STEPS PUBLICATIONS
Abdelaziz Omar Y, Ida Clemmensen, Sebastian Meier, Carina AE Costa, Alírio E Rodrigues, Christian P Hulteberg and Anders Riisager. 2022. On the Oxidative Valorization of Lignin to High-Value Chemicals: A Critical Review of Opportunities and Challenges. ChemSusChem, 15(20), e202201232.
Katrin Molina-Besch and Hannah Keszleri. 2023. Exploring the Industrial Perspective on Biobased Plastics in Food Packaging Applications – Insights from Sweden. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 35, 72-84.
Carlos R Arza., Xiaoya Li, Sedef İlk, Yang Liu, Deniz Demircan and Baozhong Zhang. 2022. Biocompatible Non-Leachable Antimicrobial Polymers with a Nonionic Hyperbranched Backbone and Phenolic Terminal Units. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 10(39), 8064-74.
Fredric Bauer, Teis Hansen and Lars J. Nilsson. 2022a. Assessing the Feasibility of Archetypal Transition Pathways Towards Carbon Neutrality – a Comparative Analysis of European Industries. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 177, 106015.
Sara Jonsdottir Glaser, Omar Y. Abdelaziz; Corentin Demoitié; Mats Galbe; Sang-Hyun Pyo; John P. Jensen and Rajni Hatti-Kaul. 2022. Fractionation of Sugar Beet Pulp Polysaccharides into Component Sugars and Pre-Feasibility Analysis for Further Valorisation. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 1-14.
Li, Xiaoya; Sedef İlk; Yang Liu; Deepak Bushan Raina; Deniz Demircan and Baozhong Zhang. 2022a. Nonionic Nontoxic Antimicrobial Polymers: Indole-Grafted Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) with Pendant Alkyl or Ether Groups. Polymer Chemistry, 13(16), 2307-19.
Li, Xiaoya; Xiao Wang; Sathiyaraj Subramaniyan; Yang Liu; Jingyi Rao and Baozhong Zhang. 2022b. Hyperbranched Polyesters Based on Indole- and Lignin-Derived Monomeric Aromatic Aldehydes as Effective Nonionic Antimicrobial Coatings with Excellent Biocompatibility. Biomacromolecules, 23(1), 150-62.
Stine Madsen Hach Juul. 2022. A Constructivist Approach to the Spatial Organization of Transformative Innovation Policy. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 42, 340-51.
Stine Hach Juul, Johan Miörner and Teis Hansen. (2022). Axes of contestation in sustainability transitions. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transition . Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, Volume 45, December 2022, Pages 246-269.
Eva Svensson Myrin; Pål Börjesson and Karin Ericsson. 2022. A Case Study on Closed-Loop Recycling of Co-Polyester Plates–Assessment of Material Quality and Life-Cycle Energy and Greenhouse Gas Performance. Cleaner Environmental Systems, 6, 100091. (Cited by 0*)
Pyo, Sang-Hyun; Mahmoud Sayed; Oliver Englund Örn; Jorge Amorrortu Gallo; Nídia Fernandez Ros and Rajni Hatti-Kaul. 2022. A Facile Process for Adipic Acid Production in High Yield by Oxidation of 1, 6-Hexanediol Using the Resting Cells of Gluconobacter Oxydans. Microbial Cell Factories, 21(1), 1-10.
Robinson, Ada Josefina; Aristide Giuliano; Omar Y. Abdelaziz; Christian P. Hulteberg; Apostolis Koutinas; Konstantinos S. Triantafyllidis; Diego Barletta and Isabella De Bari. 2022. Techno-Economic Optimization of a Process Superstructure for Lignin Valorization. Bioresource Technology, 364, 128004.
Scordato, Lisa; Markus M. Bugge; Teis Hansen; Anne Tanner and Olav Wicken. 2022. Walking the Talk? Innovation Policy Approaches to Unleash the Transformative Potentials of the Nordic Bioeconomy. Science and Public Policy, 49(2), 324-46.
