Henrik Romar

Versatile manager with background in coordinating diverse teams and managing complex projects. Skilled in strategic planning, operational improvement, and fostering collaborative environments. Demonstrated ability to enhance efficiency and productivity while maintaining high standards of quality. Successfully implemented innovative solutions that resulted in positive organizational changes.

Kupila, Riikka; Lappalainen Katja; Hu Tao; Romar Henrik; Lassi Ulla (2021) Lignin-based activated carbon-supported metal oxide catalysts in lactic acid production from glucose, Appl Cat A (in press)

Varila, Toni; Mäkelä, Eveliina; Kupila, Riikka; Romar, Henrik; Hu, Tao; Karinen, Reetta; Puurunen, Riikka L.; Lassi, Ulla (2021) Conversion of furfural to 2-methylfuran over CuNi catalysts supported on biobased carbon foams. Catalysis today (in press)

Tuomikoski, Sari; Runtti, Hanna; Romar, Henrik; Lassi, Ulla; Kangas, Teija (2021) Multiple heavy metal removal simultaneously by a biomass‐based porous carbon. Water environment research, https://doi.org/10.1002/wer.1514

Aekjuthon Phounglamcheik, Liang Wang, Henrik Romar, Norbert Kienzl, Markus Broström, Kerstin Ramser, Øyvind Skreiberg, Kentaro Umeki. (2020) Effects of Pyrolysis Conditions and Feedstocks on the Properties and Gasification Reactivity of Charcoal from Woodchips. Energy Fuels 34, 7, 8353–8365.

Pekka Myllymäki, Janne Pesonen, Henrik Romar, Tao Hu, Pekka Tynjälä, Ulla Lassi. (2020) The use of calcined paper mill sludge as a chemical precipitant in the simultaneous removal of ammonium and phosphate − paper mill waste recycling and reuse Desalination and Water Treatment 194, 459–467 doi: 10.5004/dwt.2020.2538

Soumia Bakhta , Zahra Sadaoui, Ulla Lassi, Henrik Romar, Riikka Kupila, Julien Vieillard, (2020) Performances of metals modified activated carbons for fluoride removal from aqueous solutions. Chem Phys Letters  754.

Juhola, Riikka; Runtti, Hanna; Kangas, Teija; Hu, Tao; Romar, Henrik & Tuomikoski, Sari , Bisphenol A removal from water by biomass-based carbon: isotherms, kinetics and thermodynamics studies, Environmental Technology

Myllymäki, Pekka; Pesonen Janne; Romar Henrik, Hu Tao, Tynjälä Pekka and Lassi Ulla (2020) The use of calcined paper mill sludge as a chemical precipitant in the simultaneous removal of ammonium and phosphate – paper mill waste recycling and reuse, Desalination and water treatment

Siipola, Virpi; Pflugmacher, Stephan; Romar, Henrik; Wendling, Laura; Koukkari, Pertti (2020) Low-Cost Biochar Adsorbents for Water Purification Including Microplastics Removal. Applied sciences 10 (3), 788-806. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10030788

Varila, Toni; Romar, Henrik; Romar, Tero; Hilli, Tuomo; Lassi, Ulla (2020) Characterization of lignin enforced tannin/furanic foams. - Heliyon 5 (1), e03228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03228

Varila Toni; Brännström Hanna; Kilpeläinen Petri; Hellström Jarkko; Romar Henrik; Nurmi Juha N; Lassi Ulla (2020) From Norway spruce bark to activated carbon foams: Characterization and applications, Bioresources

Tuomikoski, Sari; Kupila, Riikka; Romar, Henrik; Bergna, Davide; Kangas, Teija; Runtti, Hanna; Lassi, Ulla (2019) Zinc Adsorption by Activated Carbon Prepared from Lignocellulosic Waste Biomass. Applied sciences 9, 4583.

Myllymäki, Pekka; Pesonen, Janne; Nurmesniemi, Emma-Tuulia; Romar, Henrik; Tynjälä, Pekka; Hu, Tao; Lassi, Ulla (2019) The Use of Industrial Waste Materials for the Simultaneous Removal of Ammonium Nitrogen and Phosphate from the Anaerobic Digestion Reject Water. Waste and biomass valorization, 1-12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12649-019-00724-8

Bergna, D.; Hu, T.; Prokkola, H.; Romar, H.; Lassi, U. (2019) Effect of Some Process Parameters on the Main Properties of Activated Carbon Produced from Peat in a Lab-Scale Process. Waste and biomass valorization.

Annu Rusanen, Riikka Lahti, Katja Lappalainen, Johanna Karkkainen, Tao Hu, Henrik Romar, Ulla Lassi (2019) Catalytic conversion of glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural over biomass-based activated carbon catalyst. Catalysis Today https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2019.02.040

Virpi Siipola, Hanne Wikberg, Anssi Källi, Riikka Lahti, Henrik Romar, Kimmo Rasa, Riikka Keskinen, Tarja Tamminen (2018): Effects of biomass raw material type, carbonization process and activation method on the properties of bio-based activated carbons. Bioresources.

