The project has six sub-projects, each of which deals with critical areas of the proposed biomass utilization chain. The overall objectives in each sub-project are:
Biomass liquefaction and energy production: To reduce bio-oil production costs;
Upgrading technologies: To develop de-oxygenation technology and scale it up to process development unit-scale;
Evaluation of upgraded bio-liquids in standard refinery units: To assess the viability of upgraded bio-liquids co-processing in a standard refinery;
Conversion to chemicals: To identify optimal recovery and fractionation strategies and technologies for the production of discrete target compounds from bio-liquids;
Scenario and life cycle analysis: To outline a low-risk, low-cost development path for the most promising bio refinery chains, a path based on stage-wise validation, demonstration and implementation;
Transversal activities: To optimise the impact of the project by a structured management and the efficient coordination of transversal activities (standardisation, exploitation and dissemination)
A comprehensive consortium has been established in order to achieve these ambitious goals. It will also aim at finding solutions to secure energy supply in Europe and expects to enhance the competitiveness of European petrochemicals and chemicals industries.
- Industrial companies, each with its own strong competency in the processing industry sector
- An industrially-owned R&D company
- European research centres and universities in the field of biomass, biomass liquefaction and upgrading technologies.
- A research centre from Russia
