Claes Niklasson
Professor
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Chalmers University of Technology
Sweden
Biography
Claes Niklasson got his Master degree at Chalmers 1981 in Engineering Physics and PhD at the department of Chemical Reaction Engineering 1988 in the field of Heterogeneous Catalysis. Associated Professor in 1993 and a full Professorship at Chalmers 2000. Claes main research areas are heterogeneous catalysis and bioreaction engineering. More than 65 published research papers in well known international journals. Claes has a great interest in teaching and pedagogical projects and has over 26 publications in this field. Under his supervision and examination 15 students have graduated with the degree of PhD.
Research Interest
Yeast fermentation Ethanol and Biogas from biological residues and waste Modeling of fermentation processes.
Publications
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Taherzadeh MJ, Niklasson C, Lidén G. Acetic acid—friend or foe in anaerobic batch conversion of glucose to ethanol by Saccharomyces cerevisiae?. Chemical Engineering Science. 1997 Aug 1;52(15):2653-9.
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Taherzadeh MJ, Eklund R, Gustafsson L, Niklasson C, Lidén G. Characterization and fermentation of dilute-acid hydrolyzates from wood. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 1997 Nov 3;36(11):4659-65.
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Albers E, Larsson C, Lidén G, Niklasson C, Gustafsson L. Influence of the nitrogen source on Saccharomyces cerevisiae anaerobic growth and product formation. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 1996 Sep 1;62(9):3187-95.
