• Conversion of furfural to 2-methylfuran over CuNi catalysts supported on biobased carbon foams 

  Varila, Toni; Mäkelä, Eveliina; Kupila, Riikka; Romar, Henrik; Hu, Tao; Karinen, Reetta; Puurunen, Riikka L.; Lassi, Ulla (Elsevier, 2021)

  In this study, carbon foams prepared from the by-products of the Finnish forest industry, such as tannic acid and pine bark extracts, were examined as supports for 5/5% Cu/Ni catalysts in the hydrotreatment of furfural to ...

• Alkali-Activated Adsorbents from Slags : Column Adsorption and Regeneration Study for Nickel(II) Removal 

  Sundhararasu, Elavarasi; Tuomikoski, Sari; Runtti, Hanna; Hu, Tao; Varila, Toni; Kangas, Teija; Lassi, Ulla (MDPI, 2021)

  Alkali-activated adsorbents were synthesized by mixing three different slags from the steel industry: blast furnace slag (BFS), ladle slag (LS), and Lintz–Donawitz converter slag (LD). These powdered slag-based geopolymers ...

• Social Workers’ Reflections on Forced Migration and Cultural Diversity : Towards Anti-Oppressive Expertise in Child and Family Social Work 

  Anis, Merja; Turtiainen, Kati (MDPI AG, 2021)

  Social work in Finland, like in many other countries, has faced various challenges after the large scale of forced migration in 2015. Although working with migrants is not a new area in social work, the exceptionally large ...

• Why Did They Leave School? A Self Determination Theory Perspective into Narratives of Finnish Early School Leavers 

  Pikkarainen, Merja Tellervo; Hakala, Juha T; Kykyri, Virpi-Liisa (Hipatia Press, 2021)

  The present study aims to provide insights into the experiences of early school leavers within the Finnish context. We conducted a narrative inquiry among eleven early school leavers who were in prison when they were ...

• Hyvinvointia paikallistamassa : maaseudun paikallisten hyvinvointijärjestelmien teoreettinen tulkintamalli 

  Kattilakoski, Mari; Rintamäki, Niina (Sosiaalityön tutkimuksen seura; Sosiaalipoliittinen yhdistys, 2020)

  Jäsennämme artikkelissa maaseudun paikallisyhteisöjen hyvinvoinnin muotoutumiseen liittyviä tekijöitä. Lähtökohtanamme toimii paikallisten hyvinvointijärjestelmien teoria, jonka pohjalta kehitämme maaseudun paikallisyhteisöjen ...

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