BioChemCat - Integration of chemical catalysis with industrial biotechnology for biomass utilization
In our project, new innovative renewable products from the Swedish forest are being developed in a green, modern and sustainable way.
Chemistry
The subject chemistry at Mid Sweden University is defined as the knowledge of chemical subjects properties, structure and reactions as well as their occurrence and their effects on the environment and their use to solve technical and scientific problems. Postgraduate education is available at Mid Sweden University in three different fields, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry and organic chemistry. Current research areas described on the university's website.
Ongoing Research Projects
BioRem Fiber
Within the BioRem Fiber research project, the goal is to develop market-adapted environmental technology to clean up fiber banks along the coast of Västernorrland with the help of fungi, plants and...
Cello
The research group in Surface and Colloid Engineering has received funding for the research project Cello. The research is funded from Vetenskapsrådet.
ENM-NSP Eco-nanocellulosic materials
This research project will focus on eco-friendly engineering on ligno and nanocellulosic materials for new sustainable products.
FoamFiber
FoamFiber will use nanocellulose-cellulose composites to replace fossil plastic products, in order to meet the major climate challenges in today's society.
Foodtech - fermentation of forest materials for future food
In this research project we aim to study fermentation of forest residues for future food and feed.
FORIC - Forest as a Resource Industrial College
FORIC is our industrial research school for PhD students. FORIC's full name is Forest as a Resource Industrial Research College. The research school is funded by Knowledge Foundation and we coopera...
Hipemacell - High performance materials from cellulose fibres
This project combines state of the art scalable catalysis on cellulosic fibres with sustainable engineering.
NeoPulp
Mid Sweden University has started a new 8-year research program called NeoPulp to learn how wood fibres behave in manufacturing processes converting them into products such as paper, board material...
Pulp & Paper Professionals
Pulp&Paper Professionals is a project that aims to advance knowledge of industrial professionals within the area of pulp and paper technology. The project started in july 2020 and runs for two year...