Production of BioAlcohols from Lignocellosic waste materials produced in the Agri-Food chain

Completed

Renewable Energy Sources(Bio-Energy, Production of transport biofuels (incl. Production from wastes))
Renewable Energy Sources(Bio-Energy, Production of other biomass-derived fuels (incl. Production from wastes))

Basic and strategic applied research

BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (Biological Sciences)

Not Cross-cutting

Professor I Bancroft
Biology
University of York

Institute Project

BBSRC

01 October 2008

30 September 2013

60 months

£11,135

Manufacturing

Yorkshire & Humberside

LINK: Renewable Materials (RM)

Professor I Bancroft, Biology, University of York

Dr J Clarke, Business Development, John Innes Centre

Objectives not supplied

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).

22/11/13