Diploma theses, PhD theses and habilitations
Mag. Dr. Hubert HETTEGGER
Pursued venia docendi "Hybrid Material Chemistry"
Mentor: Thomas Rosenau
Muhamad Nur Ghoyatul Amin, MSc.
Structural Analysis of Fucoidan
Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Antje Potthast, Stefan Böhmdorfer
DI David Budischowsky
Determination of functional groups from LPMO oxidised cellulose
Supervisors: Antje Potthast, Irina Sulaeva, Hubert Hettegger
Takaaki Goto, MSc.
Structure, analysis and application potential of oxidized oligosaccharides
Supervisor: Thomas Rosenau
Anna Marie Hallasgo, MSc.
Role of endophytic and mycorrhizal fungi in plant health
Dissertation in Cooperation with the Division of Plant Protection
Supervisors: Siegrid Steinkellner, Karin Hage-Ahmed, Stefan Böhmdorfer, Anna Keutgen
Hajar Khalilian, MSc.
Cellulose Characterization by MIR Spectroscopy
Supervisors: Stefan Böhmdorfer, Thomas Rosenau
DI Nadine Kohlhuber
Structure-property-application relationships in technical lignins
Betreuer: Antje Potthast, Ivan Sumerskii, Thomas Rosenau
Mitsuharu Koide, MSc.
Functionalization of celluloses for high-strength fibers
Supervisor: Thomas Rosenau
Anna Lehrhofer, MSc.
Enantioseparation on non-conventional cellulose-based chiral phases
Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Antje Potthast, Hubert Hettegger, Hiroshi Kamitakahara (Kyoto University)
Ivan Melikhov, MSc
Investigation of indigo and its degradation products’ influence on cellulose stability
Supervisor: Antje Potthast
Jonas Simon, M.Sc.
Oxidative modification of celluloses
Supervisors: Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau
Hoai Tran, M.Sc.
Phytochemical Analysis of Seedy Banana
Betreuer: Stefan Böhmdorfer, Thomas Rosenau
Laura Völkel, MA
Nanocellulose as Stabilzer for Damaged Paper
Supervisor: Antje Potthast
DI Gerhild Wurzer
Utilization of Lignosulfonates
Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Hubert Hettegger
Luisa Baufeld
Investigation of Microbially Contaminated Papers with Diverse Hygroscipoic Properties
Supervisors: Antje Potthast
Markus Löcker
Modification of technical lignins
Supervisors: Antje Potthast, Nadine Kohlhuber
Martin Schäfferling
Novel all-cellulose hybrids by non-porous coating of porous matrix materials
Supervisors: Falk Liebner
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Stefan BÖHMDORFER
Venia docendi "Biorefinery Analytics", 2022
Mentors: Thomas Rosenau, Antje Potthast
Dipl.Chem. Dr. Falk LIEBNER
Venia docendi "Biomaterial Chemistry", 2015
Mentor: Thomas Rosenau
Dipl.-Rest. Dr. Ute HENNIGES
Venia docendi "Paper Conservation Science", 2015
Mentors: Thomas Rosenau, Antje Potthast
Dr. nat. techn. Cuong Viet Bui, MSc.
Synthesis and evaluation of polysaccharide-based chiral stationary phases for enantiomer resolution
Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Hubert Hettegger, Wolfgang Lindner
DI Dr. Paul Jusner
In-Depth Characterization of Thermally Stressed Electric Insulation Paper
Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Antje Potthast
DI Dr. nat. techn. Florian Bausch
Analysis of Ancient and Modern Papyri
Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Antje Potthast
DI Dr. Oliver Musl
Advanced Lignin Characterization
Supervisor: Antje Potthast
Mgr. Dr. nat. techn. Matthias Guggenberger, MSc.
Augmenting Biorefinery Analytics by Data Evaluation
Supervisors: Stefan Böhmdorfer, Thomas Rosenau
Dr. nat. techn. Stefano Barbini, MSc.
Selectivity Studies of Natural Compounds Extracted from Coniferous Bark by scCO2 and Characterization by GC-MS/FID and UPC2-QToF-MS
Supervisors: Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau
Dr. nat. techn. Oliver Sarosi, MSc.
