Scientific interests and competence
The chemical and physical-chemical structural transformation of wood and grasses lignins (industrial and non-industrial) and other plant polyphenolics depending on origin and processing conditions. The basic chemical and physical-chemical positions of deep lignin modification in view of lignin application as renewable macromonomer for bioplastic development.
Additional information
International scientific contacts:
SEKAB, Sweden (Dr. J. Lindstedt); University of Torino, Italy (prof. Giancarlo Cravotto); Wageningen University, Netherlnds (Dr. Richard J. A. Gosselink); AMANDUS KAHL Gmbh.&Co, Germany (Dr. W. Sitzmann); University of Aveiro, Portugal (prof. D. Evtjugin); Belarus State University, Groningen University, Netherlands (prof. P.Deus).
Reviewer’ activity:
certificates of reviewing in recognition of the reviews made for ELSEVIER journal Renewable Energy
certificate of reviewing in recognition of the reviews made for ELSEVIER journal Industrial Crops and Products.
Awards:
In 2016: The Ministry of Agriculture of Latvian Forestry award "Golden Cone" For the contribution of science to the development of industry.
In 2015: Latvian Academy of Sciences award for “Latvian science’s the most important accomplishment in practical applications”.
Thesis: ‘’Development of approaches for application of biorefinery lignins as a renewable raw material for the production of polymers compositions suitable for industrial use’’