Pilot Plant Design, Construction and Optimization for the Synthesis and Isolation of Furfural

糠醛合成与分离中试装置设计、建设与优化

基本信息

批准号：
537329-2018
负责人：
Sheikhzadeh, Mehdi
金额：
$ 5.46万
依托单位：
Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology
依托单位国家：
加拿大
项目类别：
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 2
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
加拿大
起止时间：
2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=699371
关键词：
Pilot Plant Design Construction Optimization

项目摘要

DMT Bioproducts was created from the Alymer, Ontario based company Creative Enterprises, who specializes in the design, engineering, and fabrication of equipment for the construction industry. In 2014, Creative Enterprises created the start-up company DMT Bioproducts to develop and commercialize an innovative high-efficiency bio-refining process to produce furfural from biomass Miscanthus grass. Furfural is typically produced from corn residues and is widely considered the most abundantly available furan, yet current operating plants still suffer from low-yielding processes. Miscanthus Giganteus grass crop, however, is a rapidly growing plant that can provide up to 7 times the biomass as corn per acre. In addition, Miscanthus can grow in poor soil and in short seasons where other food crops cannot grow. In collaboration with Lambton College's Bio-industrial Process Research Centre (BPRC), this project will focus on developing a bio-refining process for furfural production from Miscanthus grass. Once the process is optimized for Miscanthus, plans are to explore other crops like switchgrass (Panicum Virgatum), a native grass common along roadsides. The success if this project will provide significant advancement to bio-processing technology. If the yield can be increased from the current industrial standard of 10%, this will make furfural production in Canada competitive and may prove necessary to establish not only a sustainable bio-refinery, but a thriving one.

DMT生物产品是由位于安大略省Alymer的公司Creative Enterprises创建的，他专门在建筑业的设计，工程和制造的设计，工程和制造中。在2014年，创意企业创建了启动公司DMT生物产品，以开发和商业化创新的高效的生物额化过程，从生物质杂草草产生呋喃。呋喃神经通常是由玉米残留物产生的，被广泛认为是最丰富的富兰然而，目前的运营植物仍然患有低收益的过程。杂乱的giganteus草作物，但是，这是一种快速生长的植物，可提供每英亩玉米的生物量的7倍。此外，芒果可以在贫穷的土壤中生长，在其他食品作物无法生长的短季节。合作借助兰布顿学院的生物工业流程研究中心（BPRC），该项目将着重于开发从杂草草生产的生物生产的生物缩放过程。一旦对过程进行了优化 MISCANTHUS，计划探索其他农作物，例如Switchgrass（Panicum virgatum），这是一种原生草沿着路边。如果该项目将为生物加工技术提供重大进步，那么成功。如果产量可以从目前的10％的工业标准提高，这将使加拿大的呋喃产量产生竞争激烈，不仅可以建立可持续的生物融资，而且有必要建立一个繁荣的生物。