Platforms for bio-sourced materials and chemicals

Challenges

What are the problems faced by the industry in this area?

New industrial platforms are needed to functionalize fibres for specific end-use performance or utility

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Data required to scale up and commercialize technologies

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Integration of technologies and feedstock preparation into industrial and
commercial operations

What does FPInnovations do to address the challenges?

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Enable forest sector companies to supply bio-sourced materials and chemicals by:

Reducing manufacturing cost of cellulose filaments (CF)
Improving LignoForce System™ technology to produce product attributes needed for varied applications
Developing technology to produce dispersible fibres for use in bio-based composites
Evaluating potential to produce bio-based pesticides from bark extracts

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Support platform development by improving the robustness of processes scaled up to commercial applications

What are the goals to reach and what are the impacts on members?

Reach commercial demonstration of three FPInnovations-developed technologies by 2020

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Reduce manufacturing cost of CF by 20% by 2021

Manufacture lignin that consistently meets requirements for commercial applications

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Validate the technology platform for manufacturing dispersible fibres

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Demonstrate the capabilities of extracts from bark to make effective pesticides