Succinic Esters from Renewable Feedstocks (SERF)

该提案基于低成本木质纤维素原料的利用，用于生产特定目标C3和C4平台化学品，用于转化为工业原料，包括聚乳酸、多元醇和琥珀酸酯。目标原料为IGER开发的高糖/低木质素草基因型。生物复合材料中心和IGER的互补专业知识将探索化学/机械分馏过程，结合新型酶和微生物处理，开发转化为一系列乳酸盐、琥珀酸盐和多元醇原料的平台化学品。世界级的研究专业知识汇集了Frontier， Boots, Solvay， Fuchs和Industrial Co-polymers的支持。该项目将使英国在可负担得起的生物衍生分子应用于涂料、塑料和化妆品方面具有显著优势。

This proposal is based on the utilisation of a low cost lignocellulosic feedstock for the production of specific target C3 and C4 platform chemicals for conversion to industrial feedstocks including PLA, polyols and succinic esters. The target feedstock is high sugar/ low lignin grass genotypes developed by IGER. Complementary expertise at The BioComposites Centre and IGER will explore chemical/ mechanical fractionation processes in combinations with novel enzyme and micro-organism treatments to develop the platform chemicals for conversion to a range of lactate, succinate and polyol based feedstocks. World class research expertise has brought together support from Frontier, Boots, Solvay, Fuchs and Industrial Co-polymers. This project will give the UK a significant advantage in affordable bioderived molecules for applications in coatings, plastics and cosmetics.