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Gunnar Henriksson is affiliated with the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden and has contributed extensively to research in engineering and materials science, with a focus on biomedical engineering, biomaterials, plant science, renewable energy, sustainability, and electrical and electronic engineering.

Their research covers several main topics including:

  • Lignin and Wood Chemistry
  • Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Enzyme-mediated dye degradation
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls

Notable recent scientific papers authored or coauthored by Henriksson include:

  • Wood hemicelluloses exert distinct biomechanical contributions to cellulose fibrillar networks, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Kraft Lignin: A Valuable, Sustainable Resource, Opportunities and Challenges, 2023, ChemSusChem
  • Acetylation and Sugar Composition Influence the (In)Solubility of Plant β-Mannans and Their Interaction with Cellulose Surfaces, 2020, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Xylan adsorption on cellulose: Preferred alignment and local surface immobilizing effect, 2022, Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Electrodeposited PdNi on a Ni rotating disk electrode highly active for glycerol electrooxidation in alkaline conditions, 2021, Electrochimica Acta

Henriksson frequently publishes within specialized journals including:

  • Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal
  • BioResources
  • Cellulose
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Carbohydrate Polymers

Collaboration is an important aspect of their work. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Mikael E. Lindström
  • Olena Sevastyanova
  • Björn Sjöstrand
  • Francisco Vilaplana
  • Martin Lawoko

Best Publications

  • Wood-Derived Materials for Green Electronics, Biological Devices, and Energy Applications.

    Hongli Zhu;Wei Luo;Peter N. Ciesielski;Zhiqiang Fang

  • An environmentally friendly method for enzyme-assisted preparation of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) nanofibers

    Marielle Henriksson;Gunnar Henriksson;Lars Berglund;Tom Lindström

  • Lignin depolymerization/repolymerization and its critical role for delignification of aspen wood by steam explosion.

    Jiebing Li;Gunnar Henriksson;Göran Gellerstedt

  • A critical review of cellobiose dehydrogenases.

    Gunnar Henriksson;Gunnar Johansson;Göran Pettersson

  • Structural differences between the lignin-carbohydrate complexes present in wood and in chemical pulps.

    Martin Lawoko;Gunnar Henriksson;Göran Gellerstedt

  • Lignins: Major Sources, Structure and Properties

    Göran Gellerstedt;Gunnar Henriksson

  • Characterisation of lignin-carbohydrate complexes (LCCs) of spruce wood (Picea abies L.) isolated with two methods.

    Martin Lawoko;Gunnar Henriksson;Göran Gellerstedt

  • Wood hemicelluloses exert distinct biomechanical contributions to cellulose fibrillar networks.

    Jennie Berglund;Deirdre Mikkelsen;Bernadine M. Flanagan;Sushil Dhital;Sushil Dhital

  • Cellulose Nanofibers from Softwood, Hardwood, and Tunicate: Preparation–Structure–Film Performance Interrelation

    Yadong Zhao;Carl Moser;Mikael E. Lindström;Gunnar Henriksson

  • Crystal structure of the flavoprotein domain of the extracellular flavocytochrome cellobiose dehydrogenase

    B M Hallberg;Gunnar Henriksson;Göran Pettersson;Christina Divne;Christina Divne

  • CELLOBIOSE OXIDASE FROM PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM CAN BE CLEAVED BY PAPAIN INTO TWO DOMAINS

    Gunnar Henriksson;Göran Pettersson;Gunnar Johansson;Alberto Ruiz

  • A new scaffold for binding haem in the cytochrome domain of the extracellular flavocytochrome cellobiose dehydrogenase

    B Martin Hallberg;Terese Bergfors;Kristina Bäckbro;Göran Pettersson

  • Improved Accessibility and Reactivity of Dissolving Pulp for the Viscose Process: Pretreatment with Monocomponent Endoglucanase

    Ann-Charlott Engström;Monica Ek;Gunnar Henriksson

  • Polymerization of monolignols by redox shuttle-mediated enzymatic oxidation: a new model in lignin biosynthesis I.

    Hans Önnerud;Liming Zhang;Göran Gellerstedt;Gunnar Henriksson

  • Identification and retting efficiencies of fungi isolated from dew-retted flax in the United States and Europe

    G. Henriksson;D. E. Akin;R. T. Hanlin;C. Rodriguez

  • Carbohydrate reactions during high-temperature steam treatment of aspen wood.

    Jiebing Li;Gunnar Henriksson;Göran Gellerstedt

  • Investigation of the Molecular Weight Increase of Commercial Lignosulfonates by Laccase Catalysis

    Dimitri Areskogh;Jiebing Li;Göran Gellerstedt;Gunnar Henriksson

  • Kraft Lignin: A Valuable, Sustainable Resource, Opportunities and Challenges.

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  • The Physical Action of Cellulases Revealed by a Quartz Crystal Microbalance Study Using Ultrathin Cellulose Films and Pure Cellulases

    Peter Josefsson;Gunnar Henriksson;Lars Wågberg

  • Polygalacturonase is the key component in enzymatic retting of flax.

    Jing Zhang;Gunnar Henriksson;Gunnar Henriksson;Gunnar Johansson

  • Do the extracellular enzymes cellobiose dehydrogenase and manganese peroxidase form a pathway in lignin biodegradation

    Lars Hildén;Gunnar Johansson;Göran Pettersson;Jiebing Li

  • Wood Chemistry and Wood Biotechnology

    Monica Ek;Göran Gellerstedt;Gunnar Henriksson

Frequent Co-Authors

Göran Pettersson
Göran Pettersson Uppsala University
Hongli Zhu
Hongli Zhu Northeastern University
Danny E. Akin
Danny E. Akin United States Department of Agriculture
Lars Wågberg
Lars Wågberg Royal Institute of Technology
Mats Johansson
Mats Johansson Royal Institute of Technology
Harry Brumer
Harry Brumer University of British Columbia
Karl-Erik Eriksson
Karl-Erik Eriksson University of Georgia
Sushil Dhital
Sushil Dhital Monash University
Tuula T. Teeri
Tuula T. Teeri Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
Michael J. Gidley
Michael J. Gidley University of Queensland

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