Biomass fractionation for biobased solutions
About this expertise
In short- Pretreatment & purification
- Separation of biomass into valuable components
- Scaling up biomass fractionation
- For food, materials, chemicals, and energy
We create viable routes to produce food ingredients, sustainable materials and chemicals from biomass. For this, we develop new mild separation and fractionation concepts and design technological processes that deliver high-quality products.
Biomass fractionation plays a crucial role in unraveling the potential of renewable resources. We design and optimise scalable technologies that separate biomass into functional components like fibers, proteins, sugars, and lignin. These building blocks find applications in food, feed, materials, chemicals, and bioenergy. Our expertise includes mechanical, enzymatic, and chemical processes to free components from plants. In addition, we have an in-depth understanding of biomass structures. We support partners from concept development to pilot-scale testing. That way, you can turn sustainable ideas into economically viable real-world impact.
- Increasing efficiency of raw materials use;
- Freeing fibres from plants, making industry less dependent on wood and cotton;
- Recovery of plant protein via wet or dry separation;
- Chromatography and membrane-based separation in agro, food and bio-process industry.
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dr.ir. ME (Marieke) Bruins
Senior Scientist Protein Technology