Aivars ZHURINS

 Born: July 04, 1956, Riga.

Interests:

• Wood chemistry and technology
• Thermochemical biomass conversion
• Charcoal and active carbon manufacturing
• Chemicals (levoglucosan etc.) from pyrolyses liquids

Languages: Latvian, English, Russian

• Riga Politechnic Institute (Faculty of Chemistry), 1979.
• Dr.sc.ing., Institute of Wood Chemistry, Riga, Latvia, 1998.

• Engineer and Researcher, Institute of Wood Chemistry, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1979-2000
• Expert in the Association of Latvia Wood Products Quality Inspectors, 2002-
• Expert in the Latvian National Accreditation Bureau, 2005-
• Director of the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, 2000 -

 Research Projects

• (Head of Project). Investigation of the possibility of isolation, characterization and utilisation of biomass pyrolysis liquids. Latvian Council of Science (2001-2003).
• (Head of Project). Biomass and its wastes as renewable raw materials for production phenol – formaldehide resin. Latvian Council of Science (2004- ).
• (Head of Project). Producing of the levoglucosan from decideous trees. Latvian Council of Science (2005- ).

• J.Zandersons, A. Zhurinsh. Energetically self-sufficing and ecologically clean technology for charcoal production.- In book: Vybrane procesy pri chemickom spracovani dreva, 1996, Zvolen, pp. 253-261.
• A. Zhurinsh. A feasebility to utilize wood of low-value deciduous tree species in charcoal production.- Baltic Forestry, 1997, vol.3, N 2, pp. 53-57.
• J.Zandersons, A.Zhurinsh, A.Tardenaka, B.Spince. The Impact of Catalysts on the Rate of Wood Pyrolysis and the Yield of Charcoal and Volatile Products. -In: Vybrane procesy pri chemickom spracovani dreva, Zvolen, 1998, pp. 121-125.
• J.Zandersons, A.Zhurinsh, J.Gravitis. Carbonization of wood residues by utilising volatile thermolysis products combustion heat. - Cellulose Chem. Technol., 1999, vol.33, N 1-2, pp. 147-160.
• J.Zandersons, J.Gravitis, A.Kokorevics, A.Zhurinsh, O.Bikovens, A.Tardenaka, B.Spince. Studies of the Brazilian sugarcane bagasse carbonisation process and products properties. - Biomass and Bioenergy, 1999, vol. 17, N 3, pp. 210-219.
• J.Zandersons, A.Žurinš. Wood carbonization technologies: environmental aspects. - Proc. Latvian Acad. Sci., Section B, 1999, vol. 53, N 1, pp. 1-4.
• J.Zandersons, A.Zhurinsh, A.Tardenaka, B.Spince. Catalysed carbonisation of fine woodworking industry residues. - In: Progress in thermochemical biomass conversion, Blackwell Science, 2001, vol.2, pp.1642-1650.
• Zhurinsh, A., Zandersons, J. Lump charcoal production in Latvia: state of the art and prospects. - In: Pyrolysis and Gasification of Biomass and Waste, CPL Press, Newbury, UK, 2003, pp.307-314.
• J.Zandersons, A.Zhurinsh, J. Rizhikovs. Carbon materials and activated carbon from fine-grained woodworking wastes. - Scientific Proc. Riga TU. Series 1 Material Science and Appl. Chem., 2002 (published 2003), vol 4, pp. 156 – 166.
• J. Zandersons, J. Gravitis, A.Zhurinsh, A.Kokorevics, U.Kallavus, C.K. Suzuki. Carbon materials obtained from self-binding sugar cane bagasse and deciduous wood residues plastics. - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2004, vol. 26, pp. 345-360.
• Zhurinsh, A., Zandersons, J. Lump charcoal production in Latvia: state of the art and prospects. - In: Pyrolysis and Gasification of Biomass and Waste, CPL Press, UK, Newburg, 2003, pp. 307-314.
• J.Zandersons, A.Zhurinsh. Environment – friendly and energetically self-sufficient carbonization of wood and wood industry waste - Environmental Education, Communication and Sustainability, vol 15, Integrative Approaches towards Sustainability in the Baltic Sea Region. Ed. W.L.Filho, A.Ubelis, Frankfurt a Main, Berlin, 2004, pp. 445-450.
• Zhurinsh A., Zandersons J., Dobele G. Potentialities of slow pyrolysis for utilization of waste timber materials. - Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 2005, vol.74, N 1-2, pp.439-444.

Last update 26.10.2005