EUROBIOREF: A STEP FORWARD TO NEXT GENERATION BIOREFINERIES

摘要

The FP7 EuroBioRef project (2010-2014; www.eurobioref.org) dealt with the entire process ofrntransformation of biomass, from non-edible crops production to final commercial products. It involved 29 partnersrn(industry, SMEs, academics) from 15 countries in a collaborative network, including crop production, biomass pretreatment,rnfermentation, enzymatic, catalytic & thermochemical processes, assessed by a LCA and an economicrnevaluation of the whole development chain. The project generated a lot of results, including new energy & newrnchemicals production strategies. As results among others, large test fields were set for willow, crambe, giant reed andrnsafflower, efficient biotech technologies were developed to yield platform molecules from glycerol and biomassrnhydrolysates, a pilot plant in Norway able to operate more than 50 kg/h of dry lignocellulosic materials wasrnconstructed (Full-scale unit planned for 2017), 33 patents were filed, value chains corresponding to differentrnscenarios of biorefineries were designed, assessed and demonstrated. The present paper gives some details on thernmain results we achieved towards the establishment an implementation of next generation biorefineries.