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24-25 February 2016, Stora hörsalen KBC
Chemical Biological Centre KBC, Umeå, Sweden www.kbc.umu.se
PROGRAMME - ABSTRACTS
Umeå Renewable Energy Meeting 2016
9:00 Registration, Coffee
10:30-10:45 Opening wordsJOHANNES MESSINGER AND CHRISTIANE FUNK
SESSION 1 Chair: Johannes Messinger
10:45-11:30 Mesoscopic photosystems for the generation of electricity and fuels from sunlight MICHAEL GRAETZELLaboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne, Switzerland
11:30-11:45 Biomass utilization in Sub-Sahara Africa - Thermochemical and environmental perspective CHRISTOFFER BOMANDepartment of Applied Physics and Electronics, TCE - Lab, Umeå University, Sweden
11:45-12:00 Towardsalow-costartificialleafTIVA SHARIFIDepartment of Physics, Umeå University, Sweden
12:00-12:30 Towards sustainable bioeconomy - Development of synthetic bio-logy tools for production platforms in Cyanobacteria EVA-MARI AROUniversity of Turku, Finland
12:30-13:30 Lunch ”Meet the speaker”
Wednesday, 24 February Day 1
Day 1 Wednesday, 24 February
SESSION 2 Chair: Sylvia Larsson
13:30-13:45 Structure of the water-oxidizing site in photosynthesis JOHANNES MESSINGERDepartment of Chemistry, Umeå University, Sweden
13:45-14:00 Molybdenum sulphide as electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution from industrial wastewaters rich in acetic acid PHILIPP KURZAlbert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany
14:00-14:15 Selection and characterization of Swedish microalgal strains adapted to the nordic climate for biomass production and was-tewater reclamation LORENZA FERRODepartment of Chemistry, Umeå University, Sweden
14:15-14:30 An arylene-vinylene based donor-acceptor-donor small molecule for the donor compound in high-voltage organic solar cellsJAVED IQBALDepartment of Chemistry, Umeå University, Sweden
14:30-15:00 Mobilization of biomass: Feedstock quality GAROLD L. GRESHAMIdaho National Laboratory, Idaho, USA
15:00-15:30 Coffee
SESSION 3 Chair: Christiane Funk
15:30-16:00 Using waste resources at a pulp and paper industry for sustain- able algae biomass and bio-based oil production - the Bäckhammar pilot case SUSANNE EKENDAHLSP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, Borås, Sweden
16:15-16:30 Enhanced photoelectrochemical water oxidation activity of WO3 photoanodes via surface modification with FeOOH nanoparticlesWAI LING KWONGDepartment of Chemistry, Umeå University, Sweden
16:30-16:45 Optimizing photosynthetic light conversion for biofuel produc-tion in microalgae CORNELIA SPETEA WIKLUNDDepartment of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
16:45-17:15 Biomedical application of photosynthesis JÖRG NICKELSENBiocenter, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
17:30-20:00 Postersessionwithfingerfoodanddrinks
Wednesday, 24 February Day 1
Day 2 Thursday, 25 February
SESSION 4 Chair: Ludvig Edman
9:00-9:45 Photovoltaics,asourceofenergyand...ofinspirationforartifi- cial photosynthesis?DAVID CAHENWeizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
9:45-10:00 A new pretreatment approach for production of second genera-tion ethanol from Cassava stems CARLOS MARTINDepartment of Chemistry, Umeå University, Sweden
10:00-10:15 Turningaroundtheelectronflowinanuptakehydrogenase.EPRspectroscopy and in vivo activity of a designed mutant in HUPSL from Nostoc punctiforme PATRICIA RALEIRASDepartment of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
10:15-10:45 Coffee
SESSION 5 Chair: Christiane Funk
10:45-11:15 Synthetic cluster models of biological and heterogeneous oxygen evolving catalysts THEODOR AGAPIE California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA
11:15-11:30 Invertases are involved in cellulose biosynthesis in Aspen woodUMUT RENDEUmeå Plant Science Centre, Umeå, Sweden
11:30-11:45 Dimeric Cyanobacterial 1-Cys peroxidase and molecular chaperoneUWE SAUERDepartment of Chemistry, Umeå University, Sweden
11:45-12:15 Production of single cell protein (SCP) as protein source for feed from forest industry side streams HANS GRUNDBERGDomsjö Fabriker AB, DomInnova, Örnsköldsvik
12:30-13:30 Lunch – ”Meet the speaker”
Thursday, 25 February Day 2
Day 2 Thursday, 25 February
SESSION 6 Chair: Carlos Martin
13:30-14:00 Towards carbon negative bioenergy – biochar in bioenergy systemsONDŘEJ MAŠEKSchool of GeoSciences, The University of Edinburgh, UK
