My current research project ’LUSHcat: Lignin Upgrading with Selective
Hydrotreatment Catalysts’ explores the catalytic hydrotreatment of lignin by
computational methods such as density functional theory and microkinetic modelling. The focus is on the C-C bond cleavage of Kraft lignin model compounds over transition metal sulfide catalysts.
I also oversee the continuous online course "Catalytic processes and materials in sustainable
hydrogen production". The course is offered through the network
university Finnish Institute of Technology (FITech), and is aimed at adult learners already working in
the industry, and is also available to university students through Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥.
Reactions: Biomass valorization, depolymerization of lignin, hydrodeoxygenation, water-gas shift, methanol synthesis
Materials: metals, alloys and intermetallic compounds, metal oxides, catalyst-support interfaces, single-atom catalysts, transition metal chalcogenides
Methods: Density functional theory, ab-initio thermodynamics, microkinetic modeling