BIOCORE
Biocommodity refinery
| Coordinatore | INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
Organization address
address: Rue De L'Universite 147 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | France [FR] |
| Totale costo | 20˙522˙739 € |
| EC contributo | 13˙920˙237 € |
| Programma | FP7-KBBE
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology |
| Code Call | FP7-2009-BIOREFINERY_CP |
| Funding Scheme | CP |
| Anno di inizio | 2010 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2010-03-01 - 2014-02-28 |
Partecipanti
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
Organization address
address: Rue De L'Universite 147 contact info |
FR (PARIS CEDEX 07) | coordinator | 1˙432˙671.00 |
| 2 |
TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT
Organization address
address: TEKNIIKANTIE 4 A contact info |
FI (ESPOO) | participant | 1˙463˙807.00 |
| 3 |
STICHTING ENERGIEONDERZOEK CENTRUM NEDERLAND
Organization address
address: WESTERDUINWEG 3 contact info |
NL (PETTEN) | participant | 1˙279˙757.00 |
| 4 |
KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
Organization address
address: Oude Markt 13 contact info |
BE (LEUVEN) | participant | 954˙952.00 |
| 5 |
DSM White Biotechnology B.V
Organization address
address: Alexander Fleminglaan 1 contact info |
NL (Delft) | participant | 797˙875.00 |
| 6 |
ARKEMA FRANCE SA
Organization address
address: RUE ESTIENNE D ORVES 420 contact info |
FR (Colombes) | participant | 778˙320.00 |
| 7 |
STICHTING DIENST LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK
Organization address
address: Costerweg 50 contact info |
NL (WAGENINGEN) | participant | 777˙140.00 |
| 8 |
COMPAGNIE INDUSTRIELLE DE LA MATIERE VEGETAL CIM V
Organization address
address: 11 BIS RUE LOUIS PHILIPPE contact info |
FR (Neuilly sur Seine) | participant | 728˙976.00 |
| 9 |
NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS - NTUA
Organization address
address: HEROON POLYTECHNIOU 9 ZOGRAPHOU CAMPUS contact info |
EL (ATHINA) | participant | 652˙600.00 |
| 10 |
INRA TRANSFERT S.A.
Organization address
address: RUE DU DOCTEUR FINLAY 28 contact info |
FR (PARIS) | participant | 621˙933.00 |
| 11 |
CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLA AB
Organization address
address: - contact info |
SE (GOETEBORG) | participant | 536˙200.00 |
| 12 |
LATVIJAS VALSTS KOKSNES KIMIJAS INSTITUTS
Organization address
address: Dzerbenes St. 27 contact info |
LV (RIGA) | participant | 529˙600.00 |
| 13 |
INSTITUT FUER UMWELTSTUDIEN WEIBEL UND NESS GMBH
Organization address
city: Heidelberg contact info |
DE (Heidelberg) | participant | 485˙840.00 |
| 14 |
CHIMAR HELLAS AE
Organization address
address: Sofouli 88 contact info |
EL ("KALAMARIA, THESSALONIKI") | participant | 400˙132.00 |
| 15 |
NOVA-INSTITUT FUR POLITISCHE UND OKOLOGISCHE INNOVATION GMBH
Organization address
address: Chemiepark Knapsack Industriestrasse contact info |
DE (Huerth) | participant | 367˙400.00 |
| 16 |
IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE
Organization address
address: SOUTH KENSINGTON CAMPUS EXHIBITION ROAD contact info |
UK (LONDON) | participant | 304˙246.00 |
| 17 |
THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE
Organization address
address: Darbari Seth Block, IHC Complex, Lodhi Road contact info |
IN (NEW DELHI) | participant | 292˙640.00 |
| 18 |
SYNPO AKCIOVA SPOLECNOST
Organization address
address: S K NEUMANNA 1316 ZELENE PREDMESTI contact info |
CZ (PARDUBICE) | participant | 275˙343.00 |
| 19 |
SYRAL S.A.S.
