Projects
Projects: Projects for Investigator |
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| Reference Number | BBS/E/F/00042536 | |
| Title | Production of BioAlcohols from Lignocellosic waste materials produced in the Agri-Food chain | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Renewable Energy Sources(Bio-Energy, Production of other biomass-derived fuels (incl. Production from wastes)) 50%; Renewable Energy Sources(Bio-Energy, Production of transport biofuels (incl. Production from wastes)) 50%; |
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| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (Biological Sciences) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Professor KW Waldron No email address given SFC Exploitation Platform Institute of Food Research |
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| Award Type | Institute Project | |
| Funding Source | BBSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 October 2008 | |
| End Date | 30 September 2013 | |
| Duration | 60 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £9,800 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Transport Systems and Vehicles | |
| Region | East of England | |
| Programme | LINK: Renewable Materials (RM) | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Professor KW Waldron , SFC Exploitation Platform, Institute of Food Research (100.000%) |
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| Objectives | Objectives not supplied | |
| Abstract | The British Bioalcohols Group, in conjunction with industrial collaborators from throughout the supply chain, will create a unique UK consortium to build an East of England Pilot Plant system on the Norwich Research Park (NRP). This will be used to develop, evaluate and eventually commercialise tailor approaches for converting different sources of food-chain waste lignocellulose into bioalcohols for the automotive and related industries. The pilot plant system will enable the Group to target their multidisciplinary expertise on the creation of sustainable, second generation biofuels. The 4- year research programme will involve the development of a tailored and unique physical (continuous steam explosion) pre-treatment with Brunel University, and enzyme-based combination processes for the saccharification of selected, large tonnage lignocellulosic wastes from cereals (straws, brans, brewer's grain) and brassicas (rape straw). | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 14/04/14 | |
