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Esa Vakkilainen is affiliated with Lappeenranta University of Technology in Finland. Their primary field of research is Engineering, with significant contributions to several subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Environmental Engineering, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

The research topics Esa Vakkilainen focuses on encompass Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes, Lignin and Wood Chemistry, Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems, Catalysts for Methane Reforming, Biofuel Production and Bioconversion, Energy and Environment Impacts, and Environmental Impact and Sustainability.

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Vakkilainen are:

  • Hydrothermal carbonization of lignocellulosic agro-forest based biomass residues, 2021, published in Biomass and Bioenergy
  • How can solid biomass contribute to the EU's renewable energy targets in 2020, 2030 and what are the GHG drivers and safeguards in energy- and forestry sectors?, 2020, published in Renewable Energy
  • Evaluation of thermochemical routes for the valorization of solid coffee residues to produce biofuels: A Brazilian case, 2020, published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Pulp and paper industry in energy transition: Towards energy-efficient and low carbon operation in Finland and Sweden, 2021, published in Sustainable Production and Consumption
  • Use of existing gas infrastructure in European hydrogen economy, 2023, published in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Vakkilainen include Ekaterina Sermyagina, Clara Mendoza-Martinez, Jussi Saari, Satu Lipiäinen, and Marcelo Cardoso.

Vakkilainen's research has been published regularly in several scientific venues. Notably, they have contributed extensively to the TAPPI Journal, Energies, SSRN Electronic Journal, Energy, and Biomass and Bioenergy.

Best Publications

  • Corrosion of superheater steel materials under alkali salt deposits Part 1: The effect of salt deposit composition and temperature

    B.-J. Skrifvars;R. Backman;M. Hupa;K. Salmenoja

  • Hydrothermal carbonization of coniferous biomass: Effect of process parameters on mass and energy yields

    Ekaterina Sermyagina;Jussi Saari;Juha Kaikko;Esa Vakkilainen

  • Biomass for industrial applications: The role of torrefaction

    Svetlana Proskurina;Jussi Heinimö;Fabian Schipfer;Esa Vakkilainen

  • Global biomass trade for energy— Part 2: Production and trade streams of wood pellets, liquid biofuels, charcoal, industrial roundwood and emerging energy biomass

    Svetlana Proskurina;Martin Junginger;Jussi Heinimö;Beysin Tekinel

  • Five years left – How are the EU member states contributing to the 20% target for EU's renewable energy consumption; the role of woody biomass

    Svetlana Proskurina;Richard Sikkema;Jussi Heinimö;Esa Vakkilainen

  • Hydrothermal carbonization of lignocellulosic agro-forest based biomass residues

    Clara Lisseth Mendoza Martinez;Clara Lisseth Mendoza Martinez;Ekaterina Sermyagina;Jussi Saari;Marcia Silva de Jesus

  • Alternative Technologies for Biofuels Production in Kraft Pulp Mills—Potential and Prospects

    Marcelo Hamaguchi;Marcelo Cardoso;Esa Vakkilainen

  • Adsorption behavior of hydrothermally treated municipal sludge & pulp and paper industry sludge.

    Sara-Maaria Alatalo;Eveliina Repo;Ermei Mäkilä;Jarno Salonen

  • How can solid biomass contribute to the EU’s renewable energy targets in 2020, 2030 and what are the GHG drivers and safeguards in energy- and forestry sectors?

    Richard Sikkema;Svetlana Proskurina;Manjola Banja;Esa Vakkilainen

  • Energy-efficient control strategy for variable speed-driven parallel pumping systems

    Juha Viholainen;Jussi Tamminen;Tero Ahonen;Jero Ahola

  • Kraft recovery boilers – Principles and practice

    Esa Vakkilainen

  • Characterization of residual biomasses from the coffee production chain and assessment the potential for energy purposes

    Clara Lisseth Mendoza Martinez;Clara Lisseth Mendoza Martinez;Clara Lisseth Mendoza Martinez;Elém Patrícia Alves Rocha;Elém Patrícia Alves Rocha;Angélica de Cassia Oliveira Carneiro;Fernando José Borges Gomes

  • Biomass-based carbon capture and utilization in kraft pulp mills

    Katja Kuparinen;Esa Vakkilainen;Tero Tynjälä

  • Evaluation of thermochemical routes for the valorization of solid coffee residues to produce biofuels: A Brazilian case

    Clara Lisseth Mendoza Martinez;Clara Lisseth Mendoza Martinez;Jussi Saari;Yara Melo;Marcelo Cardoso

  • Pulp and paper industry in energy transition: Towards energy-efficient and low carbon operation in Finland and Sweden

    Satu Lipiäinen;Katja Kuparinen;Ekaterina Sermyagina;Esa Vakkilainen

  • Use of existing gas infrastructure in European hydrogen economy

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  • Production and characterization of coffee-pine wood residue briquettes as an alternative fuel for local firing systems in Brazil

    Clara Lisseth Mendoza Martinez;Clara Lisseth Mendoza Martinez;Ekaterina Sermyagina;Angélica de Cassia Oliveira Carneiro;Esa Vakkilainen

  • Effects of hemicellulose extraction on the kraft pulp mill operation and energy use: Review and case study with lignin removal

    Marcelo Hamaguchi;Jesse Kautto;Esa Vakkilainen

  • Large-scale biomass combustion plants: an overview

    S. Caillat;E. Vakkilainen

  • 2D dynamic mesh model for deposit shape prediction in boiler banks of recovery boilers with different tube spacing arrangements

    Manuel García Pérez;Esa Vakkilainen;Timo Hyppänen

  • Energy Efficiency in the Brazilian Pulp and Paper Industry

    Guilherme Fracaro;Esa Vakkilainen;Marcelo Hamaguchi;Samuel Nelson

  • Integration of hydrothermal carbonization and a CHP plant: Part 2 –operational and economic analysis

    Jussi Saari;Ekaterina Sermyagina;Juha Kaikko;Esa Vakkilainen

  • Economic feasibility of power-to-gas integrated with biomass fired CHP plant

    Eemeli Tsupari;Janne Kärki;Esa Vakkilainen

Frequent Co-Authors

Mikko Hupa
Mikko Hupa Åbo Akademi University
Ron Zevenhoven
Ron Zevenhoven Åbo Akademi University
Martin Junginger
Martin Junginger Utrecht University
Esko I. Kauppinen
Esko I. Kauppinen Aalto University
Jero Ahola
Jero Ahola Lappeenranta University of Technology
Jorma Jokiniemi
Jorma Jokiniemi University of Eastern Finland
Ermei Mäkilä
Ermei Mäkilä University of Turku
Juha Pyrhonen
Juha Pyrhonen Lappeenranta University of Technology
Jarno Salonen
Jarno Salonen University of Turku
Eveliina Repo
Eveliina Repo Lappeenranta University of Technology

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