Addressing separation and purification challenges in biorefineries

Expected Outcome: Successful proposals will contribute to the updated EU Bioeconomy Strategy, the Circular Economy Act, the Clean Industrial Deal, the European Chemical Industry Action Plan and the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. Projects results are expected to contribute to the following expected outcomes: Enhancing competitiveness, efficiency, sustainability, circularity and safety of industrial biorefineries. Efficient, selective and scalable separation and purification technology platform(s) with high potential to be integrated within existing and/or new biorefineries. Purity and stability of targeted intermediates/product(s) compatible with further conversion requirements. Scope: While significant advancements have been made in recent years in the development of core biorefinery processes, challenges remain in separation and purification steps. Separation and purification, both upstream and downstream of biorefinery processes, play a key role in determining quality and purity of the intermediates and products. They usually account for a significant share of the whole process costs and are often a relevant bottleneck towards full-scale deployment and commercialisation of bio-based products (including intermediates, chemicals, ingredients, materials). It is therefore crucial to develop new technologies to improve separation and purification performances, while at the same time improving resource efficiency and reducing costs. Proposals under this topic should:…