Bruno ANDERSONS

Dr.chem. Bruno Andersons Chairman of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Wood Chemistry Head of the Laboratory of Wood Protection and Emission from Wood Based Products Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry Dzerbenes iela 27 Riga, LV 1006, Latvia Phone: +371 67552554 Fax: +371 67550635 E-mail: [email protected]

Born: July 22, 1951, Riga.

Interests:

• Wood chemistry
• Wood biodegradation and its prevention by environment-friendly preparation and modification methods
• Mechanisms of interaction of wood preservatives with wood components
• Environmental optimisation of wood protection

Languages: Latvian, English, Russian

• Riga Politechnical Institute (Faculty of Chemistry), 1974
• Dr.chem. (Candidate of Science in former USSR, Ph.D. in Western countries), Institute of Wood Chemistry, Riga, Latvia, 1987.

• Engineer and Researcher, Institute of Wood Chemistry, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1974-1990
• Senior Researcher, Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, 1991 - 1993
• Head of the Laboratory of Wood Protection and Emission from Wood Based Products, 1994 -
• Visiting Researcher, Federal Research Centre of Forestry and Forest Products, Germany, 1994 and 1998
• Chairman of the Scientific Council, Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, 2000 -

• Full Member, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 2004
• Corresponding Member, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 2001
• The Latvian Academy of Sciences Presidium First Award for Young Scientists, 1985
• The USSR Academy of Sciences Presidium First Award for Young Scientists, 1986

• Member of the International Lignin Institute, Switzerland, 1993
• Member of Forest Products Society, USA, 1997
• Member of Wood Research Society, Germany, 1998
• Member of the Experts Committee of Latvian Council of Science, 1999
• Member of European Confederation of Woodworking Industries, Brussels, 1999
• Member of INTAS General Assembly, Brussels, 1999
• Member of the Technical Committee of the Wood Standardization, Latvia, 1999
• Member of the COST Management Committee, Action E22, Brussels, 2000

• B.Andersons (Manager of the international project). Improvement of Quality Systems and Establishment of Accredited Testing Laboratory in Latvia. Financed by the German Government (1994 - 1996)
• B.Andersons (Head of Project). Biologically Active Natural Substances and Unconventional Methods for Providing Wood Durability. Latvian Council of Science (2001 -2004)
• B.Andersons (Head of Project). Degradation Mechanism of Chemical Composition and Structure of Natural and Modified Lignicellulosic Materials with Different Type of Microorganisms. Latvian Council of Science (2001 - 2004)
• B.Andersons (Programme Director). Innovative Technologies of Wood Processing Products. Latvian Council of Science (2002 – 2005)
• B.Andersons (Head of Project).Studies of wood biodegradation mechanisms for control of degradation processes by environmentally friendly wood preservatives and methods. Latvian Council of Science (2005 - 2008).
• B.Andersons (Head of Project).Utilization of impregnated wood for obtaining of novel products. Latvian Council of Science (2005 - 2008).

