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Video – Topochemical Engineering Strategies to Add Value to Functional Bioproducts

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  • 01/08/2023
  • BIOMASS ENGINEERING
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Advanced Fractionation of Kraft Lignin by Aqueous Hydrotropic Solutions

  • pedrofardim
  • 01/08/2023
  • BIOMACROMOLECULES & BIOPOLYMERS
Lignin is an underutilized high-potential biopolymer that has been extensively studied over the past few decades. However, lignin still has drawbacks when compared with well-known petroleum-based equivalents, and the production of tailored...
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Fabrication of cellulose cryogel beads via room temperature dissolution in onium hydroxides

  • pedrofardim
  • 01/08/2023
  • BIOMASS ENGINEERING
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in green solvents to dissolve and shape cellulose into microspheres. However, development of solvents suitable for room temperature dissolution and shaping of cellulose...
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Valorization of Aloe barbadensis Miller. (Aloe vera) Processing Waste

  • pedrofardim
  • 01/08/2023
  • BIOMACROMOLECULES & BIOPOLYMERS
Aloe vera plant is known worldwide for its medicinal properties and application in gel-based products such as shampoo, soap, and sunscreen. However, the demand for these gel-based products has led to a surplus...
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Rice Husk Bio-Chars as Adsorbents of Contaminants from Water

  • pedrofardim
  • 25/05/2020
  • BIOMACROMOLECULES & BIOPOLYMERS
Biobased adsorbents are eco-friendly materials used for water and wastewater treatment and air cleaning. This research work explores the potential use of rice husk chars as a low-cost adsorbent for pollutants from...
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Using Oxone and TAED activator in non-chlorine bleaching of soda bagasse pulp

  • pedrofardim
  • 26/12/2019
  • BIOMASS ENGINEERING
Bagasse fiber has been used in the production of bleached chemical pulp by the Pars Paper Company. In this company, a conventional three-stage sequence of hypochlorite, alkaline extraction and second hypochlorite (HEH)...
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Topochemical fractionation of lignin and polysaccharides

  • pedrofardim
  • 03/11/2018
  • BIOMASS ENGINEERING
Sugarcane bagasse is abundant agro-industrial waste that can be potentially utilized as a source of valuable compounds and biopolymers. In the present study, sugarcane bagasse from Brazil was fractionated employing an environmentally...
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Ionic Liquids — Promising but Challenging Solvents for Homogeneous Derivatization of Cellulose

  • pedrofardim
  • 02/11/2018
  • BIOMASS ENGINEERING
In the past decade, ionic liquids (ILs) have received enormous interest as solvents for cellulose. They have been studied intensively for fractionation and biorefining of lignocellulosic biomass, for dissolution of the polysaccharide,...
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Topochemical characterisation of sugar cane internodes

  • pedrofardim
  • 25/10/2018
  • BIOMASS ENGINEERING
Biomass pretreatments and subsequent conversion to fuels and materials involve a multitude of topochemical interactions. Detailed knowledge about changes in surface composition of biomass caused by pretreatments allows tailoring of biomass processing...
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HyCellSolv pretreatment to enhance cellulose dissolution in water based solvents

  • pedrofardim
  • 22/10/2018
  • BIOMASS ENGINEERING
Cellulose dissolution in water-based solvents is essential for processing of regenerated cellulose products such as fibres, films and particles. Cellulose dissolution in NaOH–urea aqueous solution has emerged as a simple and attractive...
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Video – Topochemical Engineering Strategies to Add Value to Functional Bioproducts
01/08/2023
Video – Biofabrication of Pullulan at TEOS Lab, KU Leuven, Belgium
01/08/2023
Novel cationic cellulose beads for oral delivery of poorly water-soluble drugs
01/08/2023
Biomimetic cellulose/collagen/silk fibroin as a highly interconnected 3D hybrid matrix for bone tissue engineering
01/08/2023
Lignin-based materials for emerging advanced applications
01/08/2023

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About Topochemical Engineering and Biofabrication

Biofabrication is one of the most promising sustainable technologies for production of materials and chemicals. Topochemical engineering combined with biofabrication can facilitate the creation of new materials and molecules for advanced applications in human health, planet sustainability and better life quality. In this website you will find a combination of my research and education activities in Finland and in Belgium. This research is performed with valuable collaboration of students and post-docs and also with colleagues and friends, thus the information shared here represents collective efforts. My courses are targeted to chemical engineers where the concepts of sustainable processes, biomass engineering and human health  are creatively combined. Collaborative courses are also essential to tackle the challenges and opportunities of multi and interdisciplinarity.

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Are you interested in topochemical engineering and biofabrication? I am open for collaborations and joint ventures involving basic scientific projects and also advanced sustainable technologies for companies and SMEs.

Email: pedro.fardim@pedrofardim.eu

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  • HOME
    • About Pedro Fardim
      • Contact
  • INSPIRED BY TREES
  • RESEARCH
    • TOPOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING
      • TOPOCHEMICAL FRACTIONATION
      • TOPOCHEMICAL FABRICATION
      • TOPOCHEMICAL REACTIONS
    • HUMAN HEALTH APPLICATIONS
      • DRUG DELIVERY
      • REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
    • BIOINSPIRED FABRICATION
    • FUTURE BIOPRODUCTS
      • BIOMACROMOLECULES & BIOPOLYMERS
        • POLYSACCHARIDES
        • LIGNINS
      • FIBRES
      • BIOHYBRIDS
    • GELS & BIOINTERFACES
    • CARRIERS & ENCAPSULATION
  • TEACHING
    • CHEMICAL ENGINEERING FOR HUMAN HEALTH
    • BIOCHEMICAL PROCESS ENGINEERING
    • BIOMASS ENGINEERING
    • CHEMISTRY OF INTERFACES FOR BIOBASED MATERIALS
    • MASTER THESES
  • EDITORIAL TASKS
    • EPNOE Talks
    • Special Issues for Journals
    • Associated Editor
    • Books
  • WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, LECTURES, WEBINARS
    • Collaborative Courses
    • Workshops & Seminars
    • Lectures & Webinars
  • UPCOMING EVENTS
    • EPNOE EVENTS
    • OTHER INTERESTING EVENTS
  • ORBITAL
    • Opponent & Evaluator of Doctoral Theses
    • Clicks
    • Beauty is in the eye of the beholder