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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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BioPhenom: Multifunctional Biophenols For Safe And Recyclable Materials
Widsten, P. (Manager), Borrega, M. (Participant), Tuominen, L. J. (Participant), Ohra-aho, T. (Participant), Pienihäkkinen, E. (Participant) & Ullah, S. (Participant)
1/06/24 → 31/05/28
Project: EU project
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COCOBIN: Coatings and Composites from Novel Biobased Dispersions
Koppolu, R. (Manager), Kumar, V. (Owner), Anghelescu-Hakala, A. (Participant), Hämäläinen, R. (Participant), Auvinen, H. (Participant), Ghimire, H. (Participant), Nissinen, E. (Participant), Borrega, M. (Participant), Widsten, P. (Participant), Vikman, M. (Participant), Kanerva, H. (Participant) & Tuominen, L. J. (Participant)
1/06/24 → 30/05/26
Project: Business Finland project
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SuperBark: Safe, sustainable and high performance adhesives and coatings from industrial softwood bark
Kalliola, A. (Manager), Borrega, M. (Participant), Grönqvist, S. (Owner), Widsten, P. (Participant), Spönla, E. (Participant), Sorsamäki, L. (Participant), Lahtinen, P. (Participant), Winberg, I. (Participant), Tuominen, L. J. (Participant), Kyllönen, H. (Participant) & Heikkinen, J. (Participant)
1/09/23 → 31/08/27
Project: EU project
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SmartRecovery: SmartRecovery to boost lignin commercialization
Kalliola, A. (Participant), Ohra-aho, T. (Participant), Mikkelson, A. (Participant), Kellock, M. (Manager), Widsten, P. (Participant), Guizani, C. (Participant), Winberg, I. (Participant), Torvinen, K. (Owner), King, A. (Participant), Kyllönen, H. (Participant), Heikkinen, J. (Participant), Agustin, M. (Participant), Berg, J. (Participant), Pauls, G. (Participant), Sarvola, I.-M. (Participant), Sorsamäki, L. (Participant), Grönqvist, S. (Participant) & Bertella, S. (Participant)
1/01/23 → 30/04/25
Project: Business Finland project
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BarkBuild: Tree bark as a renewable source of wood protection materials for building applications
Borrega, M. (Manager), Widsten, P. (Participant), Kellock, M. (Participant), Borisova, A. (Participant) & Nuutinen, E. (Participant)
1/03/22 → 28/02/25
Project: Research Council of Finland
Research output
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Boosting softwood hemicellulose hydrolysis: Enzymes from a new fungi Penicillium rotoruae remarkably improve CTec-2 hydrolysis efficiency and reduce sugar production costs
van der Waals, J., O'Callahan, D., Campion, S., Widsten, P., Thumm, A., Murton, K., West, M., Suckling, I., Fahmy, M. & Vaidya, A. A., 1 Feb 2026, In: Bioresource Technology. 441, 14 p., 133486.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Lignin micro/nanoparticles from alternative biomass sources for neutral-pH Pickering emulsions and quercetin encapsulation
Morcillo-Martín, R., Borrega, M., Bertella, S., Widsten, P., Rincón, E., Espinosa, E. & Rodríguez, A., May 2025, In: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 310, Part 4, 143223.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Isolation of Arabinose and Galactose from Industrial Sidestreams in High Yield and Purity
Widsten, P., West, M., Vaidya, A. & Murton, K., Feb 2024, In: BioResources. 19, 1, p. 858-871Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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New insights into the chemical activation of lignins and tannins using K2CO3—a combined thermoanalytical and structural study
Guizani, C., Widsten, P., Siipola, V., Paalijärvi, R., Berg, J., Pasanen, A., Kalliola, A. & Torvinen, K., Jan 2024, In: Carbon Letters. 34, p. 371-386Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Phosphorus-containing lignin intermediates as reactive bio-based flame-retardants for polyurethane and acrylic coatings for wood
Puyadena, M., Widsten, P., Wirtanen, T., Kellock, M., Ortega, G., Mugica, A., Matxinandiarena, E., Etxeberria, I., Martin, L., Agirre, A., Barrio, A., González, A. & Irusta, L., 15 Nov 2024, In: Industrial Crops and Products. 220, 12 p., 119261.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access16 Citations (Scopus)