Sweden has all the right ingredients, both technically as well as in the form of available natural resources, to create a competitive bioeconomy with complex biorefineries and production of green chemicals. There are, however, many other important aspects that affect the development of a bioeconomy. These can be political decisions and regulations, corporate culture, the research climate, and how

https://www.lubirc.lu.se/summary-research/bioeconomy - 2025-08-01

Producing chemicals and materials from biomass instead of fossil resources is a much more complicated process. The biomass itself contains many different substances and, in order to use it in optimally, its composition needs to be analyzed and fractionated. Biomass can originate from several different sources such as crops, or waste from agriculture and the forestry industry. It can also be genera

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Transforming biobased resources into the desired products requires customized processes and technological solutions. The processes need to successfully integrate knowledge about the properties of both the resource used and the biocatalyst, ensuring that reasonable yields and high levels of productivity will be produced and thus good process economy. The methods of transformation will vary dependin

https://www.lubirc.lu.se/summary-research/bioprocess-technology - 2025-08-01

Enzymes used for industrial catalysis (also called biocatalysts) have to meet a great number of requirements. They originate from living organisms, usually microorganisms, and they have a basic function to transform specific biological substances inside that organism, so that the transformed molecules can be used in metabolism. To be used industrially they must become robust enough to tolerate an

https://www.lubirc.lu.se/summary-research/enzymatic-catalysis - 2025-08-01

The biomass raw material consists of a large number of different chemical compounds – both small molecules and large (macro)molecules. The main macromolecules are cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, but there can also be a considerable fraction of lipids. Cellulose and hemicellulose are carbohydrates (although variously modified in hemicellulose), while lignin is a complex macromolecule composed

https://www.lubirc.lu.se/summary-research/pre-treatment - 2025-08-01

Just because a product is produced using renewable raw materials and with biotechnological methods, it does not make it automatically more environmentally friendly. Using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), we can attempt to quantify the total environmental impact resulting from the entire life cycle of a product – from production of raw material, via processing, use of final product, and finally to wast

https://www.lubirc.lu.se/summary-research/life-cycle-assessment - 2025-08-01

Within Lund University there is a significant research effort towards developing new materials and polymers. The building of both the European Spallation Source, ESS, and MAX IV in Lund has already begun to provide exciting new possibilities to study the internal structures and properties of these materials. More information about the researchers involved in research related to material science ca

https://www.lubirc.lu.se/summary-research/material-science - 2025-08-01

In microbial catalysis, whole microorganisms (usually yeast or bacteria) are used to convert biomass into the desired product. Through genetic modification of the cell, metabolic engineering, evolutionary adaption, and/or optimization of the conditions for the process (such as temperature, nutrition, oxygenation, etc.), it is possible to control a microorganism to produce the precise product requi

https://www.lubirc.lu.se/summary-research/microbial-catalysis - 2025-08-01

In almost all industrial processes the separation of different components is needed. A variety of different techniques can be used at all stages; during pre-treatment of the raw material, during the downstream processing of the reaction solution, and lastly when concentrating and purifying the final products. Researchers work with separation technology at Lund University for use within bioprocesse

https://www.lubirc.lu.se/summary-research/separation-technology - 2025-08-01

The main directive of LUBIRC is to foster greater collaboration amongst researchers, with the long-term aim of promoting research towards new biobased products and processes. At LUBIRC you can find the collected knowledge of Lund University’s researchers on biobased products and processes. We work primarily towards the development of completely new products and processes, but also the replacement

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Josefin Ahlqvist Project Manager Email: josefin [dot] ahlqvist [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se Telephone: 046 222 4118 Mobile: 0760 247898 Research, Collaboration and Innovation Medicon Village, Scheeletorget 1 223 63 LUND

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What do we mean by a "circular" or a "biobased" economy? Why are these important and how do we get there? The most pressing concern the world has today is how to adapt our way of life in order to prevent further damage to our environment. Predictions of a future changing climate have become real, and with new reports daily of vanishing ecosystems, wild weather, and polluted habitats, it is clear t

https://www.lubirc.lu.se/circular-and-biobased-economy - 2025-08-01

In their Research and Innovation Strategy for a Biobased Economy, Formas, the Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development defined a biobased economy as based on: A sustainable production of biomass to enable increased use within a number of different sectors of society. The objective is to reduce climate effects and the use of fossil-based raw materials. An increased added value for bioma

https://www.lubirc.lu.se/circular-and-biobased-economy/principles-biobased-economy - 2025-08-01

Traditionally, our economy has been thought of as "linear"; raw materials are manufactured into products, used by consumers, and then thrown away once they are no longer useful. By reusing and recycling, however, we not only reduce our usage of raw materials, but also recoup much of their financial value in the long term. A circular economy aims to close the loop by recycling all products and mini

https://www.lubirc.lu.se/circular-and-biobased-economy/principles-circular-economy - 2025-08-01

LUBIRC Breakfast Seminars Bioekonomiriksdagen 2021 Calendar Link to RSS More events

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Study Physics We offer bachelor's and master's degree programmes, stand-alone courses and postgraduate studies Newly admitted student The most important things you ought to know before the start of a new semester Bachelor programme International programme taught in English Courses Degree projects Incoming exchange students Contact our study advisor Do you have any questions about our programmes or

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/education - 2025-08-01

Courses in Physics at the Faculty of Engineering Physics is a central subject in many of LTH's programmes. The current range of courses in physics at LTH is presented on our Swedish website. The courses are primarily available to programme students at LTH, but can also be included as special studies for students at other faculties.Link to the presentation of our courses at LTH on our Swedish websi

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The degree project in physics, at bachelor's or master's level, is an individual project that you do in a research group. You will get the opportunity to enter deeply into a subject that you are interested in, and get valuable experience of working with researchers. The degree project at bachelor’s level is offered as a 15 credits course given two times a year.At master's level, you do a 30 or 60

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/education/degree-projects-and-applied-work - 2025-08-01

Scientists at Atomic Physics are pursuing research on the properties of atoms and molecules, mainly using advanced laser techniques. Lasers with outputs of the order of terawatts (1012 or a million million watts) are used to study how material and light interact at extremely high laser intensities. Areas of application can be found in medicine, IT and the environment. For example, methods are bein

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/research/atomic-physics - 2025-08-01

In the area of Combustion Physics, methods of measurement; mainly laser diagnostics, are being developed and used to determine the quality of and conditions for example  temperature, concentrations in various combustion processes. Mathematical and chemical models of combustion processes are also being developed and used. The common goal is low fuel consumption and reduced emissions from engines, g

https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/research/combustion-physics - 2025-08-01