MICROGRASS

Release of sugars from lignocellulosic biomass by microwave plasma

Coordinatore	LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY    more  Organization address address: Egerton Court Rodney Street 2 city: LIVERPOOL postcode: L3 5UX contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Andrew Cognome: Young Email: send email Telefono: +44 151 231 3575 Fax: +44 151 231 3247
Nazionalità Coordinatore	United Kingdom [UK]
Sito del progetto	http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/BLT/BEST/RFM/micrograss/index.htm
Totale costo	1˙380˙119 €
EC contributo	1˙058˙658 €
Programma	FP7-SME Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
Code Call	FP7-SME-2008-1
Funding Scheme	BSG-SME
Anno di inizio	2010
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2010-01-01   -   2012-01-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY  Organization address address: Egerton Court Rodney Street 2 city: LIVERPOOL postcode: L3 5UX contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Andrew Cognome: Young Email: send email Telefono: +44 151 231 3575 Fax: +44 151 231 3247	UK (LIVERPOOL)	coordinator	46˙886.50
2	Biofuels Wales Ltd  Organization address address: "Battle House, Battle" city: "Breacon, Powys" postcode: LD3 9RW contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Simon Cognome: Bowen Email: send email Telefono: 447771000000 Fax: +44 1639 864612	UK ("Breacon, Powys")	participant	392˙280.25
3	TMD TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED  Organization address address: SWALLOWFIELD WAY UNIT 3 city: HAYES postcode: UB31DQ contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Howard Cognome: Smith Email: send email Telefono: 442086000000 Fax: 442086000000	UK (HAYES)	participant	299˙560.00
4	TECHNOSAM SRL  Organization address address: FAGULUI STR 35 city: SATU MARE postcode: 440186 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Francisc Cognome: Toth Email: send email Telefono: +40 261769285 Fax: +40 261769285	RO (SATU MARE)	participant	165˙753.25
5	Dipolar AB  Organization address address: Gymnasievagen 16 city: Skelleftea postcode: SE-93157 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Walter Cognome: Ronnblom Email: send email Telefono: 4691038230 Fax: +46 910 702120	SE (Skelleftea)	participant	146˙213.50
6	THE UK HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE  Organization address address: PERA BUSINESS PARK, NOTTINGHAM ROAD city: MELTON MOWBRAY postcode: LE13 0PB contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Paul Cognome: Tranter Email: send email Telefono: +44 845 094 7682 Fax: +44 1664 501 589	UK (MELTON MOWBRAY)	participant	7˙965.00
7	DARA SISTEMAS ELECTRONICOS S.L.  Organization address address: OBISPO TAGASTE 13 city: ALBACETE postcode: 2005 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Jose Lozoya Cognome: Pardo Email: send email Telefono: +34 637468263 Fax: +34 967609213	ES (ALBACETE)	participant	0.00
8	FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V  Organization address address: Hansastrasse 27C city: MUENCHEN postcode: 80686 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Walter Cognome: Krause Email: send email Telefono: +49 89 120 527 13 Fax: +49 89 120 527534	DE (MUENCHEN)	participant	0.00
9	Uvox Microwave AB  Organization address address: Sagverksgatan 2 city: Tidaholm postcode: 52230 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Peder Cognome: Jakobsson Email: send email Telefono: 00 46 500 450 420 Fax: 00 46 502 15840	SE (Tidaholm)	participant	0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Biofuels for transport are considered to be the answer decreasing green house gas emissions, to enhance energy security and respond to rising oil prices by substituting or blending petrol and diesel with biofuels and to contribute to regional development by increasing employment opportunities and diversifying activities for farmer through energy crops. The EU only produces 4.1 % of the total world ethanol, the US has become in recent years the biggest ethanol producer in the world with 48% of the world total and more than two fifths of the global fuel ethanol supply was produced in Brazil in 2006. The major different types of biofuels are between first and second generation biofuels. First generation biofuels are made from food crop feed stocks while second generation biofuels are made from cellulosic biomass. The primary pathway for producing bioethanol fuels from lignocellulosci biomass is biochemical conversion (acid hydrolysis which is an expensive procedure and produce low yields 10 to 40% and enzymatic hydrolysis but unfortunately cellulose is difficult to digest, produce low yields <20% and take 2 days, in addition although research is continuously improving this process, at present biochemical conversion is not been proven at industrial scale). The project concept involves development of a multipurpose prototype for the reaction of various types of cellulosic biomass on a continuous or batched basis using microwave plasma or combined microwave plasma and chemical/enzyme hydrolysis. This technology will breakdown the cellulose molecule structures and allow an efficient (90% yield efficiency) and rapid release of the sugars for the fermentation reaction (<1/2 day). In addition, by using microwave plasma we will use 10 times less energy, chemicals, infrastructure accessories and solvents making the conversion of cellulosic biomass into bio-ethanol an economical procedure.'