Projects
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| Reference Number | InnUK/131844/01 | |
| Title | Driving down the cost of waste derived sugar | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Renewable Energy Sources(Bio-Energy, Other bio-energy) 25%; Not Energy Related 75%; |
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| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (Biological Sciences) 50%; PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Chemistry) 50%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Project Contact No email address given Fiberight Limited |
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| Award Type | Feasibility Study | |
| Funding Source | Innovate-UK | |
| Start Date | 01 April 2015 | |
| End Date | 31 March 2016 | |
| Duration | 12 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £601,522 | |
| Industrial Sectors | ||
| Region | London | |
| Programme | Competition Call: 1401_FS_HVM_IBCATLS1 - IB Catalyst Late Stage Feasibilty Studies Round 1. Activity Industrial Biotechnology Catalyst Late Stage (FS) Rnd1 | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , Fiberight Limited (10.591%) |
| Other Investigator | Project Contact , University of Leeds (33.508%) Project Contact , Sch of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University (3.288%) Project Contact , Centre for Process Innovation - CPI (49.927%) Project Contact , Rebio Technologies Limited (2.686%) |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | This project will build on UK expertise in recycling of household waste to recover a clean cellulose. A new process has been developed to efficiently break this cellulose down into sugar which can be used to produce, for example bioethanol - the green fuel component of petrol, as well as other high value chemicals such as those used in construction materials and intermediates in chemical processes. The sugar from waste will substitute for the sugar currently used which is produced from crops including sugar beet which requires land, pesticides and fuel to grow and harvest. The benefits are environmental, less waste to landfill, economic, the waste derived sugar is sustainable and cost competitive and social as land can be used for food grade sugar production instead of for the sugar required for fuel and other industrial purposes.This project will build on UK expertise in recycling of household waste to recover a clean cellulose. A new process has been developed to efficiently break this cellulose down into sugar which can be used to produce, for example bioethanol - the green fuel component of petrol, as well as other high value chemicals such as those used in construction materials and intermediates in chemical processes. The sugar from waste will substitute for the sugar currently used which is produced from crops including sugar beet which requires land, pesticides and fuel to grow and harvest. The benefits are environmental, less waste to landfill, economic, the waste derived sugar is sustainable and cost competitive and social as land can be used for food grade sugar production instead of for the sugar required for fuel and other industrial purposes.This project will build on UK expertise in recycling of household waste to recover a clean cellulose. A new process has been developed to efficiently break this cellulose down into sugar which can be used to produce, for example bioethanol - the green fuel component of petrol, as well as other high value chemicals such as those used in construction materials and intermediates in chemical processes. The sugar from waste will substitute for the sugar currently used which is produced from crops including sugar beet which requires land, pesticides and fuel to grow and harvest. The benefits are environmental, less waste to landfill, economic, the waste derived sugar is sustainable and cost competitive and social as land can be used for food grade sugar production instead of for the sugar required for fuel and other industrial purposes.This project will build on UK expertise in recycling of household waste to recover a clean cellulose. A new process has been developed to efficiently break this cellulose down into sugar which can be used to produce, for example bioethanol - the green fuel component of petrol, as well as other high value chemicals such as those used in construction materials and intermediates in chemical processes. The sugar from waste will substitute for the sugar currently used which is produced from crops including sugar beet which requires land, pesticides and fuel to grow and harvest. The benefits are environmental, less waste to landfill, economic, the waste derived sugar is sustainable and cost competitive and social as land can be used for food grade sugar production instead of for the sugar required for fuel and other industrial purposes.This project will build on UK expertise in recycling of household waste to recover a clean cellulose. A new process has been developed to efficiently break this cellulose down into sugar which can be used to produce, for example bioethanol - the green fuel component of petrol, as well as other high value chemicals such as those used in construction materials and intermediates in chemical processes. The sugar from waste will substitute for the sugar currently used which is produced from crops including sugar beet which requires land, pesticides and fuel to grow and harvest. The benefits are environmental, less waste to landfill, economic, the waste derived sugar is sustainable and cost competitive and social as land can be used for food grade sugar production instead of for the sugar required for fuel and other industrial purposes. | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 07/08/15 | |
