Luisa Völtz

I am a passionate researcher driven by curiosity, sustainability and the wish to contribute to a better future. I enjoy learning new things and challenging myself with new methods and ideas, always with the goal of turning knowledge into something useful for society. Teaching is an important part of my work, and I am committed to sharing my experience with students, supporting their development and inspiring them to think critically, creatively and responsibly about materials and the environment. Some of my topics are:

• Transforming agricultural and post-consumer residues (like used clothes and textiles) into value-added materials
• Designing bio-based, recycled and fibre-reinforced composites to reduce dependence on virgin, fossil-based materials
• Fibrillation of residues into micro- and nanofibres and using these as reinforcement in polymer matrices
• Understanding the link between raw material, fibrillation, extrusion parameters and final composite properties
• Optimising extrusion and related processing techniques for energy-efficient, scalable and robust manufacturing of sustainable composites.

Projects

Here are some of the projects I’ve been most involved in:

• Cellulose-Reinforced Composites Toward Next-Generation Sustainable Biocomposites, Åforsk, 2025-2027
• Use of spent zeolite membranes for microfiltration of biorefinery streams, Bio4Energy, 2025
• Cellulose composites, WWSC, 2024-2026
• Sustainable packaging materials from renewable raw materials sources, Bio4Energy, 2024-2025
• Development of energy-efficient processing technology of wood biomass into nanofibers and biocomposites through the use of fungal pretreated substrates accessing the sustainability goals, Bio4Energy, 2022-2023
• Materials and interface design in wood-based biocomposites, KAW Foundation, 2019-2023