Pekka Myllymäki, Riikka Lahti, Henrik Romar, Ulla Lassi (2018): Removal of total organic carbon from peat solution by hybrid method – electrocoagulation combined with adsorption. Journal of Water Process Engineering 2456–62 DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2018.05.008

Mäkelä, Eveliina; Lahti, Riikka; Jaatinen, Salla; Romar, Henrik; Hu, Tao; Puurunen, Riikka L.; Lassi, Ulla; Karinen, Reetta (2018) Study of Ni, Pt, and Ru Catalysts on Wood-based Activated Carbon Supports and their Activity in Furfural Conversion to 2-Methylfuran. ChemCatChem . https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.20180026

Suopajärvi, Hannu; Umeki, Kentaro; Mousa, Elsayed; Hedayati, Ali; Romar, Henrik; Kemppainen, Antti; Wang, Chuan; Phounglamcheik, Aekjuthon; Tuomikoski, Sari; Norberg, Nicklas; Andefors, Alf; Öhman, Marcus; Lassi, Ulla; Fabritius, Timo (2018) Use of biomass in integrated steelmaking : status quo, future needs and comparison to other low-CO2 steel production technologies. Applied Energy 213, 384-407.

H Doddapaneni, T., Jain, R., Preveenkumar, R., Rintala, J., Romar, H. & Konttinen, J. (2018) Adsorption of furfural from torrefaction condensate using torrefied biomass. Chemical engineering journal 334, 558-568.

Prati, L., Bergna, D., Villa, A., Spontoni, P., Bianchi, C.L., Hu, T., Romar, H. & Lassi, U. (2018) Carbons from second generation biomass as sustainable supports for catalytic systems, Catalysis Today, 301, 239-243, DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2017.03.007

Varila, T., Bergna, D., Lahti, R., Romar, H., Hu, T. & Lassi, U. (2017) Activated carbon production from peat using ZnCl2: characterization and applications. BioResources 12 (4), 8078-8092

Lahti, R., Bergna, D., Romar, H., Tuuttila, T., Hu, T. & Lassi, U. (2017) Physico-chemical properties and use of waste biomass-derived activated carbons, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 57, 43-48.

Sorsa, O., Romar, H., Lassi, U. & Kallio, T. (2017) Co-electrodeposited Mesoporous PtM (M=Co, Ni, Cu) as an Active Catalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell, Electrochemica Acta 230, 49-57.

Romar, H., Rivoire, E., Tynjälä, P. & Lassi, U. (2017) Effect of calcination conditions on the dispersion of cobalt over Re, Ru and Rh promoted Co/γ-Al2O3 catalysts, Topics in Catalysis 60 (17-18), 1415-1428, DOI: 10.1007/s11244-017-0822-0

Lahti, R., Bergna, D., Romar, H., Hu, T., Comazzi, A., Pirola, C., Bianchi, L. & Lassi, U. (2017) Characterization of cobalt catalysts on biomass-derived carbon supports, Topics in Catalysis, doi:10.1007/s11244-017-0823-z

Kramb, J., Barea Gomez, A., De Martini, N., Doddapaneni, T., Romar, H., Konttinen, J. (2017) The effects of calcium and potassium on CO2 gasification of birch wood char in a fluidized bed, Fuel 196, 398-407.

Bergna, D., Romar, H., Tuomikoski, S, Runtti, H., Kangas, T., Tynjälä, P., & Lassi, U. (2017) Activated Carbon from Renewable Sources: Thermochemical Conversion and Activation of Biomass and Carbon Residues from Biomass Gasification, In: L. Singh, V.C. Kalia (Eds.) Waste Biomass Management – A Holistic Approach, Springer, 2017, pp. 187-213

Romar, H., Lillebø, A.H., Tynjälä, P., Holmen, A, Blekkan, E.A., & Lassi, U. (2016) H2-TPR, XPS and TEM Study of the Reduction of Ru and Re promoted Co/γ-Al2O3, Co/TiO2  and Co/SiC catalysts, Journal of Materials Science Research 5(2), 33-43.

Romar, H., Lillebø, A.H., Tynjälä, P., Holmen, A, Blekkan, E.A., & Lassi, U. (2015) Supported cobalt catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis using biomass-derived syngas, Topics in Catalysis 58(14), 887-895, DOI: 10.1007/s11244-015-0455-

Ming Yang, Suvi Kuittinen, Markku Keinänen, Jouko Vepsäläinen, Henrik Romar, Pekka Tynjälä, Ulla Lassi, Ari Pappinen (2014) The use of (green field) biomass pretreatment liquor for fermentative butanol production and the catalytic oxidation of biobutanol. Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Romar, H., Tynjälä, P., Lassi, U. (2013) Biomass gasification in an air-blown down-draft gasifier: Determination of tar compounds from producer gas, Bioresources 8(3), 3620-3629.

Holm, J., Lassi, U., Romar, H., Lahti, R.., Kärkkäinen, J. & Lajunen, M. (2012) Pre-treatment of fibre sludge in ionic liquids followed by enzyme and acid catalysed hydrolysis, Catalysis Today 196(1), 11-15.

Romar, H., Lahti, R., Tynjälä, P. & Lassi, U. (2011) Co and Fe catalysed Fischer-Tropsch synthesis in biofuel production, Topics in Catalysis, vol. 54, 1302-1308.