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.
Research projects
Most of our research projects have industrial partners and many of them have external funding together with faculty funding. All FSCNs projects belong to the research environment of Transformative Technologies.
Ongoing Research Projects
Cello
The research group in Surface and Colloid Engineering has received funding for the research project Cello. The research is funded from Vetenskapsrådet.
DRIVE
Rapid structural transformation takes place in green transports and the growth rate is very high in the green energy sector. To meet tomorrow's demands for green energy and green transport, we are...
e2cmp - Eco-friendly efficient chemimechanical system for sustainable packaging materials
The aim is to improve the competitive advantage of pulp fibre based materials over fossil based materials.
EcoMat - Ecofriendly sustainable strong materials
The aim of the project is to develop knowledge on how to modify paper manufacturing and pulp manufacturing process to produce fossil-free functional packaging materials.
EcoSys
This research project will develop Eco-effective processes and systems in cooperation with the paper industries in Sweden.
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.
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.
Litium-ion batteries
Researchers at FSCN research centre have developed high-capacity batteries using a novel nanomaterial.
ModDD - Process modeling and new technical solutions for increased production rate
The aim of the project is to provide knowledge on how double disk refining in papermills can be more energy efficient.
Nanogenerators
The society of today is moving away from fossil based energy towards renewable sources.
Novel cellulose-based triboelectric respiratory protection with improved breathability and additional disinfection effects
A research group at the FSCN research centre, Mid Sweden University will develop more effective filter materials for respiratory protection that can be used to reduce the spread of viruses, similar...
Segment
This research project contains process modelling and full-scale evaluation of new segment design in a refiner for paper industry.
Silicon-graphene electrode composite for lithium-ion batteries
In this research project we will produce upscalable electrode composite of silicon and graphene for lithium-ion batteries.