BPS 2026, Riga
A great opportunity for our SusChemEng team at Dept. of Chemistry and Biotechnology, TalTech to showcase along with dear colleagues from TalTech Wood Valorisation HUB our latest research achievements at the 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 (𝗕𝗣𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲) held in Riga.
Beyond presenting our work, it was a pleasure to engage with an outstanding international community of polymer scientists, exchange ideas, and discuss emerging opportunities in biopolymers and lignin valorisation.
Polina Savochkina presented her first poster contribution with SusChemEng, exploring the replacement of polystyrene sulfonate in conductive polymers with industrial and synthetically tuned sulfonated lignins. This exciting research carried out together and in co-authorship with Uswa Rana bridges the #TEMTA49 project funded by ETAG - Estonian Research Council and #INNOCHEMBIO, carried out under co-supervision of Jean-Manuel Raimundo. I was delighted to welcome Vitali Sõritski, Head of the Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials at TalTech – Tallinn University of Technology and one of the co-organizers of BPS2026, joining to this growing research project soon.
Albina Mikhraliieva, an #MSCA_Fellow at Dept. of Chemistry and Biotechnology, TalTech, presented her innovative research (achieved with a help of our brilliant student Karina Ignatova) on transforming biomass and food waste into carbon dots and other high-value functional materials. The work highlights new pathways for biomass and waste valorisation and aligns closely with the just launched #TEMTA203 project, where the SusChemEng team plays a key role.
🔹 In my oral presentation, I shared our work on #LignoQuat, a novel innovative lignin-derived antibacterial material combining low cytotoxicity with remarkable antimicrobial performance, with kind acknowledgement to my co-authors Mahendra Kothottil Mohan, Ph.D, Polina Savochkina, and my co-inventor Olga Bragina, Head of Microbial Innovation and Bioanalysis Lab, TalTech. The presentation also reflected on key challenges, lessons learned, and future opportunities in lignin valorisation strategies.
Special thanks to Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte (Riga Technical University) and the Scientific Committee and it's President Prof. Remo Merijs Meri for organizing an outstanding event and bringing the Baltic and international polymer communities together. The symposium provided an inspiring environment for sharing ideas, discussing emerging trends, and strengthening collaborations that will help shape the future of sustainable polymer science.
Looking forward to seeing many of you again at future events together!
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