CORDIS Project

Fuel and chemicals from lignin through enzymatic and chemical conversion

FALCON·720918·H2020

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Funding data

Programme: Horizon 2020
Participants: 4
Start - End: 01/01/2017 — 31/12/2020
Status: CLOSED

Summary

FALCON aims to convert lignin-rich waste from second-generation biofuel plants into valuable products like shipping fuels and chemical building blocks. The project utilizes enzymatic and mild chemical processes to create environmentally friendly alternatives to fossil fuels.

Objective

The transition to a biobased economy puts strong challenges on researchers and industry to develop sustainable processes. 2G biofuel plants use waste streams as substrates, but themselves generate a new waste stream of lignin-rich sludge that is left after saccharification of the carbohydrates.

This waste stream is expected to exponentially increase with an increasing number of 2G bioethanol plants being built, according to a report of the International Energy Agency.FALCON aims to convert this…

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Coordinator

KNAW

KONINKLIJKE NEDERLANDSE AKADEMIE VAN WETENSCHAPPEN - KNAW

Country: Netherlands, AMSTERDAM
Organization type: Research institute
Activity type: Research Organisations
SME: No

Network and participants(4 participants)

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HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO
Finland, HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO
Type: University / higher education
Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
SME: No
participant
AUTOMOTIVESOLUTIONS PROGRESSION-INDUSTRY AUTOMOTIVE SOLUTIONS
Netherlands, EINDHOVEN
Type: SME
Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
SME: Yes
participant
SUPREN
Germany, Dortmund
Type: SME
Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
SME: Yes
participant
WCH
Switzerland, Winterthur
Type: Company (for-profit)
Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
SME: No
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CORDIS call / funding scheme

Programme: H2020
Call: H2020-NMBP-2016-2017
Sub call: H2020-NMBP-BIO-2016
Funding scheme: RIA - Research and Innovation action
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Fields of Science (EuroSciVoc)

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Engineering and technologyEnvironmental engineeringEnergy and fuelsRenewable energy
Engineering and technologyIndustrial biotechnologyBiomaterialsBiofuels
Natural sciencesBiological sciencesBiochemistryBiomoleculesProteinsEnzymes
Natural sciencesChemical sciencesOrganic chemistryAromatic compounds
Social sciencesEconomics and businessEconomicsBioeconomy

Topic

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BIOTEC-02-2016