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Scientific interests and competences

  • Determination of extractives, cellulose and lignin content in different species of wood
  • Pulping process and its modification
  • Pulp and paper analysis
  • Mechanical properties of paper
  • Application of wood waste based nanoparticles

The most important publications

  • Andze L.; Skute M.; Zoldners J.; Andzs M.; Sirmulis G.; Irbe I.; Milbreta U.; Dabolina I.; Filipova I.
    Enhancing Paper Packaging’s Wet Strength Using the Synergy between Chitosan and Nanofibrillated Cellulose Additives

    Polymers, 2024, 16(2), 227, doi: 10.3390/polym16020227

  • Fridrihsone V.; Zoldners J.; Skute M.; Andze L.; Filipova I.
    Cellulose Modification with Maleic Anhydride

    Materials Science Forum, 2022, 1071, 197-203, doi: 10.4028/p-g7t849

  • Platnieks O., Gaidukovs S., Barkane A., Sereda A., Gaidukova G., Grase L., Thakur V.K., Filipova I., Fridrihsone V., Skute M., Laka M.
    Bio-based poly(butylene succinate)/microcrystalline cellulose/nanofibrillated cellulose-based sustainable polymer composites: Thermo-mechanical and biodegradation studies

    Polymers, 2020, 12(7), 1472, 1-20, doi: 10.3390/polym12071472

  • Laka M.; Skute M.; Filipova I.; Fridrihsone V.; Grinfelds U.; Zoldners J.; Spade M.; Sivacovs I.
    Use of fine fibre cellulose for reinforcing paper

    Cellulose Chemistry and Technology, 2020, 54(1-2), 113-117, doi: 10.35812/CelluloseChemTechnol.2020.54.13

  • Laka M.; Skute M.; Janceva S.; Fridrihsone V.; Sable I.; Vecbiskena L.; Grinfelds U.; Andze L.; Zoldners J.
    Nanoparticle gels obtained from hardwood and softwood bark for reinforcing of paper

    Solid State Phenomena, 2017, 267 SSP, 12-16, doi: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.267.12

Mārīte Škute
Mg. chem. Mārīte Škute
Researcher
Education
1971. - Master degree in Chemistry (Msc. chem.), University of Latvia, Faculty of Chemistry