Reference projects

Funding: EU || Duration: January 2017 – December 2017 || In the EU project Bio-QED, Fraunhofer IGB and its branch institute Fraunhofer CBP are conducting research into fermentative production processes to produce basic chemicals and regarding the scale-up of the processes. The Institute is concentrating in particular on the itaconic acid value chain. In 2017, the Fraunhofer CBP held a demonstration workshop on this topic in which project highlights and results were presented.

Funding: BMBF; PTJ || Duration: March 2015 – September 2017 || The aim of the project "Biomass disruption Phase 2" is to promote the implementation of the process in a demonstration plant at various levels. The focus is on the following tasks. The precipitation of lignin from the digestion solution by evaporation of the ethanol is to be implemented in the pilot plant as part of the project. A particularly advantageous method has already been developed and patented in the predecessor project together with the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems.

Funding: BMBF; PTJ || Duration: March 2015 – September 2017 || The aim of the project "Biomass disruption Phase 2" is to promote the implementation of the process in a demonstration plant at various levels. The focus is on the following tasks. The precipitation of lignin from the digestion solution by evaporation of the ethanol is to be implemented in the pilot plant as part of the project. A particularly advantageous method has already been developed and patented in the predecessor project together with the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems.

Funding: centre of chemical and biosystems technology || Duration: April 2016 – March 2018 || In this project, biobased 2K epoxy resins based on vegetable oils, which are suitable for the production of foam systems have to be developed.

Funding: Land Sachsen-Anhalt || Duration: November 2020 – April 2022 || When dehulling oilseeds, the hulls accumulate as a by-product that has not yet been further utilized. In the DaeRpa project funded by the state of Saxony-Anhalt, an innovative approach to using rapeseed hulls as an insulating material is being investigated. To this end, the rapeseed hulls are to be covered with a biobased coating to improve their physical and microbial stability as well as their flame-retardant effect.

Funding: Saxony-Anhalt (Hy2Chem platform) || Duration: April 2021 – December 2024 || In the e-CO₂Met project coordinated by TotalEnergies, methanol is to be produced from regeneratively produced hydrogen and concentrated carbon dioxide. This is an important approach to reducing climate-damaging greenhouse gas emissions. For the conversion of the green hydrogen and CO₂, Fraunhofer CBP and TotalEnergies are planning a pilot plant that will be set up in the new Fraunhofer Hydrogen Lab at the Leuna Chemical Park.

Funding: BMBF; PTJ; Spitzencluster BioEconomy || Duration: May 2015 – September 2017 || The development of foamed biopolymers and a corresponding processing technology is a major result of this project. The novel property profile of the materials produced from almost 100% regenerative sources is conveyed beyond the simple material substitution by an appealing material-based design.

Funding: BMEL || Duration: September 2017 – Februar 2022 || Fraunhofer CBP is researching new processes for the treatment of rapeseed. In the “EthanNa®” project, cell disruption and recovery of valuable materials are carried out with ethanol instead of the usual solvents. In this way, the quality of the products rapeseed oil and rapeseed concentrate is expected to be significantly increased. In addition, the project also aims to isolate novel recoverable substances that previously could not be obtained from rapeseed. The project's objective is the establishment of a pilot plant at the Leuna site.

Funding: state of Saxony-Anhalt; ERDF || Duration: March 2016 – September 2019 || The planned conversion and expansion measures concern the further development and optimization of the Organosolv process with the aim of increasing the economic efficiency of the overall process and transferring the plant concept into a demonstration plant.

Funding: BMBF, PTJ || Duration: June 2017 – May 2020 || 2,5 Furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) is a biobased alternative to petrochemically produced terephthalic acid, which is used in the production of PET and polyesters for the packaging and textile industries. The FDCAzymes project aims to develop tailor made enzymes for the conversion of 5 hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to FDCA, whereby the Fraunhofer CBP will supply the raw material (lignocellulose sugar and HMF) and is partner for process development and scale up.