Leif Jönsson

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Professor at Department of Chemistry

KB.C5, Linnaeus väg 10, (rum: B5.03.07) Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå

Characteristics of bark and wood of Norway spruce infested by spruce bark beetle and blue-stain fungi: relevance for biomass utilization

Biomass and Bioenergy, Elsevier 2026, Vol. 204

Salou-Quineche, Claudia; Gard Timmerfors, Jessica; Jönsson, Leif J.

Mild thermal treatment assists fungal preprocessing of softwood sawdust for production of fermentable sugar

Industrial crops and products (Print), Elsevier 2025, Vol. 223

Chen, Feng; Martin, Carlos; Jönsson, Leif J.; et al.

Glucuronoyl esterase expressed in aspen xylem affects γ-ester linkages between lignin and glucuronoxylan reducing recalcitrance and accelerating growth

Plant Biotechnology Journal, John Wiley & Sons 2025, Vol. 23, (12) : 5417-5434

Derba-Maceluch, Marta; García Romañach, Laura; Hedenström, Mattias; et al.

Sustainable production of exopolysaccharides from quinoa stalk hydrolysates using halotolerant Bacillus swezeyi: fermentation kinetics and product characterization

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, John Wiley & Sons 2025, Vol. 19, (5) : 1326-1348

Miranda, Diego A.; Martin, Carlos; Carrasco, Cristhian; et al.

Modification of xylan in secondary walls alters cell wall biosynthesis and wood formation programs and improves saccharification

Plant Biotechnology Journal, John Wiley & Sons 2025, Vol. 23, (1) : 174-197

Sivan, Pramod; Urbancsok, János; Donev, Evgeniy N.; et al.

Effects of aeration of softwood pretreatment liquid on inhibitors and fermentability using Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast

Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, Springer Nature 2025, Vol. 18, (1)

Tang, Chaojun; Martin, Carlos; Jönsson, Leif J.

Separate hydrolysis and fermentation of softwood bark pretreated with 2-naphthol by steam explosion

Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, BioMed Central (BMC) 2024, Vol. 17, (1)

Averheim, Andreas; Stagge, Stefan; Jönsson, Leif J.; et al.

Comment on 'Making the biochemical conversion of lignocellulose more robust'

Trends in Biotechnology, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 42, (4) : 393-394

Jönsson, Leif J.; Nilvebrant, Nils-Olof

In vitro evaluation of the application of an optimized xylanase cocktail for improved monogastric feed digestibility

Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition (1986), John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 108, (3) : 596-610

Ramatsui, Lebogang; Sithole, Tariro; Gandla, Madhavi L.; et al.

The effect of nitrogen source and levels on hybrid aspen tree physiology and wood formation

Physiologia Plantarum, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 176, (1)

Renström, Anna; Choudhary, Shruti; Gandla, Madhavi Latha; et al.

The role of particle size and other properties on silo discharge behaviour of chipped wood biomass

Powder Technology, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 432

Salehi, Hamid; Timmerfors, Jessica Gard; Hajmohammadi, Hajar; et al.

Unraveling the unique structural motifs of glucuronoxylan from hybrid aspen wood

Carbohydrate Polymers, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 343

Sivan, Pramod; Heinonen, Emilia; Escudero, Louis; et al.

Comparison of simultaneous saccharification and fermentation with LPMO-supported hybrid hydrolysis and fermentation

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Frontiers Media S.A. 2024, Vol. 12

Tang, Chaojun; Cavka, Adnan; Bui, Mai; et al.

Xylan glucuronic acid side chains fix suberin-like aliphatic compounds to wood cell walls

New Phytologist, John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 238, (1) : 297-312

Derba-Maceluch, Marta; Mitra, Madhusree; Hedenström, Mattias; et al.

Impact of xylan on field productivity and wood saccharification properties in aspen

Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers Media S.A. 2023, Vol. 14

Derba-Maceluch, Marta; Sivan, Pramod; Donev, Evgeniy N.; et al.

Field testing of transgenic aspen from large greenhouse screening identifies unexpected winners

Plant Biotechnology Journal, John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 21, (5) : 1005-1021

Donev, Evgeniy N.; Derba-Maceluch, Marta; Yassin, Zakiya; et al.

Genetic markers and tree properties predicting wood biorefining potential in aspen (Populus tremula) bioenergy feedstock

Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, BioMed Central (BMC) 2023, Vol. 16, (1)

Escamez, Sacha; Robinson, Kathryn M.; Luomaranta, Mikko; et al.

Biopolymer production from biomass produced by Nordic microalgae grown in wastewater

Bioresource Technology, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 376

Mehariya, Sanjeet; Plöhn, Martin; Jablonski, Piotr; et al.

