The IMPRESS project focuses on the creation of a novel hybrid biorefinery technology for the production of base chemicals from renewable resources.
This is now in its final stages and well on target for project partner
During the event, 20 experts from all 10 IMPRESS affiliated organizations were able to learn more about the custom downstream solutions developed by Sulzer Chemtech to support the initiative. Additionally, attendees could look at the pilot-scale purification plants developed in Allschwil. This leverages the company's advanced distillation and crystallization technologies to obtain cost-effective, high-quality monoethylene glycol (plantMEG) and monopropylene glycol (plantMPG). Thanks to the great purity level of the resulting plant-based products, it is possible to use them as building blocks for a wide variety of chemicals, including polyethylene furanoate (PEF) bioplastics and polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
The setup presented at the meeting is now being scaled up to support its implementation at the Delfzijl demonstration plant in Delfzijl. Therefore, the successful creation of such downstream processing trains represents a crucial step forward in the commercialization of effective, fully integrated, second-generation biorefinery complexes that offer a comprehensive portfolio, rather than just bioethanol. Ultimately, this opens the door to more sustainable chemical, polymer and plastic manufacturing.
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