PAPER BIOECONOMY CONFERENCE

Claudia Mayrhofer und Armin Zankel were participants at the PAPER BIOECONOMY CONFERENCE; which took place on May 20th and 21st at the “Messe Graz“ (https://paper-bioeconomy.com/de/).
“The programme was diverse and inspiring. There was a spirt of industrial progress with the clear consciousness of the presenting companies and institutions, that paper industry plays a central role in the context of sustainability” is their unanimous opinion.
Armin, a pioneer in the field of in situ ultramicrotomy in the scanning electron microscope (SEM), gave a talk in the so-called “Science Forum” with the title „Advances in ultramicrotomy for the microscopic investigation of soft matter materials with emphasis on cellulosic specimens“. Ultramicrotomy is a precise preparation technique, which was advanced in the recent years by Claudia together with companies.
There were many opportunities to get in touch with companies, for which the FELMI-ZFE expertise is relevant, since the FELMI-ZFE has gained experience over decades concerning the investigation of paper, fibers and biomaterials using electron and light microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), infrared and Raman spectroscopy. Within the companies´ booth, there were also some “paper-related” organizations present like the “Papiermachermuseum” (https://services.papierwelten.co.at) and the “Akademischer Papieringenieurs Verein Graz – APV” (https://www.tugraz.at/vereine/apv/home).