 About
the Authors
Dr. Galina TELYSHEVA (Head of Laboratory of
Lignin Chemistry, Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, Dzerbenes
iela 27, Riga, LV 1006, Latvia. Phone: +371 755 5916 Fax: +371
731 0135, E-mail: ligno@edi.lv ligno@edi.lv) Interests:
Biomass chemical and thermochemical processing including energy
production and modification of properties of wood and its components; Chemistry
of lignin; technologies for novel products obtaining for environment, industry
and agriculture; Lignin and lignin derivatives as components of disperse
systems, behaviour on the interfaces; Lignin and silicon containing lignin
products in biogeocenosis Experience: Head of Laboratory
of Lignin Chemistry, Institute of Wood Chemistry, Latvian Academy of Sciences,
1984 – up to now. Professional Activities and Memberships: Member,
Executive Board, International Institute of Lignin, Lausanne, Switzerland,
1996 – up to now; Scientific Secretary, Scientific Council of Wood Chemistry,
Academy of USSR, 1976-1991 Recent Selected Publications :*
G.Telysheva, G.Lebedeva, N.Zaimenko, U.Viesturs. New lignosilicon fertilizers
and their action on soil biota. – In: Preprints "Soil decontamination Using
Biological Processes". Karlsruhe, Germany, 1992, pp.525-530. * G.Telysheva,
G.Lebedeva, U.Viesturs. Siliconcontaining fertilizers on the basis of biomass
waste. - In: "Biomass for Energy and Industry". Ed. D.O.Hall, G.Grassi,
H.Scheer. Ponte Press, Brussell-Luxemberg. 1994, pp. 584-588 * U.Viesturs,
G.Telysheva, G.Dobele, T.Dizbite. Energy production from biomass: world
experience. Review Biotechnology. - Proccedings of LAS. 1995.g., 9/10,
lpp.97-112. Selected Research Projects: G. Telysheva
(Head of Project from the Latvian side). Characterization of Lignin Residues
from Ethanol Production by Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Materials. Swedish
Ethanol Foundation (1993-1997).
 Professor
Jurijs Hrols (Head of the Xylogenesis Department, Latvian
State Institute of Wood Chemistry, 27 Dzerbenes str., Riga, LV 1006, Latvia.
Phone: +371 7551314. Fax: +371 7310135 e-mail: xylon@edi.lv Interests:
Wood Science, Wood Chemistry, Pulp and Paper Technology, Forest Ecology.
Professional Activities and Memberships: Member, II Intl.
Sympo. "Chosen Processes at the Chemical Wood Processing", Programme Committee,
Zvolen, Slovakia, 1998. Recent Selected Publications * Hrols
J., Daugavietis M., Teliseva G., Zalitis P., Viesturs U. Regeneration and
complex utilization of forest phytomass in Latvia. Proceeding 9-th Europen
Bioenergy Conference, pp. 325-334 * Hrols J., Daugavietis M., Lipins L.,
Zalitis P., Tuherm H., Viesturs U. Forest Reproduction and Complex Utilization
of Wood in Latvia. Proc. Conf. IUFRO "Les-drevo-zivotne prostredie" Zvolen,
1997, vol.6, pp. 27-32 * Belkova L., Erins P., Hrols J. Some physical-chemical
aspects of the interaction of the natural polysacharide-polyphenolic complex
with nitric acid. V Intl. Conf. "Physics and chemistry of elementary processes",
1997, pp. 116-117 * Klavins J., Arshanitsa A., Dizhbite T., Hrol J., Belkova
L., Telysheva G. Environment-friendly fiber-cement plates. Proc. Intl.
Conf. "Drewo-material ekologiczny", Warschawa, 1997, pp. 321-326 Research
Projects (a) Ageing and stabilisation of cellulose fibers of wood
pulp and annual plants (b) Environmental effects upon the formations and
properties of wood in the basins of Venta and Lielupe rivers
 Dr.
Janis Dolacis (Director, Latvian
State Institute, of Wood Chemistry, Dzerbenes str. 27, Riga, LV-1006, LATVIA
Phone: +371 7553063 Fax: +371 7310135 E-mail: koks@edi.lv).
Interests: Wood science, Physics of wood, Wood plastic composites.
Member: Latvian Woodworking Association Latvijas Koks, 1994
- Recent Selected Publications * Dolacis J. Dictionary of
forestry, the forest industry and the wood processing (Latvian - English
- German - French - Russian) 8100 terms, 1998, Riga: Antèra Press,
690 pp. *Forest-Wood-Environment, 97, working group No 5 Structure and
properties of wood in technological utilization. Zvolen Tecnical University,
8-11 September 1997, pp. 267-270 * Pushinskis V., Dolacis J., Hrols J.
Factors influencing the modulus of elasticity and strength limit in bending
of pine (Pinus sylvestris) wood, 1998. 3rd International Symposium Wood
structure and properties , 98 25-27 August 1998. Zvolen Tecnical University
(in press). Research Projects: (Participant of Project)
New materials of wood and plant origin. Latvian Council of Science (1996
- 1999)
 Prof.
Uldis Viesturs (Latvian State Institute
of Wood Chemistry, 27 Dzerbenes Str., LV-1006 Riga, Latvia, Phone:
(371) 7 553063, Fax: (371) 7 310135; e-mail: koks@edzi.lza.lv)
is an eminent scientist in Latvia. He serves
or have served in the board and member of several national (e.g.Latvian
Council of Science Expert Committee, Latvian Academy of Sciences) and international
(e.g. European Federation of Biotechnology, European Federation of Chemical
Engineering), editor of Wood Chemistry, Proceedings of Latvian Academy
of Sciences. Interests: microorganism growth and metabolite
biosynthesis, renewable energy (bioethanol, pyrolysis products, etc.),
biobleaching of cellulose, bioreactor design, process control, mixing in
bioreactors, mass transfer in gas-liquid-solid systems, designing and start-up
of basic equipment for classical biotechnology anaerobic waste digestion
with biogas production. Research Projects: Prof Viesturs
heads several projects, some of them are: The Enzyme Biotechnology for
Cellulose Fiber Biobleaching, Deinking and Modification; The Theoretical
Background for Bioprocess Control by Mixing Intensity Characteristics;
Liquid-cells Interaction Phenomena under Different Mixing Conditions in
Bioreactors; Biotechnology in Wood Pulp Bleaching: Use of Extracellular
Xylanases, Cellulases and of Mycelial Fungi; New Materials of Wood and
Plant Origin; Methodology for Control and Monitoring of Biotechnological
Processes in Scale-up and Development of Bioreactors.Biological Delignification
of Wood Materials, the Structure and Properties of Substrate and
Products.
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