Scientific interests and competences
- 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”
The most important projects
The most important publications
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Controlling the reactivity of hydrophilic bark extractives as biopolyols in urethane-formation reactions using various catalysts
Industrial Crops and Products, 2023, 204, 117385, doi: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2023.117385
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Impact of Bark-Sourced Building Blocks as Substitutes for Fossil-Derived Polyols on the Structural, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties of Polyurethane Networks
Polymers, 2023, 15(17), 3503, doi: 10.3390/polym15173503
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Advantages of MW-assisted water extraction, combined with steam explosion, of black alder bark in terms of isolating valuable compounds and energy efficiency
Industrial Crops and Products, 2022, 181, 114832, doi: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.114832
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Characteristics of the Main-and Side-Stream Products of Microwave Assisted Torrefaction of Lignocellulosic Biomass of Different Origination
Energies, 2022, 15(5), 1857, doi: 10.3390/en15051857
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Effect of Microwave Pre-Treatment of Biomass on the Thermal Oxidative Conversion of Biomass Blends Containing Pre-Treated and Raw Biomass of Different Origination in Terms of Processing Rate and Heat Production
Energies, 2022, 15(19), 7157, doi: 10.3390/en15197157
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Microwave assisted torrefaction of plant biomass of different origin with a focus on solid products valorisation for energy and beyond
Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2021, 86, 109-114, doi: 10.3303/CET2186019
Thesis: ‘’Development of approaches for application of biorefinery lignins as a renewable raw material for the production of polymers compositions suitable for industrial use’’