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

Reference	BBS/E/J/000CA373
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Ian Bancroft
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Dr Jonathan Clarke
Institution	John Innes Centre
Department	John Innes Centre Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	12,625
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/10/2008
End date	30/09/2013
Duration	60 months

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).

Summary

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Committee	Not funded via Committee
Research Topics	Bioenergy, Crop Science, Industrial Biotechnology, Plant Science, Technology and Methods Development
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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