Alternative Methods for the Production of Dissolving Pulp
Supervisor: Antje Potthast
Dr. Luyao Wang, MSc.
Lignin fractionation and utilization
Dissertation in cooperation with Åbo Akademi University Turku, Finnland
Supervisors: Chunlin Xu, Thomas Rosenau
DDI Dr. Christian Schimper
Advancing the Properties of Cellulosic Aerogels with Particular Focus on Cell Scaffolding Materials
Supervisors: Falk Liebner, Thomas Rosenau
Mag. Dr. nat. techn. Philipp Korntner
Advanced Methods in the Analysis of Technical Lignins
Supervisors: Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau, Markus Bacher
Dr. Wolfgang Hinterdobler, MSc.
Fungal Chemical Communication
Dissertation in cooperation with the Center Health and Bioresources of the Austrian Institutes for Technology
Supervisors: Monika Schmoll, Stefan Böhmdorfer
Dr. nat. techn. Sakeena Quraishi, MSc.
Photoluminescent and light weight porous materials from oxidatively modified cellulose for sensing and thermal insulation applications
Supervisors: Falk Liebner, Thomas Rosenau
Dr. nat. techn. Dennis Burger, MSc.
Silk fibroin - cellulose composite materials
Dissertation in Kooperation mit der Shinshu University Japan
Supervisors: Yasushi Tamada, Thomas Rosenau, Marco Beaumont
Dr. nat. techn. Sebastian España Orozco, MSc.
Characterization and Quantification of Wood Extractive during Sulfite Pulping and TCF Bleaching (Wood K-plus)
Supervisor: Antje Potthast
Dr. nat. techn. Julien Jaxel, MSc.
Tailoring of supercritical carbon dioxide technologies for the coloration of solid wood
Supervisors: Falk Liebner, Christian Hansmann (Wood K-Plus)
Dr. nat. techn. Arianna Lucia
Dialdehyde cellulose-based binder for mineral wool
Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Hendrikus Van Erwijnen (Wood K-Plus)
Dr. nat. techn. Grigory Zinovyev, MSc.
Advanced Molar Mass Characterization of Technical Lignins
Supervisors: Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau
Dr. nat. techn. Vebi Mimini, MSc.
Lignofoams: Potential for 100% Bio-Based Matrices and Resins
Supervisor: Thomas Rosenau
Dr. nat. techn. Manuel Becker, MSc.
Analysis of Complex Carbohydrate Mixtures
Dissertation in cooperation with the Department of Applied Plant Sciences and Plant Biotechnology
Supervisors: Astrid Forneck, Antje Potthast
DI Dr. Sven Plappert
Assembly of Nanocellulose Building Blocks into Anisotropic Membranes, Gels and Aerogels
Supervisor: Falk Liebner
DI Dr. nat. techn. Nele Zwirchmayr
Chromophores in pulp and paper: Approaches towards their degradation and detection mechanisms
Supervisors: Ute Henniges, Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau
Mag. Dr. nat. techn. Slavica Hell
Resource-Saving Approaches for Oxidation and Further Processing of Man-Made Cellulose Fibers
Supervisor: Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau
Dr. nat. techn. Irina Sulaeva, MSc.
Novel Approaches to Molar Mass Analysis of Polymers Derived from Renewable Resources
Supervisor: Antje Potthast, Ute Henniges, Thomas Rosenau
DI Dr. Josua Oberlerchner
Unconventional Methods for the Analysis of Carbohydrates in Biorefinery Streams
Supervisors: Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau
DI Dr. Andreas Schedl
Development of Sensitive and Enhanced Mass Spectrometric Methods for Analysis of Degradation Products from Aged Cellulose Matrices
Supervisors: Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau
Dr. nat. techn. Marco Beaumont, MSc.
Characterization and Modification of a Cellulose II Gel
Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Antje Potthast
Dr. Christian Hutterer
Evaluation of the HEM-Extra Process
Supervisor: Antje Potthast (K plus)
DI Dr. Nora Odabas
Chemical Modification and Utilization of Paper Grade Pulp and Fractions Thereof
Supervisors: Ute Henniges, Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau
Mag. Dr. nat. techn. Hubert Hettegger.
