TATJANA DIZHBITE

Dr. habil. chem. Tatjana Dizhbite Leading researcher, Laboratory of Lignin Chemistry, Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry Dzerbenes iela 27 Riga, LV 1006 Latvia Phone: + 371 67555916 Fax: + 371 67550635 E-mail: lcl@edi.lv

Born: January, 1949, Novocherkassk, Russia

Interests:

• Wood chemistry, physico-chemical characterization of wood and its components
• Wood thermal and thermochemical processing including energy production
• Sorption properties of lignocellulose and lignin, obtaining of bio-sorbents for polluted water and soil treatment on the basis of wastes from wood processing
• Chemistry of lignin; novel products and hybrid materials with high complexing, antioxidant and bio-active properties obtaining for environment, industry and agriculture
• Lignin and lignin derivatives as components of disperse systems, behaviour on the interfaces, design of lignin-based dispersing agents for industrial suspensions and multi-functional additives for composite materials.

Languages: Russian, English, Latvian

Education

• Moscow State University (Faculty of Chemistry), 1971
• Dr. chem., (Candidate of Science in former USSR; PhD in Western Countries), Institute of Wood Chemistry, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1981
• Dr.habil.chem., Institute of Wood Chemistry, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1998

• Engineer (1971 - 1973), Junior Researcher (1973 - 1982), Senior Researcher (1982 – 1992), Leading Researcher (1992 - )

• Corresponding Member, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 2007

• Member, International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Society
• Member, Latvian Chemical Society
• COST Action E-41 „Analytical Tools with Applications for Wood and Pulping Chemistry”
• COST Action E-38 „Woody Roots”

Recent/Representative Publications

• T. Dizhbite, R. Luksa, G. Domburg. Polyconjugated systems formed during thermal treatment of cellulose. – Thermochimica Acta, 1985, vol. 93, pp. 417-420.
• T. Dizhbite, G. Rossinskaya, G. Dobele, V. Yurkjane, G. Telysheva. Thermal transformation of wood and wood components in the presence of ethylene diammonium tetraborate. – Koksnes kimija, 1992, N 4-5, lpp.104-108.
• G.Telysheva, T.Dizhbite, G.Rossinskaya, E.Paegle. Influence of media acidity on the behaviour of lignosulphonates in water solutions. – In: Cellulosics: Materials for Selective Separation and other Technologies ( Ed. J.Kennedy, G.Phillips, P.Williams), 1993, Chichester: Ellis Harwood Ltd, UK, pp.227-232.
• G.Telysheva, T.Dizbite. Adsorption of lignosulphonates on water-solid interfaces. – In: Biomass for Energy and Industry.( Ed. D.O.Hall, G.Grassi, H.Scheer), 1994,. Brussell-Luxemberg: Ponte Press,. pp. 1166-1170.
• T. Dizhbite, G. Telysheva, G. Shulga. ESR as a monitoring method of lignin activity at their interaction with monomer-oligomer systems. – In: The Chemistry and Processing of Wood and Plant Fibrous Materials (Eds. J.Kennedy, G.Phillips, P.Williams), Woohead publ., Cambridge, UK, 1996, pp. 393-398.
• M. Ielovich, T. Dizhbite, O. Plotnikov. Effect of parameters of cellulose supramolecular structure on stable free radicals formation upon g -radiation. - Cellulose Chemistry and Technology, 1997, vol. 31, N5-6, pp. 291-295.
• T. Dizhbite, G. Telysheva, Y. Hrols, A. Kizima, V. Jurkjane, A. Volperts, A. Alksnis. Multifunctional activity of lignin derivatives in the pulp/filler composition. - Proc. EWLP'98: 5^th European Workshop on Lignocellulosic and Pulp. "Advances in Lignocellulosic Chemistry, for Ecologically Friendly Pulping and Bleaching Technologies”, Aveiro, Portugal, 1998, pp. 97-100.
• T.Dizhbite, G.Zakis, A.Kizima, G.Rossinskaya, E.Lazareva, G.Telysheva, U.Viesturs. Lignin – an expedient bioresource for production of sorption-active materials. - Bioresource Technology,  1999, vol. 67, pp. 221-228.
• G.Telysheva, T.Dizhbite, A.Arshanitsa, J.Hrol. Modification of pulp fibres for their application in the production of composite materials. - Cellulose Chemistry and Technology, 1999, vol.33, N5-6, pp. 423-432.
• U. Viesturs, G. Telysheva, T. Dizhbite. Chemical processing of photosynthesized biomass for industry and energy. - Bulgarian Chemical Communications, 1999, vol. 31, N 3/4, pp. 596-614.
• G.Telysheva, G.Lebedeva, T.Dizhbite, N.Zaimenko, J.Ammosova, U.Viesturs. The use of silicon-containing products for in-situ soil bioremediation. – In: Remediation of Hazardous Waste Contaminated Soils, Section, II-3 – Soil Specific Bioremediation Techniques, Marcel Dekker, 2000, pp.699-727.
• G.Telysheva, T.Dizhbite, E.Paegle, A.Shapatin, I.Demidov. Surface active properties of hydrophobised derivatives of lignosulphonates: effect of structure of organosilicon modifier. – Journal Applied Polymer Sci., 2001, vol.82, pp.1013-1020.
• T. Dizhbite, D. Meier, G. Dobele, N. Mironova, G, Telysheva, O. Faix. Origin and nature of paramagnetic moieties in pyrolysis oils. – In: Progress in Thermochemical Biomass Conversation (Ed. A. V. Bridgewater), Blackwell Science Ltd, Oxford, UK, 2001, Vol.1, pp. 1171-1178.
• T. Dizhbite, A. Kizima, G. Rossinskaja, V. Jurkjane, G. Telysheva. Products of lignin modifying: promising adsorbents of toxic substances. – In: Recent Advances in Environmentally Compatible Polymers (Eds. J. Kennedy, G. Phillips, P. Williams) Woodhead publ., Cambridge, U.K., 2001, p.p. 161-166.
• G.Dobele, T.Dizhbite, G. Rossinskaja, G.Telisheva, D.Meier, S.Radtke, O.Faix. Fast pyrolysis: a promising method for obtaining 1,6-anhydrosaccharides. - J. Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 2003, vol. 68/69, pp. 197-211.
• T. Dizhbite, G. Telysheva, V. Jurkjane, U. Viesturs. Characterization of the radical scavenging activity of lignins – natural antioxidants. – Bioresource Tehnology, 2004, v.95, pp.309-317.
• T. Dizhbite, G. Telysheva, A. Skujina, A. F. Danil de Namor. Lignocellulosic-based products for enhancing mineralization of pesticide 2,4-D by soil-indigenous microflora. - In: Biomass for Energy, Industry and Climate Protection (Eds. D.O Hall, G. Grassi, H. Scheer), Ponte Press, Brussell-Luxemberg, 2004, pp.2033-2036.
• G.Dobele, G.Rossinskaja, T.Dizhbite, G.Telysheva, D.Meier, O.Faix Application of catalysts for obtaining 1,6-anhydrosaccharides from cellulose and wood by fast pyrolysis. – J. Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 2005, 73, 2, pp.401-405.
• G. Telysheva, T. Dizhbite, G. Lebedeva, N. Zaimenko, S. Popovs, Regulation of lignocellulose materials sorption properties by modification for environmental application. In: Combined and Hybrid Adsorbents. Fundamentals and Applications (Eds. J.M. Loureiro, M. Kartel), Springer, Netherlands, 2006, pp. 271-276.
• G. Telysheva, N. Mironova-Ulmane, T. Dizhbite, L. Jashina, A. Andersone. Synthesis of lignin-based hybrid materials using a -Keggin’s type polyoxometalates as inorganic building blocks. – Latvian Journal of Physic and Technical Sciences, 2006, Nr2, pp.13-22.
• G. Telysheva , G. Dobele, D.Meier, T. Dizhbite, G. Rossinska, V. Jurkjane. Characterization of transformations of lignocellulosic structures upon degradation in planted soil. - J. Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 2007, vol. 79, N 1, pp. 52-60.
• C.M. Popescu, G. Dobele, G. Rossinskaja, T. Dizhbite, C. Vasile, Degradation of wood painting support. III. Evaluation of changes in the structure of aged lime wood by different physico-chemical methods. – J. Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 2007, vol. 79, N 1, pp. 71-77.
• G. Telysheva, T. Dizhbite, L. Jashina, A. Andersone, A. Volperts, N. Mironova-Ulmane, Synthesis of lignin-based inorganic/organic hybrid materials favorable for detoxification of ecosystem objects. - Proc. Book, Italic’4 Intern. Conference: Science & Technology of Biomasses: Advances and Challenges. Materials, Chemicals & Processes from Agricultural and Forest Biomass, Roma, Italy, 2007, pp.304-307.

