Consortium scales up production of bio-aromatics from waste

Turning biodegradable waste, nappies, compost and sieving material from wastewater into valuable raw materials for the chemical industry? This challenge is being undertaken by a consortium coordinated by TNO in the Waste2Aromatics project.
Aromatics are one of the main feedstocks of the chemical industry, constituting 40% of the total market. Currently, these are exclusively produced from fossil sources. At the end of last year researchers proved that it is possible, on a lab scale, to convert waste streams into furans, the raw materials for aromatics. They are now scaling up and working towards their ultimate goal: commercial production of bio-aromatics (News Release TNO, 14 July 2016).
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