Forestry pulp and paper industry is a significant energy consumer and source of greenhouse gas emissions. For example, industrial side streams and waste products are usually burned for energy. However these materials hold great potential for becoming feedstock for value-added products and being part of the circular economy preventing climate change. Project aims to develop new materials and find more valuable use for aforementioned sources. We will utilize and develop ultrafast Laplace NMR methods, which enable monitoring fast processes in real time and offer unique information about the dynamics without the use of invasive tracers. We will also utilize the methods on mobile, low-field instruments to facilitate affordable and sustainable chemical analysis outside the laboratory environment for example at industrial site. Real time monitoring streamlines processes and increases the value of final products, decreases the burden for environment and enables efficient use of side streams.

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2027