Descrizione del progetto
Gli impianti di biogas produrranno presto prodotti chimici industriali di origine biologica
Numerose fonti di energia rinnovabili e sostenibili, alternative ai combustibili fossili, si trovano attualmente a vari livelli di commercializzazione ed espansione per aiutarci a far fronte alla sfida globale del cambiamento climatico, migliorando al contempo la sicurezza energetica. Gli impianti di biogas trasformano i rifiuti organici in biogas, principalmente metano, attraverso un processo di digestione anaerobica. Sebbene abbastanza promettente, il processo è ancora piuttosto costoso e inefficiente; ciò inibisce una più ampia implementazione. Il progetto NEOSUCCESS, finanziato dall’UE, ha individuato un modo per utilizzare gli impianti di biogas e allo stesso tempo per favorire l’ambiente. Una semplice tecnologia plug-and-play consentirà la produzione simultanea di biometano e acido bio-succinico. L’acido succinico è la sostanza chimica industriale multifunzionale più importante e attualmente la sua produzione si basa sul petrolio. La nuova tecnologia consentirà la produzione di biometano e acido bio-succinico con una semplice conversione negli impianti di biogas esistenti.
Obiettivo
Succinic Acid (SA) is the most important multifunctional platform chemical for the industry with immense applications
(bioplastics, polyurethanes, paints, etc.) but 95% of its production is petroleum-based. On a separate matter, biogas’ most
valuable compound is BioMethane (BioM), used as renewable energy; but obtained by costly upgrading technologies, not
fully widespread.
Currently, the SA and BioM production are separate industrial processes. We have developed NEOSUCCESS, the first
technology worldwide that recycles and uses residual waste streams to simultaneously produce these two high-value added
products: BioM (>95%) from biogas to be used as a biofuel; and BioSA (>80%), a second-generation non-fossil alternative to
SA. This is the first revolutionary biogas upgrading technology that binds CO2 into a valuable biochemical; highly reducing
production costs and environmental footprint.
The aim of NEOSUCCESS project is to make commercially available a unique technology based on a containerised plugand-
play technology conceived to be integrated in biogas plants’ operational workflow, finally making the investment on
biogas upgrading profitable as a result of its complementary BioSA exploitation.
Our Consortium is formed by two well-established engineering firms and two world-class universities situated at the forefront
of technical innovations. We have validated and patented a prototype from real sugar-rich waste side streams (41.5 L of
fermentation broth); and now, we are highly skilled to build and fine-tune the first NEOSUCCESS industrial unit (capacity of
12,000 Nm3 of BioM and 47,000 kg of BioSA).
Both Biogas Upgrading and BioSA markets have a double-digit growth, which strikes as a great opportunity for Europe to
take a leap forward. Thanks to this project, we will achieve a successful market launch by 2023 and install 40
NEOSUCCESS units in 11 countries by 2027, contributing to the European transition towards a sustainable Bio-based
Economy.
Campo scientifico
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsbioeconomy
- engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbioplastics
- engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbiofuels
- engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybioprocessing technologiesfermentation
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