FuBio Cellulose

Future Biorefinery (FuBio) is one of the strategic focus areas of Forestcluster. It is currently driven forward by two separate research programs: ”FuBio Joint Research 2” and ”FuBio Products from dissolved cellulose”. The goal of FuBio is to build a globally-competitive knowledge platform for the creation of new values chains between wood and markets such as packaging, clothing and performance materials. Such new products could, partly, replace similar oil-based products and thus, lower the pressure currently set on oil and its price. 

FuBio Products from Dissolved Cellulose program focuses on  promoting  the exploitability of wood cellulose in novel product areas. The FuBio Cellulose program has three goals: i) to develop a new, sustainable process to produce cellulose staple fibres, ii)  to  develop new product platforms for regenerated cellulose and, iii) to develop novel process to produce cellulose-based water chemicals. We study cellulose pulp dissolution and regeneration to fibres from both ionic liquids and water-based systems. Furthermore, novel cellulose materials  to be used  in e.g. hygiene and laminate product areas are searched for. The development of cellulose-based water chemicals  focuses on novel synthesis routes and up-scaling processes for mainly cationic cellulose derivatives.  

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Full partners 

Aalto University, Carbatec Oy, Forestcluster Oyj, Kemira Oyj, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Oy Metsä-Botnia Ab, Stora Enso Oyj, Suominen Nonwovens Ltd, Tampere University of Technology, University of Helsinki, University of Oulu, UPM-Kymmene Oyj,  VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Åbo Akademi University 

Governance 

Management Group: 

  • Lars Gädda, Forescluster 
  • Heikki Hassi, Carbatec 
  • Margareta Huldén, Suominen 
  • Eeva Jernström, UPM-Kymmene  
  • Ilkka Kilpeläinen, Uni. Helsinki 
  • Kari Kovasin, Metsä-Botnia (chairman) 
  • Jukka Laakso, Tekes  
  • Jari Räsänen, Stora Enso 
  • Kari Saari, Kemira 
  • Anna Suurnäkki, VTT  

Program Coordinator: 

  • Christine Hagström-Näsi, Forestcluster 

 Program Manager: 

  • Anna Suurnäkki, VTT

 

For more information 

Program Manager Anna Suurnäkki 

Mobile: +358 40 5257 432 

E-mail: anna.suurnakki (AT) vtt.fi 

 

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