Reza Hosseinpourpia

Associate Professor

Department of Forestry and Wood Technology Faculty of Technology

reza.hosseinpourpia@lnu.se

+46 470-70 80 74

+46 73-089 47 33

Reza Hosseinpourpia is a Associate Professor at the Department of Forestry and Wood Technology of Linnaeus University in Sweden. He holds a Dr. rer. nat. degree (Doctor of Natural Sciences) in wood biology and wood technology from the Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany.

Research

Reza’s research interests:

Thermal and chemical modification of wood
Water sorption and thermal behaviors of natural polymers
Bio-based adhesive systems
Wood composites

My research groups

Forest Products The Forest Products research field conducts cutting-edge research in forest-derived raw materials and side streams, to promote the utilization of renewable materials and contribute to…

My ongoing research projects

My completed research projects

Publications

Article in journal (Refereed)

Ghavidel, A., Eceiza, A., Xie, X., Hosseinpourpia, R. (2025). Humination Modification : A Green Approach to Improve the Material Properties of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) Sapwood. ACS Omega. 10 (3). 2996-3005.
Status: Published
Far, M.G., Ashrafi, M.N., Asrami, H.S., Moghadam, Y.A., Bari, E., et al. (2024). Physical and mechanical properties of different beech wood species grown at various climate conditions : a review. Holzforschung. 78 (7). 377-386.
Status: Published
Bari, E., Ghorbanian Far, M., Daniel, G., Bozorgzadeh, Y., Ribera, J., et al. (2024). Fungal behavior and recent developments in biopulping technology. World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology. 40 (7).
Status: Published
Letoffe, A., Hosseinpourpia, R., Silveira, V., Adamopoulos, S. (2024). Effect of Fenton reaction parameters on the structure and properties of oxidized wheat starch. Carbohydrate Research. 542.
Status: Published
Musah, M., Ma, Y., Wang, X., Ross, R., Hosseinpourpia, R., et al. (2024). Face bonding strength of cross laminated northern hardwoods and softwoods lumber. Construction and Building Materials. 421.
Status: Published
Ghavidel, A., Hosseinpourpia, R. (2024). Photodegradation stability of huminated European pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) microveneers. Holzforschung. 78 (5). 283-292.
Status: Published
Ahmed, S.A., Hosseinpourpia, R., Adamopoulos, S. (2023). Micro-Fibrillated Cellulose in Lignin–Phenol–Formaldehyde Adhesives for Plywood Production. Forests. 14 (11).
Status: Published
Jiang, W., Adamopoulos, S., Hosseinpourpia, R., Walther, T., Medved, S. (2023). Properties and Emissions of Three-Layer Particleboards Manufactured with Mixtures of Wood Chips and Partially Liquefied Bark. Materials. 16 (5).
Status: Published
Neitzel, N., Hosseinpourpia, R., Adamopoulos, S. (2023). A dialdehyde starch-based adhesive for medium-density fiberboards. BioResources. 18 (1). 2155-2171.
Status: Published
Ghavidel, A., Jorbandian, A., Bak, M., Gelbrich, J., Morrell, J.J., et al. (2023). Degradation assessment of archaeological oak (Quercus spp.) buried under oxygen-limited condition. Holzforschung. 77 (3). 198-207.
Status: Published
Neitzel, N., Eder, M., Hosseinpourpia, R., Walther, T., Adamopoulos, S. (2023). Chemical composition, particle geometry, and micro-mechanical strength of barley husks, oat husks, and wheat bran as alternative raw materials for particleboards. Materials Today Communications. 36.
