Webinars

For us, it is important to spread knowledge about lignin, its possibilities, and about LignoCity. That’s why we invite you to various events and digital webinars. If you missed a webinar or would like to see it again, you will find it here.

Start up LignEasy and RISE on scaling up bio-based processes – with Juho-Matti Karpale, LignEasy and David Blomberg Saitton, Bioeconomy Arena, RISE

Maj 29, 2024

Welcome to a webinar where we meet Juho-Matti Karpale, CEO at LignEasy and David Blomberg Saitton, Bioeconomy Arena, RISE, who will talk about scaling up bio-based processes.

Opportunities and challenges of drying technologies for biomass – with Manish Verma, Swedish Exergy and Mattias Drotz, RISE

Mars 27, 2024

Welcome to a webinar where we meet Manish Verma, Swedish Exergy and Mattias Drotz, RISE, who will talk about the opportunities and challenges of drying technologies for biomass.

Lignin in elastomeric materials – with Jerk Rönnols, RISE and Justine Charmillot, Bloom Biorenewables

May 9, 2023

Welcome to a webinar where we meet Jerk Rönnols, RISE, and Justine Charmillot, Bloom Biorenewables, who will talk about the opportunities and challenges of the use lignin in elastomeric materials.

The combination of lignin and electronics – opportunities and challenges

April 27, 2023

Welcome to a webinar where we meet RISE researchers Jesper Edberg and Hjalmar Granberg, who will talk about what happens when you combine the competence of lignocellulose with that of electronics. What are the possibilities and challenges, and how can the area of biobased and green electronics impact our future society?

Two part-webinar with Dr. Andreas Bengtsson, RISE and Åsa Östlund, Tree To Textile

March 16, 2023

Welcome to a two-part webinar. First, we meet Andreas Bengtsson, researcher at RISE, who will let us know about the potential of biobased carbon fibers from cellulose and lignin. Thereafter Åsa Östlund will let us know more about the company Tree To Textile, offering a new technology to enable a new sustainable man-made cellulosic textile fiber.

The potential of X-ray characterizations to lignin and insights from Bright Day Graphene

February 24, 2023

Welcome to a webinar about, among other things, the potential of X-ray characterizations for lignin, as well as the potential of the new material Grapholium™ made from lignin. We are visited by Dr. Shun Yu, researcher specialist in X-ray scattering/spectroscopy at RISE, and Anna Carlsson, CTO of Bright Day Graphene.

Lignin as a barrier and dispersant

October 6, 2022

Pedram Fatehi, Professor at Lakehead University talks about “Lignin-based dispersants, challenges and opportunities”. And Peter Rättö, scientific advisor at RISE Bioeconomy, talks about “The use of lignin as a barrier in food packaging”.

Lignin engineering and biomass valorization

May 19, 2022

Meet Mikhail Balakshin, Professor of Practice in Lignin Chemistry at Aalto University. In this webinar, he gives a presentation on Lignin engineering – the bottleneck to advanced integrated biorefineries. We also get to meet Filipa Lima, R&D Chemical Engineer at BGW, from Portugal. She talks about Bio Green Woods and its contribution to green initiatives through the valorization of biomass

From lab to production & Molecular weight determination of lignin

April 28th, 2022.

Lars-Erik Sjögren, CEO of Biosorbe, let us know how the company has taken its bio-based absorbent from the lab to full-scale production. Professor Antje Potthast tells us about her research on the molecular weight determination of lignin.

Celebrating women in science, International Women’s Day

March 8th 2022.

Meet Elin Appel, Project Manager at Paper Province, Ewellyn Capanema, Ph.D. Research and Development Chemist at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden and Kristin Israelsson, Mill Manager at Nordic Paper Bäckhammar.

Using lignin in transportation fuels

February 24, 2022

In this webinar we will focus on lignin as an ingredience in transportation fuels. Erik Furusjö and Linda Sandström from RISE, Research Institutes of Sweden, join us to let us know about the work linked to the subject.

Exploring lignin – a chemical point of view

January 20, 2022

David Blomberg Saitton, director of research and business development at RISE, Research Institutes of Sweden and René Backes, Business Development Specialist bei BASF, gives us an insight into lignin as a raw material, how it can be used chemically, and what challenges it faces.

A journey to make of lignin a functional ingredient

December 2, 2021

With us this time we have LignoPure who will guide us on their exciting journey to make lignin a functional ingredient. You will also get a first-hand preview of digital LignoCity.

The opportunities of lignin – a closer look at MicroBioGen and Graanul Biotech

November 4, 2021

In this webinar, we take a closer look at the research done on lignin from two different perspectives. Meet Geoffrey Bell, Executive Officer, MicroBioGen and Peep Pitk, R&D Manager of Graanul Biotech as they give us their perspectives on the state of research.

Can lignin be a substitute for bitumen in asphalt?

October 7, 2021

Researchers in both Canada and Sweden are currently working on developing greener asphalt where lignin is the substitute for bitumen. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to listen to Natacha Mongeau (Can), business development manager at FPInnovations and Jonas Ekblad (Swe), Senior researcher at division asphalt within NCC Industry.