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Thomas Rosenau

Thomas Rosenau

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Chemistry

D-Index
71
Citations
17238
World Ranking
5585
National Ranking
25

Overview

Thomas Rosenau is affiliated with BOKU University in Austria and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and materials science. Their research primarily focuses on biomedical engineering and biomaterials, with notable involvement in plant science, spectroscopy, and food science. The main topics covered by their work include lignin and wood chemistry, advanced cellulose research studies, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, enzyme-mediated dye degradation, fermentation and sensory analysis, analytical chemistry and chromatography, as well as catalysis for biomass conversion.

Their publication record includes contributions to various journals, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • Cellulose
  • Carbohydrate Polymers
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Molecules
  • ChemSusChem

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Current Situation of the Challenging Scale-Up Development of Hydroxymethylfurfural Production" (2020, ChemSusChem)
  • "Spruce milled wood lignin: linear, branched or cross-linked?" (2020, Green Chemistry)
  • "Unique reactivity of nanoporous cellulosic materials mediated by surface-confined water" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "Fabrication of bacterial cellulose-based wound dressings with improved performance by impregnation with alginate" (2020, Materials Science and Engineering C)
  • "Assembling Native Elementary Cellulose Nanofibrils via a Reversible and Regioselective Surface Functionalization" (2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society)

Thomas Rosenau collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including Antje Potthast, Markus Bacher, Hubert Hettegger, Stefan Böhmdorfer, and Irina Sulaeva.

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

  • Effects of ball milling on the structure of cotton cellulose

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

  • 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

  • Current Situation of the Challenging Scale-Up Development of Hydroxymethylfurfural Production.

    Catherine Thoma;Johannes Konnerth;Wilfried Sailer-Kronlachner;Pia Solt

  • 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

  • 3D printing of nanocellulose hydrogel scaffolds with tunable mechanical strength towards wound healing application

    Chunlin Xu;Binbin Zhang Molino;Binbin Zhang Molino;Xiaoju Wang;Fang Cheng

  • 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

  • Mussel Adhesive-Inspired Design of Superhydrophobic Nanofibrillated Cellulose Aerogels for Oil/Water Separation

    Runan Gao;Shaoliang Xiao;Wentao Gan;Qi Liu

  • 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

  • Reinforcement of bacterial cellulose aerogels with biocompatible polymers.

    N. Pircher;S. Veigel;N. Aigner;Jean-Marie Nedelec

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Antje Potthast
Antje Potthast BOKU University
Paul Kosma
Paul Kosma BOKU University
Herbert Sixta
Herbert Sixta Aalto University
Orlando J. Rojas
Orlando J. Rojas University of British Columbia
Hans Nohl
Hans Nohl University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Alfred D. French
Alfred D. French United States Department of Agriculture
Jean-Marie Nedelec
Jean-Marie Nedelec University of Clermont Auvergne
Eero Kontturi
Eero Kontturi Aalto University
Akira Isogai
Akira Isogai University of Tokyo

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