of Bergen. His doctoral work is part of the research project “Renewable aromatic hydrocarbons from...
Freeze dryer – a key tool enabling advanced sample preparation and high‑quality results
SP VirTis AdVantage Pro freeze-dryer Do you want to create high-performance, porous biomaterials without compromising their structure?Freeze drying allows materials to be dried without structural collapse, enabling the development of porous, lightweight, and high...
Coating Development at RISE PFI
Using the VCML Pilot Coater to Support Product DevelopmentAt RISE PFI, we offer coating services using a versatile roll‑to‑roll pilot coater (VCML) that supports a wide range of development and testing. The equipment enables coating on most flexible substrates,...
Production and testing of fluff pulp
Contact: Kenneth Aaasrød. Growing interest in fluff pulp is driven by the global shift toward more sustainable absorbent materials across packaging, hygiene, and specialty applications. As industries look for ways to reduce or replace traditional...
Engineering Plastic-Free Barriers: The REDYSIGN Approach to Sustainable Food Packaging
The REDYSIGN project explores how to make fresh-meat packaging both high-performing and sustainable. Meat that must be stored for long periods requires packaging with strong oxygen and moisture barriers, at the same time environmental goals demand plastic-free and...
Greener Meat Packaging Is Taking Shape – REDYSIGN Leads the Way
The REDYSIGN consortium met in Valladolid in Spain in October 2025 to mark the halfway point of their project developing recyclable, bio-based, and smart fibre-based packaging (FBP) for fresh meat. Key achievements include: Energy-efficient pulp production...
RISE PFI now offers recyclability analysis based on updated 4evergreen protocols
Earlier this year, 4evergreen published updated protocols for assessing the recyclability of paper and board packaging, aiming to harmonize standards across the EU. This initiative aligns with the newly published Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) from...
bioMAT4EYE Project Concludes
On Monday, September 29th, the final meeting of the European research project bioMAT4EYE was held at Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid. Running from June 2022 to October 2025, the project brought together multidisciplinary partners from across Europe to develop new...
NORCELlab – Infrastructure at RISE PFI in Trondheim
NORCELlab - The Norwegian Cellulose Laboratory - is a national infrastructure dedicated to cellulose research and development, hosted by RISE PFI and funded by the Research Council of Norway. NORCELlab is available both to national and international stakeholders...
Participation in doctoral thesis defense
Prof. Kristin Syverud from RISE PFI and NTNU participated as opponent in PhD defense at Aalto University in Finland. Prof. Syverud was opponent of Ngoc Huynh’s PhD-thesis “Engineering cellulose nanofibril hydrogels with bioactive phytochemicals: toward functional...
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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- Høgskoleringen 6b
- NO - 7491 Trondheim
- firmapost@rise-pfi.no
- +47 73 60 50 65
