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Project

Biorefinery of entire plant biomass to aromatics (ARBOREF)

This project aims to produce both new and existing aromatics in a new, fully integrated 'lignin first' biorefinery. The underlying technology was developed at KU Leuven and converts the entire lignocellulosic biomass into a soluble phenolic fraction and a solid pulp rich in carbohydrates. For both fractions, fermentative and chemical synthesis routes will be investigated in the project to convert them to aromatic molecules in an atom efficient way.

Date:1 Apr 2015 →  31 Mar 2019
Keywords:biomass
Disciplines:Biomaterials engineering, Agricultural plant production, Other social sciences, Process engineering, Metabolomics, Biological system engineering, Medical biochemistry and metabolism, Other biotechnology, bio-engineering and biosystem engineering, Other biotechnology, bio-engineering and biosystem engineering not elsewhere classified, Other (bio)medical engineering, General biology, Environmental engineering and biotechnology, Industrial biotechnology, Polymeric materials, Pharmaceutical analysis and quality assurance, Plant genetics, Plant cell and molecular biology, Horticultural production, Analytical chemistry, Plant biochemistry, Biochemistry and metabolism, Biomechanical engineering, Plant biology