Associate Professor
Institute of Chemical Engineering, Bio-, and Environmental T
Syddansk Universitet
Denmark
Birgir Norddahl is a native of Iceland, graduating from Aarhus University, Denmark with a degree in both chemistry and nuclear physics. Birgir has more than 20 years’ experience in the polymer industry, biotechnology and membrane technology applications in various fields before re-entering university as an associate professor at the University of Southern Denmark specializing in membrane technology and biotechnology with regard to application of algae and plants as nutraceuticals and dietary supplements.
Juice concentration, protein isolation from whey, organic acid production from waste materials for biodegradable plastics production, upgrading biogas to natural gas quality and utilisation of carbon dioxide as a fuel in combination with hydrogen in a novel membrane bioreactor as well as isolation of nutraceuticals from food waste in enzymatic membrane reactors.