Integrated biorefinery for converting paper mill waste into chemical wealth

印度是世界上增长最快的纸张市场(每年增长6%；到2024-25年，印度的需求预计将增加到2350万公吨)。然而，伴随着这一趋势的是大量的工业废物，特别是随着这个不断扩大的行业的一部分而积累的木质纤维材料。该提案涉及一些与印度有关的紧迫问题，包括a)通过新兴生物经济加强各国的经济地位；b)需要应对日益严重的环境废物管理挑战；c)通过新的就业机会解决全国普遍存在的贫穷问题。我们的团队将开发一种创新的生物炼油和商业战略，以建立一个可持续地将造纸厂废物转化为高价值化学品的示范平台。这一平台将用于通过商业外来投资推动可持续扩张。这项技术将减少工业废物/污染，并提高造纸和纸浆工业部门从废物中回收的价值。该提案将加强印度的经济地位，解决主要的浪费挑战，并解决农村贫困问题。

India is the fastest growing paper market in the world (6% per annum; by 2024-25 Indian demand is projectedto increase to 23.50 million MT). However, alongside this trend is the huge amount of industrial waste,especially lignocellulosic material that accumulates as part of this expanding industry. This proposal addresses anumber of urgent problems relevant to India, including a) a strengthening of the countries economic positionthrough the emerging bioeconomy, b) the need to tackle major and growing environmental wastemanagement challenges and c) addressing countrywide poverty prevalence through new employment. Ourteam will develop an innovative biorefinery and commercial strategy to establish a demonstrator platform forthe sustainable conversion of paper mill waste into high value chemicals. This platform will be used to drivesustainable expansion through commercial inward investment. This technology will lead to reduction inindustrial waste/pollution, and improve value recovery from waste in the paper and pulp industry sector. Theproposal will strengthen India's economic position, address major waste challenges and tackle rural poverty.