14:00-14:15 Integrating biogas and microalgae production in pulp and paper mills ALYSSA BLUMENTHALSwedish Fulbright Commission and Linköping University
14:15-14:30 Iontransportermodificationforfastandefficientlight-emittingelectrochemical cellsJONAS MINDEMARKDepartment of Physics, Umeå University, Sweden
14:30-15:00 Industrial use of algae and cyanobacteria – experiences from the BioRefineTechproject ESA TYYSTJÄRVI University of Turku, Finland
15:00-15:30 Coffee
SESSION 7 Chair: Johannes Hanson
15:30-16:00 Production of terpenoids in Cyanobacteria PIA LINDBERGDepartment of Chemistry, Uppsala University
16:00-16:15 Presence of state transitions in the cryptophyte alga Guillardia theta OTILIA CHEREGIDepartment of Chemistry, Umeå University, Sweden
16:15-16:30 Synchrotron X-ray absorption spectroscopy of C and Ca in ther-mally treated lignocellulosic biomassMIKAEL THYRELDepartment of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, SLU, Umeå, Sweden
16:30-17:15 Systems approaches to increasing crop productivity of food and energy crops through photosynthesisSTEPHEN LONGUniversity of Illinois, Urbana, USA
17:15-17:20 Closing words by the organisers
Thursday, 25 February Day 2
Participants
First name Last name Email Department Organisation/University
Theodor Agapie [email protected]. of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA
Md Khorshed Alam [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Mohammed Alsultan [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå UniversityVictor Andersson [email protected]
Alagappan Annamalai [email protected] Dept. of Physics Umeå University
Frida Åström [email protected] Umeå University
Dimitris Athanassiadis [email protected] Forest Biomaterials and Technology SLU
Laszlo Bako [email protected] UPSC/Dept. of Plant Physiology Umeå University
Roland Bergdahl [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Elisabeth Bergman [email protected] UPSC Umeå University
Alyssa [email protected]
Environmental Technology and Management Linköping University
Christoffer Boman [email protected] Physics and Electronics, TEC-lab Umeå University
Manuel Boniolo [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Hasna Bourajoini [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
David Brännström [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Henrik Bristav [email protected] Umeå Energi AB
Natalia Bukhanko [email protected]. of Forest Biomaterials and Technology SLU
David Cahen [email protected] Dept. of Materials and InterfacesWeizmann Insitute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
Anke Carius [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Rubén Casanova-Sáez [email protected]/Dept. of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology SLU
Genqiang Chen [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Zhiqiang Chen [email protected]/Dept. of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology SLU
Otilia Cheregi [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Flavia Cornea [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Viktoria D`Agostino [email protected] UPSC Umeå University
Xuan-Cuong Dang-Pham [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Casper de Lichtenberg [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Fernanda de Miranda Vasconcelos [email protected]
Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies SLU
Raphaël Decou [email protected] UPSC/Dept. of Plant Physiology Umeå University
Eva-Maria Diehl [email protected] Chemical Biological Centre KBc Umeå University
Barbara Diez [email protected] Umeå University
Carole Dubreuil [email protected] UPSC/Dept. of Plant Physiology Umeå University
Ludvig Edman [email protected] Dept. of Physics Umeå University
Mar Edo [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Susanne Ekendahl [email protected]. of Chemistry, Materials and Surfaces
SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden
Joakim Ekspong [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Participants
First name Last name Email Department Organisation/University
Ilias El Houari [email protected]/Dept. of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology SLU
Anna Elfving [email protected] Techtum Lab AB Techtum Lab AB
Bertil Eliasson [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Karolina Eriksson [email protected] Umeå University
Carolina Eriksson [email protected]
Håkan Evefors [email protected] Techtum Lab AB Umeå
Xinmei Feng [email protected]
JTI - Swedish Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering
