Pre-Commercialisation Scale-up & Derisking of a novel biobased surfactant

商业化前规模化

• 批准号: 10098449
• 金额: $ 6.36万
• 依托单位: BIOATARAXIS LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10098449
• 关键词: Pre; Commercialisation; Scale; up; Derisking

Bioataraxis ltd is a new spin-out company from Imperial College. The company is developing a new chemical technology called Ecosaf to produce new bio-based surfactants called SAF for various applications (cleaning, lubricants, paints, agriculture, etc.), with a focus on cleaning products. The aim is to break the surfactant industry's dependence on fossil fuels and provide new green credentials in this sector, enabling a reduction in CO2 emissions. The process consists of converting agricultural waste products into SAF in a four-step process. The process is fully dependent on renewable feedstocks and the scalability of the process was demonstrated in only 9 months of development at TRL 6\.In this project, Bioataraxis will take various measures to strengthen its commercial and financial position by taking advantage of the high TRL of the technology achieved so far and its environmental sustainability. Indeed, SAF has been shown to deliver a unique cleaning performance comparable to the fossil fuels analogues. Compared to all other conventional surfactants currently on the market, SAF's performance in hard water is superior and CO2 emissions are reduced by 70%. With this project, Bioataraxis aims to reveal the commercial potential of SAF and prepare the next round of investment to continue scale-up trials and apply for REACH registration. To fulfil these activities, the grant will support:1)Reach surfactant users and establish collaborative product evaluation to implement SAF in their portfolio;2)Set the basis for the next investment round to raise £ 8 millions to proceed with REACH registration and continue scale-up trials to improve the SAF's production process;3)Perform an LCA to evaluate the effect in valorising biochar as side product from the processing of the raw material and seek conditions to increase the CO2 reduction over 70 % and claim carbon negativity.SAF's credentials are unique in this sector and have the potential to transform the market and set new performance and sustainability standards for household care products. However, regulatory approvals and the construction of the large-scale plant require large amounts of capital and a long timeframe. With this funding, we will accelerate this process and hope that SAF will soon be found in all our home care products.

Bioataraxis有限公司是帝国理工学院的一家新分拆公司。该公司正在开发一种名为Ecosaf的新化学技术，以生产用于各种应用（清洁，润滑剂，油漆，农业等）的新型生物基表面活性剂SAF，专注于清洁产品。其目的是打破表面活性剂行业对化石燃料的依赖，并为该行业提供新的绿色认证，从而减少二氧化碳排放。该过程包括将农业废弃物产品转化为SAF，分为四个步骤。该工艺完全依赖于可再生原料，该工艺的可扩展性在TRL 6的开发中仅用了9个月就得到了证明。在该项目中，Bioataraxis将采取各种措施，通过利用迄今为止所实现的高TRL技术及其环境可持续性，加强其商业和财务地位。事实上，SAF已被证明具有与化石燃料类似物相当的独特清洁性能。与目前市场上的所有其他传统表面活性剂相比，SAF在硬水中的性能上级，二氧化碳排放量减少70%。通过这个项目，Bioataraxis旨在揭示SAF的商业潜力，并准备下一轮投资，以继续扩大试验规模并申请REACH注册。为了完成这些活动，该赠款将支持：1）接触表面活性剂用户并建立合作产品评估，以在其产品组合中实施SAF;2）为下一轮投资奠定基础，以筹集800万英镑进行REACH注册，并继续扩大试验以改进SAF的生产工艺;第三章进行生命周期评估，以评估生物炭作为原材料加工副产品的价值，并寻求增加生物炭价值的条件。二氧化碳减排量超过70%，并声称碳负性。SAF的资质在该领域是独一无二的，有潜力改变市场，并为家庭护理产品设定新的性能和可持续性标准。然而，监管部门的批准和大型工厂的建设需要大量资金和较长的时间。有了这笔资金，我们将加快这一进程，并希望SAF将很快出现在我们所有的家庭护理产品中。