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EUBCE 2024

32nd European Biomass Conference & Exhibition The Leading Platform for Global Biomass Innovation The series of these conferences has been organized and established by the European Commission 1980 (Brighton, UK). The conference started as a purely scientific event. Over the years as biomass use as feedstock for bioenergy and fuels increased steadily the industrial aspect…

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Cost-effective prOdUction of ligNin plaTform chemicaLs Extending the biobaSed chemicalS portfolio COUNTLESS will access lignin, an abundant natural resource, to produce platform chemicals and demonstrate their applicability and cost-effectiveness in a variety of end-use cases from bulk to specialty applications. This will enable the transition from fossil-based to bio-based chemical building blocks – supporting sustainability…

Pitture e Vernici – European Coatings – Formulation, June 2023

This article provides an update on the LUCRA Project, highlighting its innovative approach to producing bio-based succinic acid from organic waste and wood residues. It outlines the technologies being developed, such as thermal, enzymatic, and electrochemical processes, and discusses their potential to reduce CO₂ emissions and replace fossil-based chemicals. Additionally, the article explores the role…

LUCRA General Assembly Meeting in Madrid, Spain

From the 6th to 7th of February 2024, the LUCRA partners met in the beautiful city of Madrid (Spain) for their second project meeting in Month 8 of the project. The meeting was organized by the project partner FCC Medio Ambiente and took place in their headquarters in Las Tablas, Madrid. During the one-and-a-half-day meeting,…

Our Collaborations

Relevant projects, initiatives and networks with whom the LUCRA project is collaborating: Networks European Bioeconomy Network The European Bioeconomy Network (EuBioNet) is a proactive alliance of 160 EU funded projects and initiatives dealing with Bioeconomy promotion, communication and support. The main goal is to maximise the efforts, increasing the knowledge sharing, networking, mutual learning, coordination of joint activities…

INEUVO Ltd (INEUVO)

Who We Are? INEUVO Ltd, established in 2018 is a UK based SME company that provides scale up engineering solutions with the aim to meet the current trends towards innovative, smarter intelligent production and manufacturing. What we offer? Sustainable Engineering solutions and circular bioeconomy strategies for process optimisation, waste/byproduct valorisation, improve energy and water utilisation.…

Ghent University (UGENT)

Ghent University (UGent) is an open pluralistic and comprehensive University. It has a student population of about 50,000 students, of which 7,000 are foreign students. In 2020, the university generated over 420 million euros in research expenditure, and employed around 8400 research staff (including doctoral researchers). Ghent University is ranked 84th in the Shanghai and…

HYDROHM BV (HYDRO)

HYDROHM is a spin-off company of Ghent University and the MELiSSA program of the European Space Agency. HYDROHM focuses on the development of electrochemical processes for the treatment of water and aqueous process streams. Electrochemistry allows to produce chemicals (e.g. acid, base, oxidants) in-situ by applying an electric potential on electrodes and making them catalytically…

Covestro Deutschland AG (COV)

Covestro ranks among the world’s leading manufacturers of premium polymers. In line with the purpose of making the world a brighter place – Covestro is working on innovative, sustainable solutions to the greatest challenges of today’s society, such as climate change, resource depletion, population growth and urbanization. The company serves these global trends and the…