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Antje Potthast

Antje Potthast

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Chemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
16200
World Ranking
6223
National Ranking
33

Overview

Antje Potthast is affiliated with BOKU University in Austria, focusing research efforts primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work is notably centered on subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials, Plant Science, Food Science, and Archeology.

Their research covers a range of topics such as Lignin and Wood Chemistry, Advanced Cellulose Research Studies, enzyme-mediated dye degradation, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis, Biofuel production and bioconversion, and Fermentation and Sensory Analysis.

Antje Potthast has contributed to numerous scientific publications, with frequent appearances in several academic journals. Major publication venues include:

  • Cellulose
  • Carbohydrate Polymers
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Green Chemistry
  • Biomacromolecules

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Potthast's most common coauthors are Thomas Rosenau, Irina Sulaeva, Markus Bacher, Hubert Hettegger, and Stefan Böhmdorfer.

Some recent papers authored by or involving Antje Potthast include:

  • "Spruce milled wood lignin: linear, branched or cross-linked?" (2020), published in Green Chemistry
  • "Sustainable polyesters via direct functionalization of lignocellulosic sugars" (2022), published in Nature Chemistry
  • "Unique reactivity of nanoporous cellulosic materials mediated by surface-confined water" (2021), published in Nature Communications
  • "Fabrication of bacterial cellulose-based wound dressings with improved performance by impregnation with alginate" (2020), published in Materials Science and Engineering C
  • "Infrared and Raman spectra of lignin substructures: Dibenzodioxocin" (2020), published in Journal of Raman Spectroscopy

Best Publications

  • The chemistry of side reactions and byproduct formation in the system NMMO/cellulose (Lyocell process)

    Thomas Rosenau;Antje Potthast;Herbert Sixta;Paul Kosma

  • Bacterial cellulose as a material for wound treatment: Properties and modifications. A review

    Irina Sulaeva;Ute Henniges;Thomas Rosenau;Antje Potthast

  • Pulp Bleaching: Sections 7.1–7.3.5

    Herbert Sixta;Hans‐Ullrich Süss;Antje Potthast;Manfred Schwanninger

  • Effects of ball milling on the structure of cotton cellulose

    Zhe Ling;Zhe Ling;Tuo Wang;Mohamadamin Makarem;Michael Santiago Cintrón

  • Periodate oxidation of polysaccharides for modification of chemical and physical properties

    Kåre A. Kristiansen;Antje Potthast;Bjørn E. Christensen

  • Side reaction of cellulose with common 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium-based ionic liquids

    Gerald Ebner;Sonja Schiehser;Antje Potthast;Thomas Rosenau

  • Cellulose solutions in N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide (NMMO) – degradation processes and stabilizers

    Thomas Rosenau;Antje Potthast;Immanuel Adorjan;Andreas Hofinger

  • Aerogels from unaltered bacterial cellulose: application of scCO2 drying for the preparation of shaped, ultra-lightweight cellulosic aerogels.

    Falk Liebner;Emmerich Haimer;Martin Wendland;Marie-Alexandra Neouze

  • A novel method for the determination of carbonyl groups in cellulosics by fluorescence labeling. 1. Method development.

    Jürgen Röhrling;Antje Potthast;Thomas Rosenau;Thomas Lange

  • Chemical Pulping Processe: Sections 4.1–4.2.5

    Herbert Sixta;Antje Potthast;Andreas W. Krotschek

  • A novel method for the determination of carbonyl groups in cellulosics by fluorescence labeling. 2. Validation and applications.

    Jürgen Röhrling;Antje Potthast;Thomas Rosenau;Thomas Lange

  • The cellulose solvent system N,N-dimethylacetamide/lithium chloride revisited: the effect of water on physicochemical properties and chemical stability

    Antje Potthast;Thomas Rosenau;Richard Buchner;Thomas Röder

  • Degradation and Crystallization of Cellulose in Hydrogen Chloride Vapor for High-Yield Isolation of Cellulose Nanocrystals

    Eero Kontturi;Anne Meriluoto;Paavo A. Penttilä;Niki Baccile

  • Transparent, Flexible, and Strong 2,3-Dialdehyde Cellulose Films with High Oxygen Barrier Properties.

    Sven F. Plappert;Sakeena Quraishi;Nicole Pircher;Kirsi S. Mikkonen

  • Comparison testing of methods for gel permeation chromatography of cellulose: coming closer to a standard protocol

    Antje Potthast;Sylvia Radosta;Bodo Saake;Sascha Lebioda

  • Selective Enzymic Oxidation of Aromatic Methyl Groups to Aldehydes

    Antje Potthast;Thomas Rosenau;C.-L. Chen;Josef S. Gratzl

  • Analysis of Oxidized Functionalities in Cellulose

    Antje Potthast;Thomas Rosenau;Paul Kosma

  • A novel method for the determination of carbonyl groups in cellulosics by fluorescence labeling. 3. Monitoring oxidative processes.

    Antje Potthast;Jürgen Röhrling;Thomas Rosenau;Andrea Borgards

  • Sustainable polyesters via direct functionalization of lignocellulosic sugars

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  • Overview of Methods for the Direct Molar Mass Determination of Cellulose

    Josua Timotheus Oberlerchner;Thomas Rosenau;Antje Potthast

  • A novel method for conversion of benzyl alcohols to benzaldehydes by laccase-catalysed oxidation

    A. Potthast;T. Rosenau;C.L. Chen;J.S. Gratzl

  • Cellulose aerogels: Highly porous, ultra-lightweight materials

    Falk Liebner;Antje Potthast;Thomas Rosenau;Emmerich Haimer

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Rosenau
Thomas Rosenau BOKU University
Paul Kosma
Paul Kosma BOKU University
Herbert Sixta
Herbert Sixta Aalto University
Orlando J. Rojas
Orlando J. Rojas University of British Columbia
Eero Kontturi
Eero Kontturi Aalto University
Akira Isogai
Akira Isogai University of Tokyo
Carsten Werner
Carsten Werner Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V.
Alfred D. French
Alfred D. French United States Department of Agriculture
Tapani Vuorinen
Tapani Vuorinen Aalto University
Ritva Serimaa
Ritva Serimaa University of Helsinki

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