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Omnivore: a multi-feedstock biorefinery
Reference
BB/P02372X/1
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Simon McQueen-Mason
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
University of York
Department
Biology
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
198,864
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
21/09/2017
End date
20/03/2019
Duration
18 months
Abstract
unavailable
Summary
There is a growing market for sustainable lignocellulosic bioethanol produced from crop residues and waste materials. Producing biofuels from these materials is challenging because none are typically available in appropriate quantities in a single location to support processing at the scale needed to cover capital investment. In addition, conventional processing of lignocellulosics produces fermentable sugar concentrations that are too dilute for effective fuel production, and overcoming this through complex processing or evaporative concentration is expensive. The Omnivore system will overcome the supply challenge by developing a feedstock agnostic lignocellulose processing system. Omnivore will overcome the sugar concentration challenge, by operating a hybrid system using first generation sugars to supplement the concentration of lignocellulosic sugars. The verifiable % of lignocellulosic biofuel will attract a double trading obligation credit, which will improve profitability.
Committee
Not funded via Committee
Research Topics
Bioenergy, Industrial Biotechnology, Microbiology
Research Priority
X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative
Follow-On Fund Super (SuperFOF) [2012-2015]
Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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