Scientific interests and competences
Functionalization methods of lignin and lignocellulose, lignin polyelectrolyte complexes, composite materials with lignocellulose filler on the basis of recycled polypropylene and polylactic acid for packaging and building materials, lignin soil improvers and soil dust depressants, composite coagulants for wastewater treatment, lignin-containing surface-active substances.
The most important projects
- 2024 - 2026, The development of innovative wheat straw-reinforced composite material based on hybrid polymer matrix with functional bioadditives from lignocellulosic by-products for packaging applications
- 2023 - 2024, Forest road dust supression. Stage 2 – technologies approbation.
- 2021 - 2021, Forest road dust supression. Stage 1 – laboratory studies
The most important publications
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ECO-FRIENDLY COMPOSITE FABRICATED FROM RECYCLED WASTE PAPER AND RECYCLED POLYPROPYLENE
Cellulose Chemistry and Technology, 2023, 57(3-4), 389-397, doi: 10.35812/CelluloseChemTechnol.2023.57.34
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Processing and Properties of Woodlastic Composite Containing Alkali-Treated Birch Wood Shavings and Bioadditive Obtained by Biorefinery of Birch Bark
Forests, 2023, 14(9), 1906, doi: 10.3390/f14091906
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Lignin-containing Adhesion Enhancer for Wood-plastic Composites
BioResources, 2021, 16(2), 2804-2823, doi: 10.15376/biores.16.2.2804-2823
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Aminated wood sanding dust as filler for recycled polypropylene-based composite
Cellulose Chemistry and Technology, 2019, 53(9), 945-953, doi: 10.35812/CelluloseChemTechnol.2019.53.92
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Surface energetic characteristics of wood-polymer composites, containing a valorised hardwood by-product
Solid State Phenomena, 2017, 267 SSP, 68-75, doi: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.267.68
Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry.