03/10/2024
The PURGLUC Project
In this project, membranes were explored for the post-treatment of sugar product streams from Recell’s Chem process, which converts tertiary cellulose in waste streams into valuable glucose through enzymatic hydrolysis. Producing high-quality, standardized glucose is key to building a robust value chain and using renewable sugars as feedstock for bio-based chemicals in tomorrow’s industry. Membrane processes, with their low energy needs, scalability, and alignment with sustainability goals like carbon circularity and zero liquid discharge, are emerging as a “natural” solution for separations in lignocellulosic biorefineries. While the results were promising, some challenges remain, and further research is needed. Recell and VITO are already pursuing new funding opportunities to continue building on the success of the InnoMem project.