• B. Andersons, J. Gravitis, R. Teeäär, U. Kallavus. Properties of dehydropolymers and lignins in solid state. - Mitteilungen der Bundesforschungsanstalt für Forst- und Holzwirstschaft, 1991, N 168, pp. 313 – 319
• Gravitis J., Andersone I., Teeäär R., Andersons B. Interaction of Chromium (VI) Ions with Cellulose and Wood - Koksnes Kim. (Wood Chemistry), 1994, N 4, pp. 66 - 72.
• Gravitis J., Kokorevics A., Andersons B., Kallavus U., Teeäär R. 1995. A New General Model of Wood Cell Wall Substance, Developed on the Bases of Recent Experimental and Theoretical Studies - The 8th International Symposium on Wood and Pulping Chemistry. June 6-9, 1995, Helsinki, Finland. Proceedings, vol. 1, pp. 93 - 100.
• Faix O., Andersons B., Argyropoulos D.S., Robert D. Quantitative Determination of Hydroxyl and Carbonyl Groups of Lignin - an Overview. - Proc. 8th International Symposium on Wood and Pulping Chemistry. June 6-9, 1995, Helsinki, Finland, 1995, vol. 1, pp. 559 - 566.
• Andersone I., Gravitis J., Zakis G., Druz N., Chirkova E., Bikovens O., Andersons B. Lignin and Its Modifications as Sorbents - Proc. Fourth European Workshop on Lignocellulosics and Pulp. Advances in Characterization and Processing of Wood, Non-Woody and Secondary Fibers. Stresa, Italy, September 8-11, 1996, pp. 501-505.
• Andersons B., Tschirkova H., Druse N., Irbe I., Andersone I., Kallavus U., Zhurins A. Zur Erarbeitung der umweltfreundlichen Holzschutzmitteln. - 27.Jahrestagung der GUS “Umwelteinflüsse erfassen, simulieren, bewerten”, 18.-20.März 1998, Karlsruhe, 14-15 (ISBN 3-9806167-0-3).
• Faix O., Andersons B., Zakis G. Determination of carbonyl groups of six round robin lignins by modified oximation and FTIR spectroscopy. - Holzforschung, 1998, vol.52, N 3, pp.268-274.
• Andersone I., Andersons B., Chirkova E., Kallavus U., Teeaar R., Druz N., Irbe I. Investigations of the structure, composition and sorption properties of alder (Alnus) wood. - Proc. of 5^th European Workshop on Lignocellulosics and Pulp. EWLP’98, Aug 30- Sept 2, Univers. Aveiro, Portugal, 41 - 44 (ISBN: 972-8021-66).
• Andersons B., Andersone I., Druz N., Chirkova E. The investigations of chromium free wood preservatives fixation. 13^th Int. Cong. of Chem. and Process Eng. CHISA’98, Aug 23-28, 1998, Praha, Czech Republik, Conf. Proc. on CDROM (full text), P3-146, 1-17 (220ISBN: 80-86059-26-X).
• B. Andersons, J. Chirkova, I. Andersone, O. Faix Sorption of Water vapours on six round robin lignins.- 10^th Int.Sysmposium on Wood and Pulping Chemistry, June 7-10, 1999, Yokohama, Japan, p.p. 202 – 205.
• J. Chirkova, B. Andersons, N. Druz., I. Andersone. Adsorption purification of indoor air, mainly from formaldehyde. - Proc. 8^th Int. Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate,”Indoor Air 99”, 8-13 August 1999, Edinburg, Scotland, vol. 2, pp.710 – 715 ((ISBN 1 86081 296 1).
• I. Irbe, I. Andersone, B. Andersons. Distribution of the true rot fungus Serpula lacrymans in Latvia. - Filia Cryptogamica Estonia (FCE),1999, pp. 52 – 55 (ISBN 9985-50266-3).
• Andersone, N. Kurnosova, J. Chirkova, B. Andersons. Prevention of the ageing of wood materials: factors, affecting interaction between chromium compounds and wood. - Proc. 6^th European Workshop on Lignocellulosics and Pulp, September 3 – 6, 2000, Bordeaux, France, pp. 175 – 178. 
• B.Andersons, I.Andersone, I.Irbe, A.Zhurins, N.Kurnosova (2000). Chromium free wood preservatives from plant oils: problems and solutions. - XX Symposium of Wood Protection, 12-14 September 2000, Rogow, Poland, pp. 87 – 92.
• J. Chirkova, B. Andersons, I. Andersone (2000). On the specific mass of the cellulose - water system. - In: Cellulosic Pulps, Fibres and Materials. Ed. J. F. Kennedy, Woodhead Publishing Ltd, 2000, pp. 45 - 51 (ISBN 185573 4214).
