Descripción del proyecto
Un prometedor disolvente biorrenovable avanza hacia una capacidad de producción masiva
Muchas sustancias químicas se fabrican y almacenan en forma de polvo y se aprovechan en reacciones que requieren disolverlos en algún tipo de solución. De este modo, los disolventes resultan esenciales para el sector químico y las industrias que dependen de sustancias químicas, como el sector farmacéutico. Los disolventes apróticos dipolares adquirieron importancia en la década de 1960 gracias a su capacidad de mejorar enormemente las reacciones, en ocasiones hasta 100 veces más, en relación con los disolventes comunes como el agua o el etanol. Sin embargo, muchos de ellos afrontan una creciente regulación debido a su toxicidad, por lo que se necesitan soluciones más ecológicas de manera urgente. Cyrene es un disolvente biorrenovable cuya producción a partir de la celulosa también ofrece otro camino de valorización para las industrias del papel y la pasta papelera. La financiación europea del proyecto ReSolute apoya la construcción y la explotación de la primera biorrefinería dedicada a la producción en serie de Cyrene.
Objetivo
ReSolute Project aims to pave the way for the production, at full industrial scale, of novel, non-toxic and high performing solvent from wood biomass. The Chemical sector is today facing a number of challenges driving demand for higher performing and safer chemicals derived from biomass. In the meantime, in the face of declining demand for paper, the pulp and paper industry is actively exploring opportunities to diversify into new areas or business including bio-based chemicals. In response to these needs, Circa has developed, at demonstration scale, a proprietary process to produce a novel bio-paper sector. From LGO ca be derived a wide range of chemicals including solvents, specialty polymers, flavours & fragrances, pharmaceutical and agrochemical actives. Circa’s first commercial product – a novel solvent trademarked as Cyrene – has already been trialled by more than 400 compagnies and researchers across the world and, for a growing number of applications, outperforms traditional dipolar aprotic solvents such as NMP, DMF and DMAc, which are under intense regulatory pressure due to their toxicity. Building on Circa group’s unique experience gained over the last 10 years via its 4 pilots and its operating demonstration plant, one of ReSolute’s key objectives will be to build and successfully operate a first-of-its kind Flagship Cyrene plant. The biorefinery will be built in France on the Carling Saint-Avold platform site owned by Total. The Flagship plant is expected to be mainly fed with saw dust and have a nameplate capacity of 1,000 metric tonnes per year. To reach this ambitious target, ReSolute will bring together 11 key actors along the entire value chain and will look to valorize the main by-product (biochar) in the energy and activated carbon markets.
Ámbito científico
Palabras clave
Programa(s)
- H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy Main Programme
- H2020-EU.2.1.4. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Biotechnology
- H2020-EU.3.2.6. - Bio-based Industries Joint Technology Initiative (BBI-JTI)
Régimen de financiación
IA - Innovation actionCoordinador
0279 OSLO
Noruega
Organización definida por ella misma como pequeña y mediana empresa (pyme) en el momento de la firma del acuerdo de subvención.