Aristi Capetillo, A., Bauer, F. & Chaminade, C., 2022. Emerging Technologies Supporting the Transition to a Circular Economy in the Plastic Materials Value Chain. Sep, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Circular Economy and Sustainability.
J. P. Tilsted, A., Mah, T. Nielsen, T., G. D Finkill, F. Bauer, 2022. Petrochemical transition narratives: Selling fossil fuel solutions in a decarbonizing world, In: Energy Research & Social Science. 94, 102880.
Bauer, F. & Deere Birkbeck, C., 2022. A New International Treaty to End Plastic Pollution: From Ambition to Concrete Commitments, Meaningful Action and Effective Governance, Mar 4, The Global.
K Molina-Besch. 2022. Use phase and end‑of‑life modeling of biobased biodegradable plastics in life cycle assessment: a review. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. First published: 06 August 2022.
F Bauer, TD Nielsen, LJ Nilsson, E Palm, K Ericsson, A Fråne, J Cullen. 2022. Plastics and climate change—Breaking carbon lock-ins through three mitigation pathways. One Earth 5(4), 361-376
M Sayed, Y Gaber, F Junghus, E Valdés Martín, S-H Pyo, R Hatti-Kaul. 2022. Oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural with a novel aryl alcohol oxidase from Mycobacterium sp. MS1601.Microbial Biotechnology 15(8), 2176-2190.
M Sjölin, M Sayed, J Thuvander, F Lipnizki, R Hatti-Kaul, O Wallberg. 2022. Effect of membrane purification and concentration of sucrose in sugar beet molasses for the production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural. Chemical Engineering Research and Design 179, 365-373.
Y Umar, O Velasco, OY Abdelaziz, O Aboelazayem, MA Gadalla, CP Hulteberg, B Saha. 2022. A renewable lignin-derived bio-oil for boosting the oxidation stability of biodiesel.Renewable Energy 182, 867-878.
Z Guo, N Warlin, S V Mankar, M Sidqi, M Andersson, B Zhang, E Nilsson. 2021. Development of Circularly Recyclable Low Melting Temperature Bicomponent Fibers toward a Sustainable Nonwoven Application. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 9, 49, 16778–16785.
K Li, H Almqvist, C Hulteberg. 2021. Three-step conversion of Indulin AT to muconic acid under mild conditions. Biomass and Bioenergy, 153, 106232.
H Almqvist, H Veras, K Li, J Garcia Hidalgo, C Hulteberg, M Gorwa-Grauslund, N Skorupa Parachin, M Carlquist. 2021. Muconic acid production using engineered Pseudomonas putida KT2440 and a guaiacol-rich fraction derived from Kraft lignin. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 9(24), 8097-8106.
E Palm, J Hasselbalch, K Holmberg and TD Nielsen. 2021. Narrating plastics governance: policy narratives in the European plastics strategy. Environmental Politics.
F Walch, OY Abdelaziz, S Meier, S Bjelić, CP Hulteberg, A Riisager. 2021. Oxidative depolymerization of Kraft lignin to high-value aromatics using a homogeneous vanadium–copper catalyst.Catalysis Science & Technology, 11(5), 1843-1853.
P Wang, B Zhang. 2021. Sustainable aromatic polyesters with 1,5-disubstituted indole units. RSC Advances 11, 16480 –16489.
X Li Sedef İlk, JA Linares-Pastén, Y Liu, DB Raina, D Demircan, and B Zhang. 2021. Synthesis, Enzymatic degradation, and polymer-miscibility evaluation of nonionic antimicrobial hyperbranched polyesters with indole or isatin functionalities. Biomacromolecules 22, 5, 2256–2271.
N Valsange, M N Garcia Gonzalez, N Warlin, S V Mankar, N Rehnberg, S Lundmark, B Zhang and P Jannasch. 2021. Biobased aliphatic polyesters from a spirocyclic dicarboxylate monomer derived from levulinic acid. Green Chemistry 23, 5706-5723.