• Druz N., Andersone I., Andersons B. Interaction of copper-containing preservatives with wood. 1. Mechanism of the interaction of copper with cellulose.- Holzforschung, 2001, Bd. 55, S. 13-15.
• I. Irbe, I. Andersone, B. Andersons. Distribution of the true dry rot fungus Serpula lacrymans in Latvia. - Folia Cryptogr, Estonica, 2001, Fasc. 38, pp. 9-12.
• I. Irbe, I. Andersone, B. Andersons, J, Chirkova. Use of ¹³C NMR, sorption and chemical analyses for characteristics of brown-rotted Scots pine. - International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 2001, vol. 47, pp. 37 - 45.
• B. Andersons, K. Rocens, I. Andersone, E. Chirkova, N. Kurnosova. - Proc. 7^th International Conference “Modern Building Materials, Structures and Techniques", Vilnius, Lithuania, May 17-19, 2001,CD, 4 p.
• D. Meier, B. Andersons, I. Irbe, J. Tshirkova, O. Faix. Preliminary study on fungicide and sorption effects of fast pyrolysis liquids used as wood preservative.- “Progress in Thermochemical Biomass Conversion”, 17-22 Sept. 2000, Tyrol, Austria, ed. by A.V. Bridgwater, Blackwell Sciences, 2001, pp. 1550 – 1563.
• J.Chirkova, B.Andersons, I.Andersone, I.Irbe, J.Gravitis. Investigation of the structure of lignocellulose materials by the water vapours sorption method. - Post-Symposium Workshop of the 11th Int. Symp.on Wood  and Pulping Chemistry (ISWPC), France, Grenoble, June 18-19, 2001, pp. 123-125.
• J.Chirkova, B.Andersons, I.Andersone, N.Kurnosova. Comparison of the hydrophilic properties of cellulose and lignin. - Proc. 7th European Workshop on Lignocellulosics and Pulp, Turku, Finnland, pp. 173-176.
• B.Andersons. Problems of the biodegradation of the cultural heritage in Latvia. - Workshop ARIADNE "Biodegradation of Cultural Heritage" , 2001, Prague, Czech republik, 5 pp.
• J.Chirkova, B.Andersons, I.Andersone. Determination of standard isotherms of some vapours sorption by cellulose. - J.Colloid Interface Sci., 2004, vol. 276, pp. 284-289.
• J.Chirkova, B.Andersons, I.Andersone. Microstructure of moist cellulose. - Proc. 8th European Workshop on Lignocellulosics and Pulp, August 22-25, 2004, Riga, Latvia, pp. 368-372.
• A.Morozovs, I.Irbe, B.Andersons. Hydrophobic properties and biological resistance   of modified wood. - Proc. 8th European Workshop on Lignocellulosics and Pulp, August 22-25, 2004, Riga, Latvia, pp. 469-472.
• B.Andersons. Novel agents for improvement of wood durability. - Latvian J. Chem., 2006, N 2, p. 103-114.
• B.Andersons. Problems of the biodegradation of the cultural heritage in Latvia. - In: European Research on Cultural Heritage, State-of-the-Art Studies (Ed. M.Drdacky), 2006, vol.2, p. 473-476.
• I.Irbe, B.Andersons, J.Chirkova, U.Kallavus, O.Faix. On the changes of pinewood (Pinus sivestris) chemical cpomposition and ultrastructure during the attack by brown-rot fungi Postia placenta and Coniophora puteana. - J. Internat. Biodeterioration &Biodegradation, 2006, vol. 57, pp. 99-106.
• J.Chirkova, I.Irbe, B.Andersons, I.Andersone. Study of the structure of biodegraded wood using the water vapours sorption method . - J. Internat. Biodeterioration &Biodegradation, 2006, vol. 58, pp.172 -167.
• B.Andersons, I.Andersone, J.Chirkova, E. Sutti, D.Jones. Changes in the wood cell wall microstructure as a result of modification processes. -In: The 3rd European Conf. on Wood Modification [ECWM3], Oct 15-16, 2007, Cardiff, UK, pp. 393-400.
• V.Biziks, B.Andersons, N.Kurnosova, J.Chirkova. Utilization of impregnated waste wood for carbon sorbents production. - Proc. 3rd Meeting of the Nordic Baltic Network in Wood Material Science and Engineerig(WSE), Oct 29-30, Helsinki, Finland, 2007, pp. 83-89.

Last update 25.02.2008