Modification of Biopolymers for Improved Wound-Healing
Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Antje Potthast
Dr. nat. techn. Nicole Pircher, MSc.
Tailoring of cellulosic aerogels for biomedical applications
Supervisors: Falk Liebner, Thomas Rosenau
Dr. nat. techn. Christine Nagawa, MSc.
Chemical Composition and Biological Activity of Essential Oils and Extractives from Selected Tree Species of Uganda
Supervisors: Stefan Böhmdorfer, Thomas Rosenau
DI Dr. Martin Siller
Oxidative Modifications of Cellulosic Fibres
Supervisors: Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau
Dr. nat. techn. Karl Michael Klinger, MSc.
Current Biorefinery Scenarios: Studies into Ammoxidation of Lignocellulosic Material and Periodate Oxidation of Cellulose
Supervisors: Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau
DI Dr. nat. techn. Bojan Stefanović
Mechanisms for Cellulose Modification - Degradation and Surface Modification
Supervisors: Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau
DI Dr. nat. techn. Gerald Ebner
Modification of Sustainable Resources and their Applications
Supervisors: Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau
Dr. Kyujin Ahn, MSc.
Sustainability of mass deacidification of library objects
Supervisor: Antje Potthast
Dr. Sharifah Nabihah Binti Syed Jaafar, MSc.
Utilization of Biomass in Biorefinery Approaches
Supervisors: Stefan Böhmdorfer, Thomas Rosenau
Dr. Huiqing Wang, MSc.
Synthesis, Characterisation and Properties of Quantum-Dotted Aerogels
Supervisors: Falk Liebner, Thomas Rosenau
DI Dr. nat. techn. Georg Pour
Ammonoxidation of ligneous matter, the fate of the incorporated nitrogen and CO2 fixation by the resulting artificial humic substances
Supervisors: Falk Liebner, Thomas Rosenau
Mag. Dr. nat techn. Michael Schrems, MBA
Green Refinery - Ionic Liquids as novel media for biomass processing
Supervisors: Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau
DI Dr. nat. techn. Elisabeth Lackinger
Novel ASA-substitutes in paper sizing based on renewable raw materials
Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Antje Potthast
Dr. nat. techn. Ilabahen Patel, MSc.
Studies into the chemoenzymatic modification of cellulose by the laccase/TEMPO system
Supervisors: Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau, Dietmar Haltrich
DI Dr. Emmerich Haimer
Supercritical CO2 for chemical engineering of renewable ressources
Dissertation at the Department of Material Science
Supervisors: Martin Wendland, Thomas Rosenau, Falk Liebner
DI Dr. nat. techn. Stefan Böhmdorfer
Studies into fundamentals of ortho-quinone methide chemistry
Supervisor: Thomas Rosenau
Dipl. Chem. Dr. nat. techn. Ivana Tot
Modification of residual hemicellulosic structures
Supervisor: Antje Potthast
DI Dr. nat. techn. Martina Opietnik
Synthesis of novel heterocyclic ligands for the human aryl hydrocarbon receptor
Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Alois Jungbauer, Falk Liebner
DI Dr. nat. techn. Karin Krainz
Mechanistic studies of chromophore formation in cellulosics
Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Antje Potthast, Falk Liebner
DI Dr. nat. techn. Elisabeth Kloser
Synthesis and oxidation chemistry of novel tocopherol-type antioxidants
Supervisor: Thomas Rosenau
Dipl. Rest. Dr. nat. techn. Ute Henniges
Cellulose analytics by fluorescence labelling and gel permeation chromatography
Supervisor: Antje Potthast
Dr. nat. techn. Anjan Patel, MSc. MPhil.
Oxidation chemistry of non-alpha-tocopherols and related model compounds
Supervisor: Thomas Rosenau
Dr. nat. techn. Yuko Yoneda, MSc.