Production and characterization of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) from Halomonas boliviensis LC1 cultivated in hydrolysates of quinoa stalks

Fermentation, MDPI 2023, Vol. 9, (6)

Miranda, Diego A.; Marín, Katherine; Sundman, Ola; et al.

Sequential extraction of hemicelluloses by subcritical water improves saccharification of hybrid aspen wood grown in greenhouse and field conditions

Green Chemistry, Royal Society of Chemistry 2023, Vol. 25 : 5634-5646

Sivan, Pramod; Heinonen, Emilia; Gandla, Madhavi Latha; et al.

LPMO-supported saccharification of biomass: effects of continuous aeration of reaction mixtures with variable fractions of water-insoluble solids and cellulolytic enzymes

Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, BioMed Central (BMC) 2023, Vol. 16, (1)

Tang, Chaojun; Gandla, Madhavi Latha; Jönsson, Leif J.

Flexure wood formation via growth reprogramming in hybrid aspen involves jasmonates and polyamines and transcriptional changes resembling tension wood development

New Phytologist, John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 240, (6) : 2312-2334

Urbancsok, János; Donev, Evgeniy N.; Sivan, Pramod; et al.

Conditioning of pretreated birch by liquid-liquid organic extractions to improve yeast fermentability and enzymatic digestibility

RSC Advances, Royal Society of Chemistry 2023, Vol. 13, (29) : 20023-20030

Wu, Guochao; Alriksson, Björn; Jönsson, Leif J.

Production of Exopolysaccharides by Cultivation of Halotolerant Bacillus atrophaeus BU4 in Glucose-and Xylose-Based Synthetic Media and in Hydrolysates of Quinoa Stalks

Fermentation, MDPI 2022, Vol. 8, (2)

Chambi, Diego; Lundqvist, Jenny; Nygren, Erik; et al.

Biorefining of quinoa residues for production of advanced biofuels and biopolymers

EUBCE 2022 Online Conference Proceedings, ETA-Florence Renewable Energies 2022 : 1126-1130

Martin, Carlos; Carrasco, Cristhian; Jönsson, Leif J.; et al.

Hydrothermal Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Feedstocks to Facilitate Biochemical Conversion

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Frontiers Media S.A. 2022, Vol. 10

Martin, Carlos; Dixit, Pooja; Momayez, Forough; et al.

Valorization of hydrolysis lignin from a spruce-based biorefinery by applying y-valerolactone treatment

Bioresource Technology, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 359

Momayez, Forough; Hedenström, Mattias; Stagge, Stefan; et al.

Utilization of Different Carbon Sources by Nordic Microalgae Grown Under Mixotrophic Conditions

Frontiers in Marine Science, Frontiers Media S.A. 2022, Vol. 9

Plöhn, Martin; Scherer, Kim; Stagge, Stefan; et al.

Comparison of solid and liquid fractions of pretreated Norway spruce as reductants in LPMO-supported saccharification of cellulose

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Frontiers Media S.A. 2022, Vol. 10

Tang, Chaojun; Gandla, Madhavi Latha; Jönsson, Leif J.

Hydrothermal pretreatment of water-extracted and aqueous ethanol-extracted quinoa stalks for enzymatic saccharification of cellulose

Energies, MDPI 2021, Vol. 14, (14)

Carrasco, Cristhian; Jönsson, Leif J.; Martin, Carlos

Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging as an in Situ and Label-Free Readout for the Chemical Composition of Lignin

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, American Chemical Society (ACS) 2021, Vol. 9, (51) : 17381-17392

Escamez, Sacha; Terryn, Christine; Gandla, Madhavi Latha; et al.

Overexpression of vesicle-associated membrane protein PttVAP27-17 as a tool to improve biomass production and the overall saccharification yields in Populus trees

Biotechnology for Biofuels, BioMed Central 2021, Vol. 14, (1)

Gandla, Madhavi Latha; Mähler, Niklas; Escamez, Sacha; et al.

The impact of using different wood qualities and wood species on chips produced using a novel type of pilot drum chipper

Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal, De Gruyter Open 2021, Vol. 36, (2) : 214-226

Gard Timmerfors, Jessica; Salehi, Hamid; Larsson, Sylvia H.; et al.