Status: Published
Ghavidel, A., Bak, M., Hofmann, T., Hosseinpourpia, R., Vasilache, V., et al. (2022). Comparison of chemical compositions in wood and bark of Persian silk tree (Albizia julibrissin Durazz). Wood Material Science & Engineering. 17 (6). 759-770.
Status: Published
Sivrikaya, H., Hosseinpourpia, R., Ahmed, S.A., Adamopoulos, S. (2022). Vacuum-heat treatment of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) wood pretreated with propanetriol. Wood Material Science & Engineering. 17 (5). 328-336.
Status: Published
Gholamiyan, H., Gholampoor, B., Hosseinpourpia, R. (2022). Application of Waterborne Acrylic and Solvent-Borne Polyester Coatings on Plasma-Treated Fir (Abies alba M.) Wood. Materials. 15 (1).
Status: Published
Osman, S., Ahmad, M., Zakaria, M.N., Bakar, B.F.A., Abu, F., et al. (2022). Variation of chemical properties, crystalline structure and calorific values of native Malaysian bamboo species. Wood and Fiber Science. 54 (3). 173-186.
Status: Published
Hosseinpourpia, R., Eceiza, A., Adamopoulos, S. (2022). Polyurethane Wood Adhesives Prepared from Modified Polysaccharides. Polymers. 14 (3).
Status: Published
Neitzel, N., Hosseinpourpia, R., Walther, T., Adamopoulos, S. (2022). Alternative Materials from Agro-Industry for Wood Panel Manufacturing—A Review. Materials. 15 (13). 4542-4542.
Status: Published
Anuar Bahari, S., Nazarudin Zakaria, M., Osman, S., Abu, F., Jani Saad, M., et al. (2022). Strength Performance and Microstructure Characteristic of Naturally-Bonded Fiberboard Composite from Malaysian Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris). Journal of Renewable Materials. 10 (10). 2581-2591.
Status: Published
Gholamiyan, H., Ashouri, J., Ahmadi, P., Hosseinpourpia, R. (2022). Surface Wettability and Coating Performance of Plasma-Treated Wood-Based Composite Panels. Coatings. 12 (12).
Status: Published
Ahmed, S.A., Hosseinpourpia, R., Brischke, C., Adamopoulos, S. (2022). Anatomical, Physical, Chemical, and Biological Durability Properties of Two Rattan Species of Different Diameter Classes. Forests. 13 (1).
Status: Published
Ghavidel, A., Hosseinpourpia, R., Gelbrich, J., Bak, M., Sandu, I. (2021). Microstructural and Chemical Characteristics of Archaeological White Elm (Ulmus laevis P.) and Poplar (Populus spp.). Applied Sciences : APPS. 11 (21).
Status: Published
Hosseinpourpia, R., Adamopoulos, S., Santamaria Echart, A., Eceiza, A. (2021). Polyurethane films prepared with isophorone diisocyanate functionalized wheat starch. European Polymer Journal. 161.
Status: Published
Jiang, W., Hosseinpourpia, R., Biziks, V., Ahmed, S.A., Militz, H., et al. (2021). Preparation of Polyurethane Adhesives from Crude and Purified Liquefied Wood Sawdust. Polymers. 13.
Status: Published
Ghavidel, A., Hosseinpourpia, R., Militz, H., Vasilache, V., Sandu, I. (2020). Characterization of Archaeological European White Elm (Ulmus laevis P.) and Black Poplar(Populus nigra L.). Forests. 11 (12). 1-13.
Status: Published
García-Iruela, A., García Esteban, L., Garcia Fernández, F., De Palacios, P., Rodriguez-Navarro, A.B., et al. (2020). Effect of Degradation on Wood Hygroscopicity : The Case of a 400-Year-Old Coffin. Forests. 11 (7). 1-15.