Synthesis of novel cellodextrins as cellulose fragment analogues
Supervisor: Thomas Rosenau
DI Dr. nat. techn. Jürgen Röhrling
Oxidative modification and fluorescence labeling of cellulosic substrates
Supervisors: Paul Kosma, Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau
DI Dr. nat. techn. Jürgen Sartori
Investigations of alkaline degradation reactions of cellulosic model compounds
Supervisors: Paul Kosma, Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau
DI Dr. nat. techn. Christian Adelwöhrer
Investigations into the chemistry of phenolic antioxidants
Supervisor: Thomas Rosenau
DI Dr. nat. techn. Rainer Bohrn
Determination of carboxyl groups in pulps by fluorescence labeling
Supervisors: Paul Kosma, Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau
DI Dr. nat. techn. Immanuel Adorjan
Chromophore formation and carbohydrate conversions in the system NMMO/Cellulose (Lyocell Process)
Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Antje Potthast, Paul Kosma
DI Ágnes Dohovits
Effects of inoculations with endophytic, mycorrhizal and pathogenic fungi (Fusarium oxysporum) on tomato secondary metabolites
Supervisors: Karin Hage-Ahmed (Institute of Plant Protection), Stefan Böhmdorfer, Siegrid Steinkellner (Institute of Plant Protection)
DI Maximilian Lubitz
Sustainable Functionalization of Lignin for the Production of Biocolloids
Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Antje Potthast, Ewald Srebotnik, Marco Beaumont, Irina Sulaeva
DI Anna Schnegg
Effect of the Antioxidant Hydroxytyrosol on the Aging Behavior of Denim
Supervisors: Antje Potthast, Hubert Hettegger
DI Elisabeth Billich
Profiling of Functional Groups in Lignin by FTIR
Supervisors: Antje Potthast, Ivan Sumerski,Cordt Zollfrank (Technical University of Munich)
DI Johanna Zieher
Derivatization-NMR Techniques in the Analysis of Lignocellulosics
Supervisors: Markus Bacher, Anton Friedl (TU Wien), Thomas Rosenau
DI Christian Schuster
Quantification of Lignin in Pulping Liquors
Supervisors: Stefan Böhmdorfer, Antje Potthast
DI Nadine Kohlhuber
Preparation of Thermally Super-Insulating Cellulose I Aerogels: Up-Scaling and Optimization
Supervisor: Falk Liebner
DI Elisabeth Schaubmayr
Nanocellulose Composites
Supervisors: Marco Beaumont, Thomas Rosenau
DI Katharina Dorninger
Chemometric Models for the Analysis of Lignin
Supervisors: Antje Potthast, Ivan Sumerskii
DI Patrick Geiger
Chemical and mechanical analysis of Danubian Myriophyllum spicatum
Supervisors: Marco Beaumont, Thomas Rosenau
Mag. Ezgi Özkan
Secondary metabolite production during sexual development in Trichoderma reesei and its analysis by HPTLC and DESI-MS
Supervisors: Stefan Böhmdorfer, Monika Schmoll (AIT Bioresources)
DI Maria Pichler
Investigation of metabolite-based effects of T. asperelllum on M. laxa
Supervisors: Siegrid Steinkellner, Karin Hage-Ahmed, Stefan Böhmdorfer
DI David Budischowsky
Ozone bleaching of cellulosic chromophores
Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Nele Zwirchmayr
DI Gerhild Wurzer
Cellulose-Containing Materials for the Purification of Virus-Like Particles and Proteins
Supervisors: Marco Beaumont, Hubert Hettegger, Thomas Rosenau
DI Elisabeth Jahn
Cellulose/Silica Nanocomposites
Supervisors: Marco Beaumont, Thomas Rosenau, Stefan Böhmdorfer
DI Franz-Josef Pichler
Lignin decolourization
Supervisors: Stefan Böhmdorfer, Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau
DI Miriam Vogt
Fast track for the accurate determination of carboxyl groups and sulfonic acid groups in various lignins
Supervisors: Ivan Sumerski, Hubert Hettegger, Antje Potthast
DI Paul Daniel Jusner
Environmentally Benign Esterification of Lignocelluloses
Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Marco Beaumont
DI Mario Holzlechner
Lignin decolourization through oxidative and reductive bleaching
Supervisor: Stefan Böhmdorfer, Thomas Rosenau
DI Julian Selinger
Waste chicken feathers as raw material for carbon fibers
Supervisors: Herbert Sixta (Aalto University, Finnland), Thomas Rosenau
DI Oliver Musl
Chemical Effect during Modification of Kraft Lignin with Ozone under Alkaline Conditions
Supervisors: Stefan Böhmdorfer, Thomas Rosenau
Frauke Kikul, MSc.