N Warlin, E Nilsson, Z Guo, S V Mankar, N G Valsange, N Rehnberg, S Lundmark, P Jannasch and B Zhang. 2021. Synthesis and melt-spinning of partly bio-based thermoplastic poly(cycloacetal-urethane)s toward sustainable textiles. Polymer Chemistry 12, 4942–4953.
F Bauer, G Fontenit. 2021. Plastic dinosaurs – Digging deep into the accelerating carbon lock-in of plastics. Energy Policy 156, 112418.
A Kawde, M Sayed, Q Shi, J Uhlig, T Pullerits and R Hatti-Kaul. 2021. Photoelectrochemical Oxidation in Ambient Conditions Using Earth-Abundant Hematite Anode: A Green Route for the Synthesis of Biobased Polymer Building Blocks. Catalysts 11(8), 969.
O Englund Örn, S Sacchetto, E W J van Niel and R Hatti-Kaul. 2021. Enhanced Protocatechuic Acid Production From Glucose Using Pseudomonas putida 3-Dehydroshikimate Dehydratase Expressed in a Phenylalanine-Overproducing Mutant of Escherichia coli. Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol. 9, 695704.
Abdelaziz, Omar Y.; Ida Clemmensen; Sebastian Meier; Carina A. E. Costa; Alírio E. Rodrigues; Christian P. Hulteberg and Anders Riisager. 2022. On the Oxidative Valorization of Lignin to High-Value Chemicals: A Critical Review of Opportunities and Challenges. ChemSusChem, 15(20), e202201232.
Z Guo, M Eriksson, H de la Motte, E Adolfsson. 2021. Circular recycling of polyester textile waste using a sustainable catalyst. Journal of Cleaner Production 283, 124579.
M Sayed, N Warlin, C Hulteberg, I Munslow, S Lundmark, O Pajalic, P Tunå, B Zhang, S-H Pyo, R Hatti-Kaul. 2020. 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural from fructose: an efficient continuous process in a water-dimethyl carbonate biphasic system with high yield product recovery. Green Chemistry 22, 5402.
P Wang, JA Linares-Pastén, B Zhang. 2020. Synthesis, molecular docking simulation, and enzymatic degradation of AB-type indole-based polyesters with improved thermal properties. Biomacromolecules 21, 3, 1078.
M Grillitsch, T Hansen, S Madsen. 2020. Transformative Innovation Policy Handbook of Alternative Theories of Innovation. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham.
E Palm, A Nikoleris. 2020. Conflicting expectations on carbon dioxide utilization. Technology Analysis and Strategic Management 33, 2, 217.
S-H Pyo, J Hoon Park, V Srebny, R Hatti-Kaul (2020). A sustainable synthetic route for biobased 6-hydroxyhexanoic acid, adipic acid and ε-caprolactone by integrating bio- and chemical catalysis. Green Chemistry, Accepted Manuscript.
S-H Pyo, SJ Glaser, N Rehnberg, R Hatti-Kaul (2020). Clean production of levulinic acid from fructose and glucose in salt water by heterogeneous catalytic dehydration. ACS Omega 5, 24, 14275–14282.
E Chertkovskaya, K Holmberg, M Petersén, J Stripple, S Ullström (2020). Making visible, rendering obscure: reading the plastic crisis through contemporary artistic visual representations.Global Sustainability 3, e14, 1–12.
P Zhu, O Y.Abdelaziz, C P Hulteberg, A Riisager (2020). New synthetic approaches to biofuels from lignocellulosic biomass. Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry 21, 16-21.
R Hatti-Kaul, L J Nilsson, B Zhang, N Rehnberg, S Lundmark (2020). Designing Biobased Recyclable Polymers for Plastics. Trends in Biotechnology 38(1), 50-67.
