Imagine turning city trash and sawdust into high-value plastic ingredients. Instead of using expensive chemicals to clean the final product, this system uses a special electric filter to pull out the good stuff as it's being made. It's like having a built-in strainer that cleans and concentrates the product simultaneously, making the whole process much cheaper and greener.
Bio-based succinic acid is often too expensive to compete with petrochemical versions due to high purification costs and expensive feedstocks. Current methods also struggle to efficiently process mixed organic waste streams.
An integrated electrochemical membrane bioreactor for the in-situ extraction of succinic acid. This includes optimized enzymatic hydrolysis processes for municipal and wood waste.
If you are a bio-plastic producer dealing with high raw material costs — this project developed a TRL7 integrated fermentation process that uses municipal solid waste and wood waste to create succinic acid. This allows you to replace expensive fossil-based feedstocks with abundant waste streams.
If you are a resin manufacturer dealing with carbon footprint regulations — this project developed bio-based succinic acid that can be used to create polyurethane dispersions. This process demonstrates a 50% GHG reduction compared to conventional production methods.
If you are a waste processor dealing with underutilized organic fractions of municipal solid waste — this project developed a biorefinery approach to convert that waste into platform chemicals. This transforms a waste disposal cost into a high-yield revenue stream.
The project targets a reduction in cost by using an electrochemical membrane bioreactor that lowers NaOH consumption for pH regulation and reduces the number of purification steps. Based on available project data, it aims to make bio-SA compete directly with petrochemical processes.
The project aims to move from pilot to large scale, specifically targeting TRL7. It includes the production of polyurethane dispersions and resins at a semi-industrial scale.
Based on available project data, the project focuses on creating 'breakthrough first of a kind' technology to facilitate industrial implementation and business models, though specific patent details are not listed.
It utilizes Organic Municipal Solid Waste (OFMSW) and sawdust through an optimized hydrolysis process using enzymatic cocktails to maximize carbohydrate conversion.
The implemented process is designed to demonstrate a 50% GHG reduction against conventional succinic acid production.
The consortium is heavily industry-weighted with 6 industrial partners (55% ratio), including 4 SMEs, which indicates a strong focus on commercial viability rather than pure research. With 11 partners across 8 European countries, the project has a broad geographic reach for market testing and feedstock sourcing, coordinated by a specialized pilot plant (Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant).
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