Lorenza Ferro [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Christoffer Forslund [email protected] UPSC Umeå University
Anders Fries [email protected]/Dept. of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology SLU
Tomas Funda [email protected]/Dept. of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology SLU
Irena Fundova [email protected]/Dept. of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology SLU
Christiane Funk [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Madhavi Latha Gandla [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Qiuju Gao [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Per Gardeström [email protected] UPSC/Dept. of Plant Physiology Umeå University
María Garteizgogeascoa [email protected]
Francesco Gentili [email protected]. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies SLU
Ramin Ghorbani [email protected] Dept. of Applied Physics and Electronics Umeå University
Kalinka Gonzales [email protected] KBC Umeå University
Eduardo Gracia [email protected] Dept. of Physics Umeå University
Michael Graetzel [email protected] de Polytechnique de Lausanne, Switzerland
Garold Gresham [email protected] Biomass Feedstock Program Idaho National Laboratory
Helena Gustafsson [email protected] Umeå University
Henrik Hagman [email protected] Physics and Electronics, TEC-lab Umeå University
Tobias Hainzl [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Michael Hall [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Jan-Erik Hällgren [email protected]/Dept. of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology SLU
Johannes Hanson [email protected] UPSC/Dept. of Plant Physiology Umeå University
Haleh Hayatgheibi [email protected]/Dept. of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology SLU
Tamara Hernandez Verdeja [email protected] UPSC/Dept. of Plant Physiology Umeå University
Thao Ho [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Martin Hohmann-Marriott [email protected], Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Per Holmgren [email protected] Dept. of Applied Physics and Electronics Umeå University
Participants
First name Last name Email Department Organisation/University
Andreas Hörnberg [email protected] SP Processum AB SP Processum AB
Yang Huang [email protected]
Dimitrios Ilanidis [email protected] Umeå Plant Science Center Umeå University
Javed Iqbal [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Stina Jansson [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Stefan Jansson [email protected] UPSC/Dept. of Plant Physiology Umeå University
Yan Ji [email protected] UPSC/Dept. of Plant Physiology Umeå University
Xueen Jia [email protected] Dept. of Physics Umeå University
Xu Jin [email protected] UPSC/Dept. of Plant Physiology Umeå University
Leif Jönsson [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Manuela Jurca [email protected] UPSC/Dept. of Plant Physiology Umeå University
Gunnar Kalén [email protected]. of Forest Biomaterials and Technology SLU
Anurag Kawde [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Carl Kempe Kempestifelserna ÖrnsköldsvikMohammad Yaser Khani Meynaq [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Santosh Khokarale [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Thomas Kieselbach [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umea University
Seoljong Kim [email protected] Plant and Forest Biotechnology Student
Sungyong Kim [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Makan Konte [email protected] des Eleveurs et Cultivateurs de Koutiala ‘’AECK’’
Association des Eleveurs et Cultivateurs de Koutiala ‘’AECK’’
Nirupa Pushpakumari Kudahettige [email protected] Wild life, Fish and Environmental studies SLU, Umeå
Philipp Kurz [email protected] für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany
Wai Ling Kwong [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Jacob Lamb [email protected], Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim, Norway
Thomas Lanz [email protected] Dept. of Physics Umeå University
Christian Larsen [email protected] Dept. of Physics Umeå University
Sylvia Larsson [email protected] Forest Biomaterials and TechnologySwedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Therese Lasses [email protected] UPSC/Dept. of Plant Physiology Umeå University
Tran-Trung Le-That [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Natuschka Lee [email protected] and Environmental Science (EMG) Umeå University