Status: Published
Hosseinpourpia, R., Adamopoulos, S., Walther, T., Naydenov, V. (2020). Hydrophobic Formulations Based on Tall Oil Distillation Products for High-Density Fiberboards. Materials. 13 (18). 1-13.
Status: Published
Taghiyari, H.R., Esmailpour, A., Adamopoulos, S., Zereshki, K., Hosseinpourpia, R. (2020). Shear strength of heat-treated solid wood bonded with polyvinyl-acetate reinforced by nanowollastonite. Wood research. 65 (2). 183-194.
Status: Published
Jiang, W., Adamopoulos, S., Hosseinpourpia, R., Žigon, J., Petrič, M., et al. (2020). Utilization of Partially Liquefied Bark for Production of Particleboards. Applied Sciences. 10 (15). 1-14.
Status: Published
Hemmilä, V., Hosseinpourpia, R., Adamopoulos, S., Eceiza, A. (2020). Characterization of Wood-based Industrial Biorefinery Lignosulfonates and Supercritical Water Hydrolysis Lignin. Waste and Biomass Valorization. 11 (11). 5835-5845.
Status: Published
Kumar, A., Ryparová, P., Hosseinpourpia, R., Adamopoulos, S., Prošek, Z., et al. (2019). Hydrophobicity and resistance against microorganisms of heat and chemically crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol) nanofibrous membranes. Chemical Engineering Journal. 360. 788-796.
Status: Published
Hosseinpourpia, R., Adamopoulos, S., Parsland, C. (2019). Utilization of different tall oils for improving the water resistance of cellulosic fibers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 136 (13).
Status: Published
Hemmilä, V., Adamopoulos, S., Hosseinpourpia, R., Ahmed, S.A. (2019). Ammonium Lignosulfonate Adhesives for Particleboards with pMDI and Furfuryl Alcohol as Crosslinkers. Polymers. 11 (10). 1-17.
Status: Published
Hosseinpourpia, R., Adamopoulos, S., Mai, C., Taghiyari, H.R. (2019). Properties of medium-density fibreboards bonded with dextrin-based wood adhesive. Wood research. 64 (2). 185-194.
Status: Published
Altgen, M., Willems, W., Hosseinpourpia, R., Rautkari, L. (2018). Hydroxyl accessibility and dimensional changes of Scots pine sapwood affected by alterations in the cell wall ultrastructure during heattreatment. Polymer degradation and stability. 152. 244-252.
Status: Published
Hosseinpourpia, R., Echart, A.S., Adamopoulos, S., Gabilondo, N., Eceiza, A. (2018). Modification of Pea Starch and Dextrin Polymers with Isocyanate Functional Groups. Polymers. 10 (9).
Status: Published
Hosseinpourpia, R., Adamopoulos, S., Mai, C. (2018). Effects of acid pre-treatments on the swelling and vapor sorption of thermally modified Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) wood. BioResources. 13 (1). 331-345.
Status: Published
Cristina, S., Francisco, G., Luis, G., Paloma, D., Hosseinpourpia, R., et al. (2017). Comparison of the saturated salt and dynamic vapor sorption methods in obtaining the sorption properties of Pinus pinea L.. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products. 75 (6). 919-926.
Status: Published
Hosseinpourpia, R., Adamopoulos, S., Holstein, N., Mai, C. (2017). Dynamic vapour sorption and water-related properties of thermally modified Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) wood pre-treated with proton acid. Polymer degradation and stability. 138. 161-168.
Status: Published
