Lund University has been granted funding from the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) for the period 2015-2019 to work on novel routes for lignin valorization. Lignin is an aromatic polymer and represents a substantial fraction of lignocellulosic biomass, such as wood and agricultural waste. Lignin is the main source of renewable aromatics in nature, but it is a chemically complex polymer, and the current uses have mainly been as a solid fuel or as a filling substance.
The current project aims at exploring novel high-value applications of lignin through tailor-making microbial hosts for new processes. Several research groups at Lund University will work in close collaboration in this challenging and exciting project and we are now looking for motivated people to join us!
The specific sub-project is about developing and using advanced analytical methods for phenolic substances in complex lignin samples. The research will focus on extraction with pressurized hot (subcritical) water and membrane-based separation techniques, as well as qualitative and quantitative analysis using mass spectrometry. The project will be carried out at the Centre for Analysis and Synthesis (www.kilu.lu.se/cas), in collaboration with the Division of Applied Microbiology and the Department of Chemical Engineering.
The employee is expected to deliver results in line with the expectations from the partners in the lignin project, and to carry out self-defined research in the field. The person is expected to conduct research together with the leader of the specific project who is also the supervisor of the doctoral student, but also together with other researchers and doctoral students in the lignin project. Furthermore, the person is expected to take the initiative needed to ensure progress in the project and in the third-cycle study program (PhD education). The appointment is four years plus extension depending on the degree of departmental duties.
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