The doctoral defense takes place in H\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0arsal a\u00f0albyggingar H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands og hefst kl. 13:00<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Opponents:<\/strong> A\u00f0allei\u00f0beinandi: <\/strong>Dr. Gu\u00f0mundur \u00d3li Hreggvi\u00f0sson, pr\u00f3fessor vi\u00f0 L\u00edf- og umhverfisv\u00edsindadeild H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands og stefnum\u00f3tandi s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur hj\u00e1 Mat\u00eds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Einnig \u00ed doktorsnefnd:\u00a0 Doktorsv\u00f6rn st\u00fdrir:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr. Sn\u00e6bj\u00f6rn P\u00e1lsson, pr\u00f3fessor og deildarforseti\u00a0L\u00edf- og umhverfisv\u00edsindadeildar H\u00cd. Markmi\u00f0 \u00feessa ranns\u00f3knarverkefnis var a\u00f0 n\u00fdta br\u00fan\u00fe\u00f6runga sem hr\u00e1efni fyrir \u00f6rverur og ens\u00edm og framlei\u00f0a me\u00f0 hj\u00e1lp efnaskiptaverkfr\u00e6\u00f0i og erf\u00f0at\u00e6kni ver\u00f0m\u00e6tar afur\u00f0ir \u00far \u00fe\u00f6rungasykrum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Verkefninu var skipt \u00ed fj\u00f3ra hluta. (1) Thermoanaerobacterium islandicum AK17, loftfirrt hitak\u00e6r bakter\u00eda, var \u00fer\u00f3u\u00f0 sem frumuverksmi\u00f0ja fyrir framlei\u00f0slu \u00e1 etan\u00f3li. (2) Me\u00f0 erf\u00f0abreytingum t\u00f3kst a\u00f0 fella \u00fat efnaskiptaferla og beina fl\u00e6\u00f0i orku og kolefnis a\u00f0 etan\u00f3lframlei\u00f0slu. N\u00fdr, breyttur stofn, AM6, framleiddi etan\u00f3l \u00e1 skilvirkan h\u00e1tt ( 95% af fr\u00e6\u00f0ilegu h\u00e1marki) \u00far mannit\u00f3li, gl\u00fak\u00f3sa og f\u00e1sykrum \u00ed \u00fe\u00f6rungah\u00fddr\u00f3l\u00fdsati. (3) \u00der\u00f3u\u00f0 var a\u00f0fer\u00f0 til a\u00f0 framlei\u00f0a 2-Keto-3-deoxygluconate (KDG), sem er milliefni \u00ed framlei\u00f0slu \u00fdmissa ver\u00f0m\u00e6tra efna, \u00far alginati og lam\u00ednarin sykrum me\u00f0 hj\u00e1lp hitak\u00e6rra ens\u00edma. (4) Ofangreindir framlei\u00f0sluferlar krefjast ni\u00f0urbrots vi\u00f0komandi sykra \u00far br\u00fan\u00fe\u00f6rungum. \u00cd tengslum vi\u00f0 sl\u00edka ni\u00f0urbrotsferla var n\u00fdtt ens\u00edm (laminarinasi) sem br\u00fdtur ni\u00f0ur beta-gl\u00fak\u00f6n \u00ed sm\u00e1sykrur, tv\u00edsykrur og gl\u00fak\u00f3sa, framleitt me\u00f0 erf\u00f0at\u00e6knilegum a\u00f0fer\u00f0um og eiginleikar \u00feess rannsaka\u00f0ir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00cd heild s\u00fdna ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0ur verkefnisins a\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 beita efnaskiptaverkfr\u00e6\u00f0i og erf\u00f0at\u00e6kni geta br\u00fan\u00fe\u00f6rungar n\u00fdst sem sj\u00e1lfb\u00e6rt hr\u00e1efni \u00ed l\u00edft\u00e6kni. \u00deannig getur verkefni\u00f0 stu\u00f0la\u00f0 a\u00f0 innlei\u00f0ingu a\u00f0fer\u00f0a til a\u00f0 draga \u00far notkun jar\u00f0efnaeldsneytis og \u00fear me\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3un l\u00edfhagkerfisins, og sj\u00e1lfb\u00e6rari framt\u00ed\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n About the doctoral dissertation<\/strong> Fimmtudaginn 22. jan\u00faar 2026 ver Antoine Moenaert doktorsritger\u00f0 s\u00edna \u00ed l\u00edffr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 Verkfr\u00e6\u00f0i- og n\u00e1tt\u00faruv\u00edsindasvi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands. 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Dr. Oddur \u00de\u00f3r Vilhelmsson, pr\u00f3fessor vi\u00f0 Au\u00f0lindadeild H\u00e1sk\u00f3lans \u00e1 Akureyri.
Dr. Magnus Carlquist, pr\u00f3fessor vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3lann \u00ed Lundi, Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Dr. \u00d3lafur H\u00e9\u00f0inn Fri\u00f0j\u00f3nsson, fagstj\u00f3ri \u00ed L\u00edft\u00e6kni hj\u00e1 Mat\u00eds, \u00cdsland.
Dr. Eva Nordberg Karlsson, pr\u00f3fessor vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3lann \u00ed Lundi, Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abstract<\/strong>
Br\u00fan\u00fe\u00f6rungar, sem vaxa vi\u00f0 \u00cdslandsstrendur, hafa vaki\u00f0 athygli og \u00e1huga sem hr\u00e1efni fyrir l\u00edft\u00e6knii\u00f0na\u00f0, s\u00e9rstaklega \u00ed lj\u00f3si minnkandi a\u00f0gengis a\u00f0 jar\u00f0efnaeldsneyti og aukinnar \u00fearfar fyrir sj\u00e1lfb\u00e6rar lausnir \u00ed umhverfism\u00e1lum. Br\u00fan\u00fe\u00f6rungar eru r\u00edkir af sykrum og hafa \u00feann kost fram yfir landpl\u00f6ntur a\u00f0 \u00feeir krefjast hvorki r\u00e6ktanlegs lands, ferskvatns, n\u00e9 \u00e1bur\u00f0ar. Jafnframt framlei\u00f0a \u00feeir meiri l\u00edfmassa \u00e1 skemmri t\u00edma en landpl\u00f6ntur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Antoine Moenaert er f\u00e6ddur \u00ed Ennevelin sem er l\u00edti\u00f0 \u00feorp \u00ed nor\u00f0ur Frakklandi. \u00dear \u00f3lst hann upp me\u00f0 tveimur systrum s\u00ednum, Cecile and Emilie. Antoine lauk masters gr\u00e1\u00f0u \u00ed L\u00edft\u00e6kni vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3lann \u00ed Marseille. A\u00f0 n\u00e1mi loknu starfa\u00f0i hann \u00ed tv\u00f6 \u00e1r \u00ed Basel \u00ed Sviss. \u00de\u00e1 flutti hann til \u00cdslands og h\u00f3f a\u00f0 starfa hj\u00e1 Mat\u00eds ohf vi\u00f0 ranns\u00f3knir \u00e1 hitak\u00e6rum \u00f6rverum. Eftir \u00feriggja \u00e1ra dv\u00f6l og starf hj\u00e1 Mat\u00eds h\u00f3f Antoine doktorsn\u00e1m vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"