Taghiyari, H.R., Elyasi, A., Doost-Hoseini, K., Hosseinpourpia, R. (2017). Correlation between gas and liquid permeability with noise reduction coefficient in insulation boards made from sugar cane bagasse. Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science. 23 (3). 674-681.
Status: Published
Hosseinpourpia, R., Mai, C. (2016). Mode of action of brown rot decay resistance of acetylated wood : resistance to Fenton’s reagent. Wood Science and Technology. 50 (2). 413-426.
Status: Published
Soltani, A., Hosseinpourpia, R., Adamopoulos, S., Taghiyari, H.R., Ghaffari, E. (2016). Effects of heat-treatment and nano-wollastonite impregnation on fire properties of solid wood. BioResources. 11 (4). 8953-8967.
Status: Published
Hosseinpourpia, R., Adamopoulos, S., Mai, C. (2016). Dynamic vapour sorption of wood and holocellulose modified with thermosetting resins. Wood Science and Technology. 50 (1). 165-178.
Status: Published
Hosseinpourpia, R., Mai, C. (2016). Mode of action of brown rot decay resistance in phenol-formaldehyde-modified wood : resistance to Fenton’s reagent. Holzforschung. 70 (3). 253-259.
Status: Published
Hosseinpourpia, R., Mai, C. (2016). Mode of action of brown rot decay resistance of thermally modified wood : resistance to Fenton’s reagent. Holzforschung. 70 (7). 691-697.
Status: Published
Esteban, L.G., Simón, C., Fernández, F.G., Palacios, P.D., Martín-Sampedro, R., et al. (2015). Juvenile and mature wood of Abies pinsapoBoissie : sorption and thermodynamic properties. Wood Science and Technology. 49 (4). 725-738.
Status: Published
Adamopoulos, S., Hosseinpourpia, R., Mai, C. (2015). Tensile strength of handsheets prepared with macerated fibres from solid wood modified with cross-linking agents. Holzforschung. 69 (8). 959-966.
Status: Published
Hosseinpourpia, R., Adamopoulos, S., Mai, C. (2015). Tensile strength of handsheets from recovered fibers treated with N-methylol melamine and 1,3-dimethylol-4,5-dihydroxyethyleneurea. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 132 (3).
Status: Published
Hosseini, P., Hosseinpourpia, R., Pajum, A., Khodavirdi, M.M., Izadi, H., et al. (2014). Effect of nano-particles and aminosilane interaction on the performances of cement-based composites : An experimental study. Construction and Building Materials. 66. 113-124.
Status: Published
Hosseinpourpia, R., Hosseini, P., Mofidian, S., Hosseinpourpia, R., Varshoee, A. (2014). Influence of Nanosilica on Properties of Green Cementitious Composites Filled with Waste Sulfite Pulp Fiber and Aminosilane. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering. 39 (4). 2631-2640.
Status: Published
Hosseinpourpia, R., Varshoee, A., Soltani, M., Hosseini, P., Ziaei Tabari, H. (2012). Production of waste bio-fiber cement-based composites reinforced with nano-SiO₂ particles as a substitute for asbestos cement composites. Construction and Building Materials. 31. 105-111.
Status: Published
Danesh, M.A., Ziaei Tabari, H., Hosseinpourpia, R., Nazarnezhad, N., Shams, M. (2012). Investigation of the morphological and thermal properties of waste newsprint/recycled polypropylene/nanoclay composite. BioResources. 7 (1). 936-945.
Status: Published
Varshoee, A., Hosseinpourpia, R., Soltani, M., Talaeipoor, M. (2011). The Effect of Coupling Agent on Water Absorption Property of Natural Fiber-Cement Nanocomposites. Iranian Journal of Sciences and Techniques in Natural Resources. 6 (2). 127-137.
Status: Published

