The Ligno Value Pilot plant will cost € 4.3 mln and should be operational in 2021. VITO (Independent Flemish Research Organization) is building the plant with Jacobs Belgium and VMH.
The plant will convert wood and lignin into aromatics and subsequent fractionation into monomers, dimers and oligomers. The pilot plant will have a 200 kg/day production.
The plant will be co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the province of Antwerp and the Flemish Department of Economy, Science and Innovation.
The purpose is to help companies develop new business. VITO is looking for companies that want to test new applications and feedstock providers.
VITO is already involved in a large number of projects related to the conversion of lignin and wood to bio-aromatics: MAIA, ARBOREF, BIO-HArT, SmartLi and LigniOx.
Jan Van Havenbergh, Managing director of Catalisti said
“Bringing innovations to higher Technology Readiness Levels is of the utmost importance for the Flemish chemical industry to bridge the gap between development and implementation to allow an economic valorisation in Flanders and abroad.”
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