Topsoe is involved in an EU project about biorefineries. The project, which involves partners from 15 countries, has just received 23 million EUR as funding from EU’s Seventh Framework Programme.
From biomass to fuel The project EuroBioRef (European multilevel integrated biorefinery design for sustainable biomass processing) aims to uncover the entire process in the transformation of biomass from field to fuel and from plants to plastic.
The goal is that biorefineries of the future can produce both chemicals and fuels from renewables or biomass such as waste.
Topsoe contributes with catalytic processesTopsoe’s expertise in downstream gasification technology and catalytic processes will contribute significantly to uncovering the transformation of biomass e.g. to acrylates.
“We look forward to using Topsoe’s experience and knowledge in this field. We can contribute to an efficient and economic transformation of biomass in the future. As the project’s only developer and producer of heterogeneous catalysts, we will also contribute to the scaling-up of catalysts for selected processes in the demonstration phase,” says Simon Ivar Andersen, project manager in Research and Development.
”The project is key to the development of the biorefineries of the future. An optimal use of the biomass requires cooperation across many different fields and disciplines, and we are very pleased to contribute,” says Claus Hviid Christensen, Project Director on Research and Development.
A virtual refineryThe project will create a virtual biorefinery researching all processes – from choosing the right crops to production of sustainable products from biomass. Parts of the process will be demonstrated on pilot scale during the project’s final phase.
ContactClaus Hviid Christensen, Project Director in Research and Development
tel. +45 4527 2549, mobile +45 2275 4549, e-mail:
chc@topsoe.dk