Conference paper (Refereed)

Ray, S., Kumar, R., Hosseinpourpia, R. (2024). Bioprospecting Pterocarpus santalinus bark for multifaceted application. 20th Annual Meeting of the Northern European Network for Wood Science and Engineering.
Ahmed, S.A., Gianluca, T., Filippo, R., Stöd, R., Hosseinpourpia, R. (2024). Dimensional stability of Scots Pine Sapwood Modified by Tannin-based Formulas. The 11th European Conference on Wood Modification : BOOK OF ABSTRACTS. 20-21.
Bari, E., Ghorbanian Far, M., Moradi, N., Morrell, J.J., Daniel, G., et al. (2023). Failure characteristics of thermally modified poplar wood subjected to mechanical tests. IRG documents database and compendium.
Sivrikaya, H., Rehbein, M., Divos, F., Adamopoulos, S., Hosseinpourpia, R. (2022). Changes in topochemistry and mechanical properties of Beech (Fagus orientalis L.) by natural fungus infestation. International Research Group on Wood Protection (IRG-WP) 29 May-2 June, Bled, Slovenia.
Ghavidel, A., Hosseinpourpia, R. (2020). Chemical composition of recent and naturally-aged european spruce (Picea abies) and silver fir (Abies alba) woods. Proceedings of the 16th Annual Meeting of the Northern European Network for Wood Science and Engineering – WSE2020. 29-31.
Hosseinpourpia, R., Adamopoulos, S., Eceiza, A. (2019). Thermal stability and water vapor sorption of wheat starch modified with isocyanate functional groups. 7th International Conference on Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers (BIOPOL), 17-19th June 2019, Stockholm, Sweden.
Hosseinpourpia, R., Adamopoulos, S., Mai, C. (2018). Analysis of the vapour sorption behaviour of wood modified with thermosetting resins with Hailwood-Horrobin and Excess Surface Work models. 29th International Conference on Wood Science and Technology, ICWST 2018: Implementation of Wood Science in Woodworking Sector - Proceedings. 87-92.
Taghiyari, H.R., Hosseinpourpia, R., Adamopoulos, S., Jahangiri, A., Rabie, D. (2017). Effects of Nano-Wollastonite Impregnation on Fire Properties of Some Thermally-Treated Solid Wood Species. Proceedings IRG Annual Meeting, IRG/WP 17-40771.
Hosseinpourpia, R., Adamopoulos, S., Mai, C., Hemmilä, V. (2017). Effect of Bio-Based Additives on Physico-Mechanical Properties of Medium Density Fibreboards. 28th ICWST, International Conference on Wood Science and Technology : Implementation of Wood Science in Woodworking Sector, Proceedings. Zagreb, 7^th - 8^th of December 2017. 153-158.
Hosseinpourpia, R., Adamopoulos, S., Mai, C. (2017). Effect of lignin and hemicelluloses removal on dynamic water vapour sorption behavior of wood. IUFRO Division 5 Conference, 12-14 June, 2017 - Vancouver, British Columbia : Final program, proceedings and abstracts.
Balea, A., Blanco, A., Fuente, H., Concepción, M., Negro, C., et al. (2015). Morphology, properties and recyclability of modified fibres and papers with different chemicals at laboratory and pilot plant trials. 46th Congresso Annuale Aticelca, May 28-29, Sestri Levante-Genova, Italy. 23-31.
Hosseinpourpia, R., Adamopoulos, S., Mai, C. (2015). Dynamic water vapour sorption properties and dimensional stability of thermally and acid-treated Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.). 69th Forest Products Society (FPS) International Convention, June 10-12, Atlanta, GA.
Hosseinpourpia, R., Mai, C. (2015). Dynamic water vapour sorption properties of wood cell wall polymer constituents. COST FP1303 (Performance of bio-based building materials). 42-44.
Reshadi Nejad, H., Hosseinpourpia, R., Arash, P. (2012). Interaction of aminopropyltri-ethoxysilane and amorphous nano-SiO₂ particles in the matrix of cement-based materials. 3rd Advances in Cement‐based Materials : Characterization, Processing, Modeling and Sensing Austin, TX, June 10‐12, 2012. 112-117.
Ziaei Tabari, H., Nourbakhsh, A., Hosseinpourpia, R., Danesh, M.A. (2010). Evaluation of mechanical and morphological behavior of polypropylene/wood fiber nanocomposite prepared by melts compounding. International Conference on Nanotechnology and Biosensors, 28th to 30th December 2010, Hong Kong. 20-23.
Hosseinpourpia, R., Varshoee, A., Soltani, M., Hosseini, P. (2010). Effects of sulfite waste fibers incorporating silica nano-particles on mechanical and microstructural properties of cementitious composite. 2nd International Conference on Composites: Characterization, Fabrication and Application. 431-436.

Chapter in book (Refereed)

Taghiyari, H.R., Tajvidi, M., Taghiyari, R., Mantanis, G., Esmailpour, A., et al. (2020). Nanotechnology for wood quality improvement and protection. Nanomaterials for Agriculture and Forestry Applications : Micro and Nano Technologies. Elsevier. 469-489.

Conference paper (Other academic)

Kovacikova, J., Kroon, M., Ahmed, S.A., Hosseinpourpia, R., Adamopoulos, S. (2021). Mechanical properties of fiberboard composite bonded with polymer matrixcomputed by mean-field homogenization methods. 25th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, August 22-27, 2021 : Book of Abstracts. 1984-1985.