Organization address
address: Z.I. et Portuaire contact info |
FR (Marckolsheim) | participant | 252˙720.00 |
| 20 |
KEM ONE SASU
Organization address
address: Av JEAN JAURES 210 contact info |
FR (LYON) | participant | 232˙123.00 |
| 21 |
ifeu - Institut fuer Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg Gmbh
Organization address
address: Wilckensstrasse 3 contact info |
DE (HEIDELBERG) | participant | 212˙266.00 |
| 22 |
CAPAX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES BVBA
Organization address
address: PAPENBOSKANT 57 contact info |
BE (MEISE WOLVERTEM) | participant | 188˙550.00 |
| 23 |
SOLAGRO ASSOCIATION
Organization address
address: VOIE DU TOEC 75 contact info |
FR (TOULOUSE) | participant | 184˙454.00 |
| 24 |
TARKETT GDL SA
Organization address
address: OP DER SANG ZI DE LENTZWEILLER 2 contact info |
LU (LENTZWEILER) | participant | 108˙600.00 |
| 25 |
SZENT ISTVAN UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: Pater Karoly utca 1 contact info |
HU (GODOLLO) | participant | 62˙092.00 |
| 26 |
Koninklijke DSM N.V.
Organization address
address: Het Overloon 1 contact info |
NL (Heerlen) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'BIOCORE will create and demonstrate create a lignocellulosic biorefinery for sustainable processing of agricultural residues (wheat and rice straws), SRC wood (poplar) and hardwood forestry residues, into 2G biofuels, bulk chemicals, polymers, speciality molecules, heat and power. To reach this overall objective, BIOCORE will: 1) Describe how a mixed lignocellulosic feedstock-based biorefinery can be supplied with biomass, taking into account biomass handling, feedstock variability and seasonality. Biomass provisioning scenarios will be described for several different local contexts (Europe and Asia) 2) Adapt and streamline a patented organosolv technology for targeted biorefining of BIOCORE feedstocks and develop all necessary processing steps (including enzymatic hydrolysis and physico-chemical operations) to produce high quality cellulose, polymeric and oligomeric hemicellulose-derivatives, high quality lignins, heat and power from process residues 3) Develop multiple product manufacturing pipelines using a combination of advanced biotechnologies, chemical catalysis and thermochemical processes for the production of building block chemicals and polymers for bulk markets from sugars and lignins 4) Design a complete biorefinery concept that will describe the alternative product manufacturing pathways. This will be achieved by developing integrated flowsheets and process designs that include all of the operational units, supply chain models, and economic factors 5) Demonstrate the performance of the biorefinery through an integrated approach, producing industrial scale pilots for the biorefinery complexes that are closer to the market 6) Assess the environmental, economic and social sustainability of the biorefinery concept considering the entire value chain 7) Ensure efficient technology transfer to the energy sector, chemical and biotech industries, agro and forestry sectors, and the general public and policy makers'
Introduzione (Teaser)
A broad international research initiative has brought the concept of a mixed-biomass biorefinery closer to reality through modelling and process optimisation.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
The promise of biorefining, which would turn large amounts of wasted biomass into useful industrial products and energy, has not yet been realised. This ideal is limited by the difficulty of using multiple sources of biomass as well as unsustainable and unprofitable approaches to running a biorefinery.
With EU funding, the 'Biocommodity refinery' (http://www.biocore-europe.org/ (BIOCORE)) project aimed to create and demonstrate a sustainable and economically viable biorefinery concept that can use multiple biomass sources. The initiative brought together a large number of research institutions and small companies to validate the concept.
BIOCORE used an existing biorefining technology known as organosolv, which can remove the major biomass components from a range of biomass resources, including straws and wood. The project began by optimising the organosolv process, wheat and barley straw and went on to show how the technology can be used for rice straw, birch and poplar wood.
Notably, using organosolv technology, it was possible to recover the vast majority (>90 % wt) of the feedstock in the form of biomass components (e.g. cellulose) that are suitable for product manufacturing. Using these, project scientists demonstrated the production of several products, including ethanol, bio-based resins for wood panels, polyurethane foams and plastics.
Another aspect of the project focused on ways to make biorefining more sustainable and profitable. In this part of BIOCORE, researchers used modelling and total site analysis to design optimised product pathways for a future biorefinery.
Finally, BIOCORE produced a number of policy recommendations to promote a competitive biorefining sector, which would have a positive socioeconomic impact in the EU. Overall, the project has taken steps to move the nascent biorefinery concept out of research and towards industry.
Since the end of BIOCORE, the company operating the organosolv technology has obtained EU funding (2G BIOPIC project) for the construction of a demonstration plant, thus bringing industrialization a step closer.
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