Hydrothermal Pretreatment of Wheat Straw: Effects ofTemperature and Acidity on Byproduct Formation andInhibition of Enzymatic Hydrolysis and Ethanolic Fermentation

Agronomy, Vol. 11, (487)

Ilanidis, Dimitrios; Jönsson, Leif J.; Martin, Carlos

Comparison of Efficiency and Cost of Methods for Conditioning of Slurries of Steam-Pretreated Softwood

Frontiers in Energy Research, Frontiers Media S.A. 2021, Vol. 9

Ilanidis, Dimitrios; Stagge, Stefan; Alriksson, Björn; et al.

Factors affecting detoxification of softwood enzymatic hydrolysates using sodium dithionite

Processes, MDPI 2021, Vol. 9, (5)

Ilanidis, Dimitrios; Stagge, Stefan; Alriksson, Björn; et al.

Effects of operational conditions on auto-catalyzed and sulfuric-acid-catalyzed hydrothermal pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse at different severity factor

Industrial crops and products (Print), Elsevier 2021, Vol. 159

Ilanidis, Dimitrios; Stagge, Stefan; Jönsson, Leif J.; et al.

Effects of redox environment on hydrothermal pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass under acidic conditions

Bioresource Technology, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 319

Ilanidis, Dimitrios; Wu, Guochao; Stagge, Stefan; et al.

Saccharification Potential of Transgenic Greenhouse- and Field-Grown Aspen Engineered for Reduced Xylan Acetylation

Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers Media S.A. 2021, Vol. 12

Pramod, Sivan; Gandla, Madhavi Latha; Derba-Maceluch, Marta; et al.

The effects of chemical and structural factors on the enzymatic saccharification of Eucalyptus sp. samples pre-treated by various technologies

Industrial crops and products (Print), Elsevier 2021, Vol. 166

Thoresen, Mariska; Malgas, Samkelo; Gandla, Madhavi Latha; et al.

Fractionated lignosulfonates for laccase-catalyzed oxygen-scavenging films and coatings

Molecules, MDPI 2021, Vol. 26, (20)

Winestrand, Sandra; Järnström, Lars; Jönsson, Leif J.

New drum-chipping technology for a more uniform size distribution of wood chips

Holzforschung, Walter de Gruyter 2020, Vol. 74, (2) : 116-122

Gard Timmerfors, Jessica; Sjölund, Torbjörn; Jönsson, Leif J.

Effects of Biosurfactants on Enzymatic Saccharification and Fermentation of Pretreated Softwood

Molecules, MDPI 2020, Vol. 25, (16)

Oliva-Taravilla, Alfredo; Carrasco, Cristhian; Jönsson, Leif J.; et al.

Evaluation of chipping and impregnation of Scots pine heartwood with sulfite cooking liquor

SN Applied Sciences, Springer 2020, Vol. 2, (12)

Timmerfors, Jessica Gard; Gandla, Madhavi Latha; Sjölund, Torbjörn; et al.

Hybrid Aspen Expressing a Carbohydrate Esterase Family 5 Acetyl Xylan Esterase Under Control of a Wood-Specific Promoter Shows Improved Saccharification

Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers Media S.A. 2020, Vol. 11

Wang, Zhao; Pawar, Prashant Mohan-Anupama; Derba-Maceluch, Marta; et al.

Performance of nanocellulose-producing bacterial strains in static and agitated cultures with different starting pH

Carbohydrate Polymers, Vol. 215 : 280-288

Chen, Genqiang; Wu, Guochao; Chen, Lin; et al.

Comparison of productivity and quality of bacterial nanocellulose synthesized using culture media based on seven sugars from biomass

Microbial Biotechnology, John Wiley & Sons 2019, Vol. 12, (4) : 677-687

Chen, Genqiang; Wu, Guochao; Chen, Lin; et al.

Dilute-sulfuric acid pretreatment of de-starched cassava stems for enhancing the enzymatic convertibility and total glucan recovery

Industrial crops and products (Print), Elsevier 2019, Vol. 132 : 301-310

Martín, Carlos; Peinemann, Jan Christoph; Wei, Maogui; et al.

Evaluation of novel drum chipper technology: pilot-scale production of short wood chips

TAPPI Journal, TAPPI Press 2019, Vol. 18, (10) : 585-592

Timmerfors, Jessica Gard; Jönsson, Leif J.

Energy-efficient substrate pasteurisation for combined production of shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes) and bioethanol

Bioresource Technology, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 274 : 65-72

Xiong, Shaojun; Martin, Carlos; Eilertsen, Lill; et al.

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Research groups

Programme Managers

Bio4Energy

Head of research

Leif Jönsson Lab

Research projects

1 December 2021 until 30 November 2026

Resource-efficient chipping and improved impregnation of chips for forest industry processes

1 January 2021 until 31 December 2024

Enzymatic modification of lignin by oxidoreductases from wood-degrading fungi