Cheng Choo (Nikki) Lee [email protected] UPSC/Dept. of Plant Physiology Umeå University
Torbjörn A. Lestander [email protected] Forest Biomaterials and Technology SLU
Lina Lezhneva [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Pia Lindberg Dept. of Chemistry Uppsala University Uppsala, Sweden
Mattias Lindh [email protected] Dept. of Physics Umeå University
Participants
First name Last name Email Department Organisation/University
Britta Lindholm-Sethson [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Tianyun Liu [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Stephen Long [email protected] Dept. of Plant BiologyUniversity of Illinois, Urbana, USA
Petter Lundberg [email protected] Dept. of Physics Umeå University
Melinda Lundgren [email protected] Umeå University
Ann Magnuson [email protected]. of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory Uppsala University
Stellan Marklund [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Carlos Orestes Martín Medina [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Ondřej Mašek [email protected] School of GeoSciences University of Edinburgh, UK
Piotr Matyba [email protected] Dept. of Physics Umeå University
Ewa Mellerowicz [email protected]/Dept. of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology SLU
Johanna Mellin [email protected] Engineers Bioresourcetechnology Umeå University
Johannes Messinger [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Jens Metzger [email protected] für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie
Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Germany
Sizwe Mhlongo [email protected]. of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University
Kati Mielke [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Jonas Mindemark [email protected] Dept. of Physics Umeå University
Fernanda Morais [email protected] UPSC Umeå University
Jonatan Mossegård [email protected] Dept. of Physics Umeå University
Tung Nguyen [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Tam Nguyen [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Jörg Nickelsen [email protected] BiocenterLudwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
Calle Nilsson [email protected]. of Forest Biomaterials and Technology SLU
Ida Nordström [email protected] (Bioresource technology engineering programme) Umeå University
Louise Norén [email protected] UPSC/Dept. of Plant Physiology Umeå University
Robin Nyström [email protected] Dept. of Applied Physics and Electronics Umeå University
Jean claude Nzayisenga [email protected] UPSC/Dept. of Plant Physiology Umeå University
Christian Öberg [email protected] Umeå University
Sara Ölmelid [email protected] Umeå University
Gunnar Öquist [email protected] UPSC/Dept. of Plant Physiology Umeå University
Daniel Pacurar [email protected] UPSC/Dept. of Plant Physiology Umeå University
Suman Paul [email protected] UPSC/Dept. of Plant Physiology Umeå University
Karina Persson [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Erik Pihl [email protected] Future EarthSwedish Academy of Science, Stockholm
Linda Pommer [email protected] Dept. of Applied Physics and Electronics Umeå University
Participants
First name Last name Email Department Organisation/University
JoannaPorankiewicz-Asplund [email protected] Agrisera AB Vännäs, Sweden
Patrícia Raleiras [email protected]. of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory Uppsala University
Umut Rende [email protected]/Dept. of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology SLU
Anna Renström [email protected] Umeå University
Giovanni Renzi Sbalqueiro [email protected] KBC Umeå University
Srikanth Revoju [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Magnus Rudolfsson [email protected]. of Forest Biomaterials and Technology SLU
Diana Saez [email protected] Umeå University
Shahrbanoo Salehi [email protected] Dept. of Applied Physics and Electronics Umeå University
Khwaja Salik [email protected] Dept. of Applied Physics and Electronics Umeå University
Rakesh Samikannu [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Ajaikumar Samikannu [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Robin Sandström [email protected] Dept. of Physics Umeå University
Shashank Sane [email protected]/Dept. of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology SLU
