The latter will allow large-scale research, testing, optimisation and demonstration of processes in the production of a wide range of products with the dual aim to use all fractions of various biomasses and exploit their potential to produce the highest value possible in an eco-efficient and sustainable way. Moreover, the project attempts to overcome the efforts fragmentation of the whole biomass value chain requiring greater networking, coordination and cooperation among a large variety of actors from biochemical and chemical industry, SMEs, scientific knowledge chain, and European organisations.
The new concept will adopt a flexible and a modular process design adapted to large- but also small-scale production units easier to install in various European areas. The overall efficiency of this approach will clearly exceed existing pathways and will consider sustainable options in order to:
- Produce and use a high diversity of sustainable biomasses adapted for European regions
- Produce high specific energy bio-jet fuels (42 MJ/kg)
- Produce multiple products (chemicals, polymers, materials) in a flexible and optimised way that take advantage of the differences in biomass components and intermediates
- Improve cost-efficiency by 30% through improved reaction and separation effectiveness, reduced capital investments, improved plant and feedstock flexibility, reduction of production time and logistics
- Reduce by 30% the energy
- Produce zero waste and rationalise use of raw materials
Funded under 7th FWP (Seventh Framework Programme)
Hosting organisation: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE