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SWEETWOODS: Industrial scale wood-based biomaterials
The SWEETWOODS flagship project involves producing wood-based biomaterials for the first time on an industrial scale. These wood-based materials can be used to replace plastic in various everyday applications.
€43.2 m
in funding
6
years
9
partners
7
countries
Key numbers
About the project
The SWEETWOODS project covers the entire material process: wood raw material processing, enzymatic hydrolysis of wood and further refinement of material into various end products. Breaking down the wood raw material into pure sugars and lignin makes it possible to further refine the material into high added value products that can be used to replace oil-based chemicals and plastics. The project features a biorefinement concept that can transform 80 t of hardwood into innovative high added value products: bioplastics, insulation materials, cushions, panels, fuels and sweeteners.
Impact of the project:
Up to 95% of the carbon content of wood can be further refined. The objective is to implement the tested and verified technology at a full industrial scale in four years. If successful, the project creates new material economy value chains where wood plays a vital role.
Funding instrument BBI JU H2020
Spinverse’s role
Spinverse is orchestrating the project partners to achieve the promised results.
Putting together and managing a large consortium of diverse partners is not an easy challenge. Clear goals and a dedicated team of experts helped greatly to finalize this project successfully and I really hope in the end, the efforts paid off for all parties involved. Professional team kept the project management under control over all the challenging times.
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