Uwe Sauer [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Elisabeth Sauer-Eriksson [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Wolfgang Schröder [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Markus Segerström [email protected]. of Forest Biomaterials and Technology
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Anita Sellstedt [email protected] UPSC/Dept. of Plant Physiology Umeå University
Eva Selstam [email protected] UPSC/Dept. of Plant Physiology Umeå University
Tiva Sharifi [email protected] Dept. of Physics Umeå University
Dmitry Shevela [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Daniele Silvestro [email protected]. of Plant and Environmental Science Copenhagen University
Ellen Skånberg [email protected] Lokalförsörjningsenheten Umeå University
Elin Söderberg [email protected]ällsutvecklingsenheten, Klimat- och energi Länsstyrelsen Västerbotten
Cornelia Spetea Wiklund [email protected]. of Biological and Environmental Sciences
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Erik Steinvall [email protected] Dept. of Applied Physics and Electronics Umeå University
Johannes Stenfors Virenfeldt [email protected] UPSC Umeå University
Åsa Strand [email protected] UPSC/Dept. of Plant Physiology Umeå University
Anna Strom [email protected] Bio4Energy Umeå University
Ning Sun [email protected] Dept. of Physics Umeå University
David Sundell [email protected] UPSC/Dept. of Plant Physiology Umeå University
Dennis Svedberg [email protected] UPSC Umeå University
Bernadette Sztojka [email protected] UPSC/Dept. of Plant Physiology Umeå University
Chaojun Tang [email protected] KBC Umea University
Participants
First name Last name Email Department Organisation/University
Shi Tang [email protected] Dept. of Physics Umeå University
Mikael Thyrel [email protected] Dept. of Applied Physics and Electronics Umeå University
Tran Tri [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Hannele Tuominen [email protected] UPSC/Dept. of Plant Physiology Umeå University
Esa Tyystjärvi [email protected]. of Biochemistry and Food Chemistry University of Turku, Finland
Venkata Krishna Kumar Upadhyayula [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umea University
Francisco Vasconcelos [email protected]. of Ecology and Environmental Science Umeå University
Joel Vedin [email protected] Dept. of Physics Umeå University
Alexander Vergara [email protected]/Dept. of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology SLU
Long Vo Pham [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå UniversityAnne Ilse Maria Vogel [email protected]
Dept. of Biotechnology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Tromsø, Norway
Lotta von Sydow [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Thomas Wågberg [email protected] Dept. of Physics Umeå University
Raik Wagner [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Zhao Wang [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Jia Wang [email protected] Dept. of Physics Umeå University
Anders Warg [email protected] Techtum Lab AB Sweden
Maogui Wei [email protected]. of Forest Biomaterials and Technology SLU
Evelina Wickbom [email protected] (Bioresource technology engineering programme) Umeå Universitet
Guochao Wu [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umea University
Shaojun Xiong [email protected] Forest Biomaterials and Technology SLU
Merve Yesilbas [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umea University
Jin Zhang [email protected] Dept. of Chemistry Umeå University
Zishan Zhang [email protected] UPSC/Dept. of Plant Physiology Umeå University
Bio4EnergyBio4Energy is an international research environment based in northern Sweden that develops methods and tools for conducting efficient and sustainable biorefinery based on woody raw materials and refuse, as well as organic waste. In February 2016, 210 researchers were members of Bio4Energy, each affiliated with one of the five founding members of the research environment. They are Umeå University, Luleå University of Technology, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and the research institutes Innventia and the SP Energy Technology Centre at Piteå. Bio4Energy also has an extensive network of industrial actors in the biorefinery and bioenergy sectors. The idea behind Bio4Energy is to bring together the best brains active in the specific field of biorefinery research and development based on feedstock from the forest and some (other) types of organic waste, and to fill knowledge gaps by recruiting top class scientists from all over the world into the research environment. Bio4Energy is world leading in focal areas of the research which its members perform. For more information, visit: www.bio4energy.se