N Warlin, M N Garcia Gonzalez, S Mankar, N G Valsange, M Sayed, S-H Pyo, N Rehnberg, S Lundmark, R Hatti-Kaul, P Jannasch and B Zhang (2019). A rigid spirocyclic diol from fructose-based5-hydroxymethylfurfural: synthesis, life-cycleassessment, and polymerization for renewablepolyesters and poly(urethane-urea)s. Green Chemistry 21, 6667-6684.
S V Mankar, M N Garcia Gonzalez, N Warlin, N G Valsange, N Rehnberg, S Lundmark, P Jannasch, and B Zhang (2019). Synthesis, Life Cycle Assessment, and Polymerization of a Vanillin-Based Spirocyclic Diol toward Polyesters with Increased Glass-Transition Temperature. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 7 (23), 19090-19103.
M G Sanku, H Svensson (2019). Modelling the precipitating non-aqueous CO2 capture system AMP-NMP, using the unsymmetric electrolyte NRTL. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 89, 20-32.
C R Arza and B Zhang (2019). Synthesis, Thermal Properties, and Rheological Characteristics of Indole-Based Aromatic Polyesters. ACS Omega 4 (12), 15012-15021.
T D Nielsen, J Hasselbalch, K Holmberg, J Stripple (2019). Politics and the plastic crisis: A review throughout the plastic life cycle. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment c360. Available online 8 August 2019.
S-H Pyo, M Sayed and R Hatti-Kaul (2019). Batch and continuous flow production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from high concentration of fructose using acidic ion exchange catalyst.Organic Process Research & Development 23 (5), 952–960.
M Sayed, S Pyo, N Rehnberg and R Hatti-Kaul (2019). Selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furancarboxylic acid using Gluconobacter oxydans. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 7 (4), 4406-4413.
T D Nielsen, K Holmberg and J Stripple (2019). Need a bag? A review of public policies on plastic carrier bags – Where, how and to what effect? Waste Management 87, 428-440.
F Bauer, L Fuenfschilling (2019). Local initiatives and global regimes–Multi-scalar transition dynamics in the chemical industry. Journal of Cleaner Production 216, 172-183.
R Hatti-Kaul, L Chen, T Dishisha and H El Enshasy(2018). Lactic acid bacteria: from starter cultures to producers of chemicals. FEMS Microbiology Letters 365, fny213.
P Wang, C R Arza, B Zhang (2018). Indole as a new sustainable aromatic unit for high quality biopolyesters. Polymer Chemistry 9, 4706.
F Bauer, T Hansen and H Hellsmark (2018). Innovation in the bioeconomy – dynamics of biorefinery innovation networks. Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, 30 (8), 935–947.
T Hansen, L Coenen (2017). Unpacking resource mobilisation by incumbents for biorefineries: The role of micro-level factors for technological innovation system weaknesses. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 29 (5), 500-513.
E Palm, L J Nilsson & M Åhman (2016). Electricity-based plastics and their potential demand for electricity and carbon dioxide. Journal of cleaner production, 129, 548-555.
PHD THeses
S.Mankar: Toward Biomass-Derived Recyclable Polyesters. 2023.
O. Englund Örn. Towards sustainable plastics: Microbial production of aromatic and aliphatic building blocks from biobased feedstock and plastic hydrolysate. 2023.
S.Madsen. Pursuing a Circular Economy in the Danish Waste Sector: Scale and Transition Dynamics in Transformative Innovation Policy. 2023.
N Warlin. Towards sugar- and lignin-based polyesters and polyurethanes with enhanced properties. 2022.
H Karlsson. Precipitating Amine Absorption Systems for Carbon Capture. 2021.
M Sanku. Methodologies for non-aqueous systems and precipitating systems as carbon capture technologies. 2020.
L Chen. Exploring the propanediol utilization pathway in Lactobacillus reuteri. 2018.
M Sayed. Microbial and enzymatic transformations of polyols and furans to polymer building blocks. 2018.
F Bauer. Innovation for biorefineries – Networks, narratives, and new institutions for the transition to a bioeconomy. 2018.
