Renewable chemical building blocks (furfural) from waste biomass
Biorizon is setting up a consortium around the conversion of biomass waste into furfural, a renewable chemical building block for the chemical industry. Proof-of-principle has already been delivered in previous projects, the goal of the envisioned project is to develop and scale-up a continuous conversion technology up to TRL5.
Setting up a consortium that covers the whole value chain
TNO, being responsible for Biorizon’s ‘sugars-to-aromatics’ horizon, has initiated a project proposal within the framework of Interreg NWE. This constitutes a 2-stage evaluation process, of which the first stage has been successfully achieved. For acquiring the project, a consortium is required that covers the whole value chain, with various organizations from the North-West-Europe region.
Call for waste stream suppliers & end-users
Although a few feedstock suppliers are already on board, as well as a furfural user, the consortium is looking for extension, in particular with respect to supply of waste streams, such as:
- manure
- cellulosic biomass residuals
- spent grain
- digestate
- sludge
This project could contribute to valorizing these waste streams.
Furthermore, in the envisioned project, furfural will be used to produce bio-aromatics, for which end-users are welcomed as (associate) partners, for the evaluation of such bio-aromatics in various applications, such as:
- coatings
- lubricants
- adhesives
This project could help to make current products more sustainable and to develop new functionalities.
More information
If you are interested to participate, please contact Roger Blokland (roger.blokland@tno.nl) for more information. The deadline is end of April 2019.
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