Sponsors
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Umeå Energi produces, distributes, and sells energy to some 57 000 private and corporate customers. We offer environmentally adapted district heating and district cooling as well as electrical power and broadband-LAN services at very competitive prices all over Sweden. www.umeaenergi.se
Agrisera is a Swedish company committed to serving the plant science community. We are developing catalog and custom antibodies to various research areas including photosynthesis, carbohydrate metabolism, stress and others. Our goal is to provide the best research tools and services to speed up your research. www.agrisera.com
Techtum lab supplies instruments and consumables to laboratories working with DNA, RNA and proteins in research, diagnostics and pharmaceutical / biotechnology. The company, founded in 1975, is a distributor and partner for clinical laboratories and research laboratories.www.techtum.se
Artificial Leaf and Solar FuelsArtificial Leaf Umeå and Solar Fuels Umeå are interdiciplinary research projects lead by Johannes Messinger. Scientists in the projects focus on the development of technical devices for splitting water into H2 and O2 with sunlight, and on important aspects of natural photosynthesis. The projects are funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and Umeå University. Several research groups from the Department of Chemistry, Umeå Plant Science Centre, the Department of Physics are collaborating in sub-projects to reach their goals towards artificial photosynthesis.
Mechanism of water-oxidation by artificial catalystsGoal: Elucidation of the mechanism of water oxidation by artificial catalysts such as Co-oxides via structural and mechanistic studies. A major focus is on studying substrate water-binding and oxidation via time-resolved membrane inlet mass spectrometry and 18O-isotope labeling. This is combined with electrochemistry, EPR and X-ray spectroscopy. PI: Johannes Messinger. Co-workers: Anurag Kawde, and Wai Ling Kwong.
Synthesis of novel chromophores for efficient light absorption and charge separationGoal: Synthesis and characterization of novel chromophores, and coupling them to surfaces such as carbon nano materials. These constructs will form the basis for organic solar cells based on bulk heterojunctions. PIs: Bertil Eliasson, Ludvig Edman, and Thomas Wågberg. Co-workers: Srikanth Revoju.
Organic solar cellsGoal: Develop novel methods for the creation and stabilization of the critical nano-morphology in the active material of organic solar cells, which can be later adapted for artificial leaf devices. PIs: Ludvig Edman and Bertil Eliasson. Co-workers: Jenny Enevold
Synthesis, characterization and functionalization of carbon nanomaterialsGoal: Synthesis, functionalization of C-60 nanorods and other C-based materials with metal oxide catalysts and organic chromophores. This includes theoretical studies on the geometric and electronic structures of these constructs. PIs: Thomas Wågberg, Bertil Eliasson, Johannes Messinger, and Ludvig Edman. Co-workers: Eduardo Garcia-Espino, Tiva Sharifi, Guangzhi Hu, Christian Larsen, and Robin Sandström.
Construction and characterization of Artificial Leaf devicesGoal: Development and characterization of wireless device for solar H2 and O2 production from water. Presently Si and TiO2 based devices are being developed. These serve as ideal test cases and bench marks for the final organic solar cell based devices. PIs: Jyri Pekka Mikkola, Krisztian Kordas, and Johannes Messinger. Co- workers: Hasna Bourajoini, and Tung Pham Ngoc. Visit: www.solarfuels.eu.
The MicroBiorefine project was formed in 2015 with the total project’s budget of about 34 MSEK, mainly supported by the Swedish Energy Agency and FORMAS. This project brings together expertise of different disciplines and utilizes advanced analytical and biochemical methods, as well as unique opportunities to combine algal/cyanobacterial cultivation in pilot scale associated with wastewater reclamation and processes in power plants. Seven research teams at Umeå University, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Umeå and Luleå University are executing the project, which is also linked to infrastructural resources at the SP Technical Research Institute.