 Research Projects

• Regulation of Lignin Adsorption Force Ratios on the Water-Solid Interface by Means of Changing the Macromolecule Hydrophilic-Lipophilic Balance. Latvian Council of Science (1993-1996)
• Mechanisms of Thermo oxidation in the System Lignin-Variable Valency Metal. Latvian Council of Science (1993-1996)
• Mechanisms of Lignin Structure Transformations under Chemical and Thermochemical Affects in Multi-Phase Systems Containing Polymer-Oligomer Co-Reagents. Latvian Council of Science (1997-2000)
• Development of Supra-molecular Systems Based on Lignin’s and Lignocellulosics. Latvian Council of Science (2001 - 2004)
• Modified Lignins as the Basis of Functionally Active Polycomponent Systems.   Latvian Council of Science (2005 - 2008)
• Development of the Scientific Background of Wood Catalytic Pyrolysis Technology for Obtaining of Effective Sorbents. Latvian Council of Science (2004 - 2008)
• Collaboration Programme “Scientific Background for Use of Renewable Raw Materials”, Part “Obtaining of Bio-Sorbents on the Basis of Wood Mechanical processing Waste” Latvian Council of Science (2006- )
• Lignosulphonates Modification and Applications. Borregaard LignoTech Ltd. (Norway) (1992-1996)
• Characterization of Lignin Residues from Ethanol Production by Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Materials. Swedish Ethanol Foundation (1993-1997)
• EUREKA Project E! 2522 “OPTI-SOILCLEAN”, LR Ministry of Education (2001-2004)
• INCO COPERNICUS RDT Project ICA2-CT-2000-10002 “Development of Methods for the Remediation of Pesticides”.   European Commission (2000 –2003)
• CRAFT Project “WOODCOMP” “In-Vessel Biological Degradation of Wood Powder from the Furniture Industry” European Commission Contract QLK5-CT-2001-70471 (2001 – 2004)
• INCO COPERNICUS STREP IRRISEASOIL “A Cheap Easy-to-Handle Desalination Approach for Crop Irrigation under Mediterranean Conditions”, European Commission Contract FP6-509152-INCO-MPC-1 (2004-2007)
• Integral Project NILE „New Improvements for Lignocellulosic Ethanol”, European Commission Contract n⁰ 019882 (SES6) – (NILE) (2005-2009)
• RTD Project „Lignin as raw material for chemicals”, Nordic Innovation Centre, Contract 06246 (2006-2008).

Last update 25.11.2007