Using an improved process from which the basics exist for a century, a group of companies is going to build a test plant that has to convert wood into pure glucose, lignin and some other sugars. These products can be used for chemistry, fuel for electricity production or the food industry.
Using an improved process from which the basics exist for a century, a group of companies is going to build a test plant that has to convert wood into pure glucose, lignin and some other sugars. These products can be used for chemistry, fuel for electricity production or the food industry.
The core of the Zambezi process is the wood hydrolysis where high acid concentration and low temperature are used to extract the glucose from the wood.
A test plant is being built at Chemiepark Delfzijl. The woodchips are supplied from the surrounding area and are brought to the plant. The lignin can be used in the local power plant that also produces steam. The products that will be produced are on the market already as bulk products which would provide a business case soon.
