Paula Vehmaanperä, Master of Science in Technology, will defend her doctoral dissertation in the field of Green Chemical Technology at LUT on 4th of November at noon, Viipuri Hall. Her dissertation is titled "Dissolution of magnetite and hematite in acid mixtures".

Professor Christian Ekberg, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, will act as opponent. Professor Antti Häkkinen of LUT University will act as custos.

The dissertation has been published in the Acta Universitatis Lappeenrantaensis research series number 1049 of the university. ISBN 978-952-335-874-4, ISBN 978-952-335-875-1 (PDF), ISSN 2814-5518 (Online).