Master Theses
A Isacsson. Klimatstrategier i kemiindustrin – Analys av 6 företags utsläppsstrategier kopplat till länders åtagande. 2021.
F de Agostini. The relation between food shelf-life and environmental impact of different plastic packaging alternatives. 2021.
D Sukumaran Nair. Integration of food shelf-life in life cycle assessment of polymers. 2021.
M F Njoman. Packaging and E-Commerce: An exploration of needs and potential innovations. 2021.
R Saravana Kumar. Packaging for Plant-based protein diets – Exploring the requirements from the consumer and industry perspective. 2021.
M A Ruiz Meija, M M Pelitser. Assessment of 1,3-propanediol production using L. reuteri, and its downstream processing. 2021.
M Mao, Y Fan. Mutagenesis of the lipolytic enzyme Lysin B-D29 to enhance its activity and thermostability. 2021.
E Olsson. Homovanillic Acid: a novel building block for lignin-based polyester. 2021.
F Sinclair. Exploring flexible structures in 3D-printed bio-based materials to closely mimic the properties of foam. 2021.
E Friberg, E Wiktorsson, J Jarnås and M Lindblad. Feasibility study of HMF production from fructose on an industrial scale. 2020.
A Zejnullahu. Development of process parameters and potential applications of additive manufacturing in bio-based materials. 2020.
S Alipour. Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for direct production of 4-hydroxybutyrate from glucose. 2020. Master thesis in Biotechnology, KTH.
R Linssen. Bioconversion of glucose to 2,5-furan dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) using integrated biological and chemical processes. 2020. Internship Report, Wageningen University.
A Karajos. Synthesis and polymerization of new bio-based building blocks. 2020.
M Pettersson. The regional technological innovation system for recycled plastics in Skåne. 2020.
D Helin and K Palmér. 3D printing tools for injection moulding. 2020.
K Holmberg. The Political Economy of Plastics: Production, Incumbency and Fossil Fuels. 2019.
M Brüls. Bio-based vanillin for the synthesis of high glass transition temperature polyesters. 2019.
V Srebny. Biotransformation of ethylene glycol to glycolic acid and its use for lipase catalysed polycondensation. 2019.
S Sachetto. Development of a biotechnological production system for aromatic building blocks from sugars. 2019.
S Saleh. An integrated chemo-biocatalytic process for the production of Furan-2.5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA). 2019.
D Stallone. Exploring an alternative metabolic pathway for production of adipic acid. A study on homocitrate synthase. 2019.
O Lennartsson. Developing a new polyester filament for 3d-printing. 2019.
A Svantesson. Rör(l)igt mål mot ökad återvinning av plast. En studie av den svenska dagligvaruhandelns mål om materialåtervinningsbara plastförpackningar. June 2019.
L Freitas. Comparative Analysis of Plastic Packaging Recycling in Portugal and Sweden. June 2018.
M Malmsjö. Sustainable materials and solutions to individual polybags used in the retail-industry. June 2018.
C Lindgren. Exploring the use of different co-solvents combined with CO2 for glycoalkaloid extraction from potato protein. June 2018.
D Kuan, T O’Bryan. Investigation of rigid building block made from bio based material. Center of Analysis and Synthesis Center for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lund University. June 2017.
D Gustavsson, T Stark. Production of 5-hydroxylmethyl
furfural from hexose sugars using acid catalysts. Department of
Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University. February 2017.
E Nordander, M Malmgren. New Materials for 3D Printing. 2017.
A Sivasubramanian. Production of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid from 5-formyl-2-furancarboxylic acid using resting cells of Gluconobacter oxydans and finding the responsible enzyme(s), LU, 2022
J Amorrortu Gallo, N Fernandez Ros. Oxidation of 1,6-hexanediol to adipic acid using resting cells ofGluconobacter oxydans and screening of theresponsible enzyme(s), LU, 2022.
Y Kloo. Reaching Net-Zero in the Chemical Industry - A study of roadmaps for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, LU, 2022.