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Paulien Harmsen MSc

Senior scientist at Wageningen Food and Biobased Research at Wageningen University & Research

Areas of expertise

  • - Agrotechnology
  • - Biobased economy
  • - Biomass
  • - Biomass conversion
  • - Biopolymers
  • - Biorefinery
  • - Building blocks
  • - Carbohydrates
  • - Chemical building blocks
  • - Chemicals
  • - Chemistry
  • - Conversion
  • - Lignocellulose
  • - Polymers
  • - Pretreatment
  • - Seaweeds
  • - Textile fibres
  • - Textile industry
  • - Textiles

Major works

Courses and Programs taught by ir. PFH Harmsen

Pubilcations by ir. PFH Harmsen

Biomassa voor de Circulaire Economie. Johan van Groenestijn, Paulien Harmsen , Harriette Bos (2019). Wageningen UR

Green building blocks for biobased plastics. PFH Harmsen , Martijn Hackmann, Harriette Bos (2014). BioFPR

Suiker als grondstof voor de Nederlandse chemische industrie. P. Harmsen , S. Lips, H. Bos, B. Smit, S. van Berkum, J. Helming, R. Jongeneel (2014). WUR rapport

Pretreatment of lignocellulose for biotechnological production of lactic acid. P. Harmsen , S. Lips, R. Bakker (2012). WUR rapport

About me

Paulien Harmsen, MSc, is senior scientist at Wageningen Food and Biobased Research. She has a background in chemical engineering and combines process design and material science to solve complex biorefinery issues, both for natural materials as for post-consumer waste streams like textiles. In her role as Expertise Leader Biomass Fractionation, she coordinates the project portfolio and gives shape to the strategy. She is project leader and co-editor of the booklet series ‘Groene Grondstoffen’.

Courses and Programs taught by Paulien Harmsen MSc