PURE
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Prototyping emerging bio based products from lignocellulose by zero waste pathwa...
The need: The dwindling fossil resources and their increasing price together with concerns related to greenhouse gas emissions and environmental pollution necessitate an urgent transition to the use of renewable starting materials...
The need: The dwindling fossil resources and their increasing price together with concerns related to greenhouse gas emissions and environmental pollution necessitate an urgent transition to the use of renewable starting materials and the fundamental change of our manufacturing practices to cleaner, more sustainable production routes.
The challenge: Existing approaches for bio-based production routes are complex and costly, while oftentimes offering limited or no increase in quality over conventional approaches. Several challenges need to be tackled in order to further unlock the great potential of bio-based production methods. There is a pressing need for (i) simple, zero-waste production routes from raw material to end-product with a minimal number of reaction steps and high-yield; (ii) the discovery of novel, emerging products that are superior to existing ones in terms of properties, performance as well as environmental and health impact.
The solution: My ERC Starting Grant (CatASus) has introduced fundamentally novel catalytic methods for the environmentally benign, zero-waste, non-toxic, and cost-efficient production of chemical building blocks that find concrete valorisation potential in a wide array of industries, including pharmaceuticals, food, agriculture and fuels/energy sectors.
The proof of concept: Bringing PURE as a sustainable yet cost-effective chemical manufacturing process of valuable bio-based building blocks to the multibillion-euro chemical manufacturing market offers a highly attractive business case. In this PURE ERC PoC, I will explore the commercial viability of lignocellulose as renewable resource for the production of high quality fine chemical building blocks, by performing proof of concept studies: (i) confirming feasibility of upscaling to (pre-)industrial scale and (ii) outlining a solid business strategy that delineates the optimal product-market combination and path towards commercialisation.
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Duración del proyecto: 31 meses
Fecha Inicio: 2020-01-16
Fecha Fin: 2022-08-31
Fecha Fin: 2022-08-31
Línea de financiación: concedida
El organismo H2020 notifico la concesión del proyecto el día 2022-08-31
Línea de financiación objetivo
El proyecto se financió a través de la siguiente ayuda:
ERC-2019-POC:
ERC Proof of Concept Grant
Cerrada
hace 5 años
Presupuesto
El presupuesto total del proyecto asciende a
150K€
Líder del proyecto
UNIVERSITAET GRAZ
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Perfil tecnológico
TRL
4-5
Perfil tecnológico
TRL
4-5
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