Scope:Specific challenge: In the trend towards optimising the (cost-)effectiveness and sustainability of the transformation of wood into new value-added products, one of the key challenges is to reduce temperature, pressure and toxicity of the chemical pulping processes. A newly discovered class of separation technologies based on natural Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES), shows potential in terms of decomposing lignocellulosic feedstock at low temperatures and at atmospheric pressure. While the prospects of DES-based processes to improve cost-efficiency and environmental footprint of wood-based products are high, further development is needed with a view to move these still largely unknown technologies closer to industrial application.
Scope:Development of new DES-based pulping technologies to isolate cellulose, lignin and hemicellulose from wood and other lignocellulosic sources, including agricultural residues. Proposals should address the design and development of natural DES for low-temperature (
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