MicroBiorefine
The Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology (SBT)SBT at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences was formed as a strategic move for rejuvenation of forest industry from more traditional pathways to the expanding sector of biorefineries. SBT performs high-quality research and under- and postgraduate education in collaboration with society and industry with the aim to develop a bio-based economy where biomaterials are dominating resources. Focus is put on value chains within the bio-based industry and on characterization, separation, modification, processing, use and recycling of biomaterials in an ecologically sustainable way and for cost effective causes.
The Biofuel Technology Centre (BTC), a national pilot plant for upgrading of solid biomass, acts under the SBT umbrella. BTC is a research pilot plant designed for development of solid biomass refining processes and is also a resource for educational purposes. The facility is functional for a wide spectrum of solid biomasses through all types of handling, upgrading and combustion. Quality parameters are controlled through chemical and physical characterization and through various kinds of on- and at-line spectroscopy. Batches from a few kilograms to several tons can be handled.
Examples for projects:
MOBILE FLIP (Mobile and Flexible Industrial Processing of Biomass) – BTC is in charge of all feedstock procurement, pre-treatment, and compaction actions in this H2020 project that aims at developing and demonstrating mobile processes for the treatment of underexploited agro- and forest based biomass resources into products and intermediates. Process concepts have been designed around the key technologies pelletizing, torrefaction, slow pyrolysis, hydrothermal pretreatment and carbonisation. www.mobileflip.eu/
Bioenergy combine and sustainable biomass resource management in Jilin: innovation and demonstration – SBT coordinates the technological development needed to support demonstrations and commercialization of Swedish bioenergy combine technology in China. Swedish Biosteam AB in cooperation with Chinese Great Resources Ltd will be major industrial partners and demonstrate a small scale bioenergy combine system, in Jilin province in China for electricity (5 MW) and heat production. The demonstrated bioenergy combine system will be able to integrate local industries such as mushroom cultivation, wood processing and even bio-pellet production. www.slu.se/en/departments/forest-biomaterials-technology/research/jilindemon22/
The project will result in new fundamental knowledge of photosynthetic microorganisms from northern habitats and opportunities to exploit their unique properties in the development of resource-efficient processes for a biobased society. Local algal and cyanobacterial strains adapted to the Nordic climate are tested for growth in waste water (municipal as well as industrial). After up-scaling to 9000 or 40 000 liters the produced biomass is characterized, uptake of contaminants is investigated. The process is evaluated by modeling and energetic calculations. Visit: solarfuels.eu/MicroBiorefine
MicroBiorefine
UREM 2016 - Understanding and applying photosynthesis for a safe futureThe Umeå Renewable Energy meeting 2016 is dedicated to presentations and discussions about how
fuels and valuable products can be made with the help of sunlight. Examples are the storage of light
energy in molecular fuels employing artificial photosynthesis, the production of biofuels and biomass
by algae and trees, the cleaning of waste water and flue gasses using photosynthetic organisms, and
the production of fish food by algae.
Organising Committee• Johannes Messinger
Dept. of Chemistry, Umeå University
• Christiane Funk Dept. of Chemistry, Umeå University
• Johannes Hanson UPSC, Dept. of Plant Physiology
• Sylvia Larsson, Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Supported by• Chemical Biological Centre KBC
• Umeå University
• Dept. of Chemistry
• Artificial Leaf Umeå / Solar Fuels Umeå
• Bio4Energy
• Dept. of Physics
• Dept. of Plant Physiology
• Dept. of Forest Biomaterials and Technology
• MicroBiorefine
• Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Contact:Kemiskt Biologiskt Centrum KBC/ Chemical Biological Centre Umeå University, KBC - building Linnaeusväg 6, 90187 Umeå, SWEDEN+46 73 088 5731, [email protected]