Development of a Method for Quantification of Chromophores in Cellulosic Materials
Supervisors: Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau
Kristina Missbach, MSc.
Quantification of Lignin in Pulp
Supervisors: Ute Henniges, Antje Potthast
DI Erika Schaudy
Synthesis of Natural Antioxidants
Supervisor: Thomas Rosenau
DDI Urban Spitaler
Quantitative Analyse des Anthocyan- und Phenolgehaltes von Weizen (Triticum aestivum L.) mittels UV/Vis-Spektroskopie und HPTLC
Thesis at the Department of Crop Science
Supervisors: Heinrich Grausgruber, Stefan Böhmdorfer
DI Renate Kepplinger
Extraction and Modification of Lignins Obtained from Hydrothermally Treated Biomass
Supervisor: Falk Liebner
DI Christoph Wachholder
High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography of Wood Derived Sugars: Method Development and Validation
Supervisors: Antje Potthast, Stefan Böhmdorfer, Josua Oberlerchner
DI Julia Wenger
Cellulose Derived Chromophores in Pulp and Paper: Analysis with Atmospheric Pressure Ionization Mass Spectrometry and Gas Chromatographic Methods
Supervisors: Antje Potthast, Stefan Böhmdorfer
DI Jakob König
Physico-Chemical Processes upon Drying of Cellulosic Materials
Supervisors: Thomas Rosenau, Marco Beaumont
DI Christina Fuchs
Characterization of Anthocyanins in Blue Aleurone and Purple Pericarp Wheat Using HPTLC
Thesis at the Department of Crop Science
Supervisors: Heinrich Grausgruber, Stefan Böhmdorfer
DI Sven Plappert
Oxidative modification of cellulose as an approach towards transparent films and aerogels
Supervisors: Falk Liebner, Thomas Rosenau
DI Veronika Schreieder
Increasing the Potency of Mosquito Repellents with Cyclodextrins
Supervisors: Falk Liebner, Volker Sieber
DI Leander Sützl
Analysis of Resinous Residues
Supervisors: Antje Potthast, Stefan Böhmdorfer, Thomas Rosenau
DI Liu Fang
A novel sustainable encapsulation method using polyelectrolyte complex formation
Supervisors: Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau
DI Klaus Atzgersdorfer
Analysis of the Anthocyanin Composition and Antioxidative Potential of Purple Wheat Crossbreeds
Thesis at the Department of Crop Science
Supervisors: Heinrich Grausgruber, Stefan Böhmdorfer
DI Andreas Schedl
Analysis of volatile wound exudates
Supervisor: Antje Potthast
DI Josua Oberlerchner
Characterization of oligomeric cellulose derivatives
Supervisors: Antje Potthast, Ute Henniges
DI Michael Wagner
Nanofibrillation of Cellulose
Supervisor: Antje Potthast
DI Bernhard Mißbichler
Saccharification of Milled Aspen Wood
Supervisor: Thomas Rosenau
DI Philipp Vejdovszky
Impact of 1-ethyl-3-methyl imidazolium acetate as cellulose solvent on the activity of an endoglucanase from Trichoderma reseei
Supervisors: Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau
DI Nikita Aigner
Preparation and characterization of unaltered and mechanically reinforced bacterial cellulose aerogels
Supervisors: Falk Liebner, Thomas Rosenau
DI Gerhard Humer
Analysis of degradation compounds in the waste water of pulping processes
Supervisor: Antje Potthast
DI Ramona Dunareanu
Synthesis and characterisation of cellulose phosphate aerogels
Supervisors: Falk Liebner, Thomas Rosenau
DI Christian Schimper
Effect of alkali pre-treatment on Trichoderma cellulase treatments of cellulose fibers
Supervisor: Thomas Rosenau
DI Gerald Ebner
Studies into cellulose analytics
Diploma Thesis at the University of Technology, Vienna
Supervisors: Johannes Fröhlich, Antje Potthast, Thomas Rosenau
