{"id":39344,"date":"2023-12-15T08:25:11","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T08:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=39344"},"modified":"2023-12-15T08:35:32","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T08:35:32","slug":"fraction-integrated-lignocellulose-fractionation-biomass-biorefinery-produce-components-high-value-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/fraction-integrated-lignocellulose-fractionation-biomass-biorefinery-produce-components-high-value-applications\/39344\/","title":{"rendered":"FRACTION: An integrated lignocellulose fractionation biomass biorefinery to produce components for high-value applications"},"content":{"rendered":"
FRACTION develops a novel integrated biomass biorefinery approach to maximise the purity and quality of cellulose, lignin and hemicellulose, demonstrating their upgrading into high-added-value products.<\/h2>\n
The conversion of lignocellulosic (non-edible) biomass is a promising alternative to replace petroleum as feedstock to produce carbon-based products. The biggest challenges to implementing a biomass biorefinery that can compete with petroleum refineries have been related to the economics of the biomass-derived processes and not to technical limitations or the quality of the products achieved.<\/p>\n
To improve the economics of a biorefinery, we need to achieve the complete utilisation of the biomass feedstock by getting value from all the components despite their different chemical structures, i.e. cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin.<\/p>\n
To meet this goal, an efficient fractionation technology that simultaneously maximises the yield of each component without decreasing their value is necessary, so they can be upgraded separately according to the best technology for their individual structure, and this is what we are doing at FRACTION, funded by Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU).<\/p>\n