Mikko Mäkelä Email & Phone Number

In my current position at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. I support our research groups within Biomass Processing and Products and develop new research openings within Intelligent Biomass Processing and the digitalization of the bioeconomy. Thus far I have established the use of hyperspectral near infrared imaging for evaluating textile fiber.

Umeå, Sweden

I worked in the Division of Biomass Technology and Chemistry but was mainly on leave of absence during this period.

Umeå, Sweden

I worked in the Division of Biomass Technology and Chemistry on a cyclone pilot supplied by Airgrinder AB to SLU. I was responsible of finalizing the pilot environment by installing process sensors, developing models to determine specific energy consumption, and acquired ~500 k€ competitive research funding. We performed several industrial projects on.

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

I mainly worked in Prof. Lauri Rautkari's Wood Material Science group on spectral imaging and chemometrics. We established the use of hyperspectral near infrared imaging for studying the effects of chemical treatments on wood surfaces. I was responsible of designing experiments and programming tailor-made software for interpreting hyperspectral imaging.

I worked in Prof. Kunio Yoshikawa's Laboratory and studied ash behavior during hydrothermal carbonization of sludge using bench-scale lab equipment. I also determined the energy balance of sludge carbonization at a pulp and paper mill based on empirical data. This fellowship was funded with a personal grant from the Finnish Foundation for Technology.

Alicante, Spain

I visited Prof. Andres Fullana's Wastes, Pyrolysis and Combustion group to work with hydrothermal carbonization (wet pyrolysis) of sludge for fuel applications. I focused on determining the effects of carbonization conditions on carbonized sludge properties in the lab using design of experiments.

Espoo, Finland

I worked in Prof. Olli Dahl's Clean Technologies Group on characterizing the trace metal content and mobility in industrial solid wastes and the use of waste materials in novel applications.

Doctor Of Science

Master'S Degree