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Objective

The objective of the programme is to develop new biorefinery concepts and biomass processing technologies utilizing the strong national knowledge on biomass and bioenergy. The aim is to get innovative new technologies, products and services to the international markets and to create the required new know-how to achieve this. Special focus is in promoting the second generation biofuels for transportation. Also networking across the business areas and international co-operation are encouraged in the programme.

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Calls

The second call for public research project pre-proposals is from November 15th, 2007 to January 31st, 2008 and focuses on:

• The development of chemicals, fibre products and other products made from biomass, excluding biofuel and energy;
• The stand-alone production of the above products or the integration of their production into other industrial processes;
• Analyses of market and competitive situation for products and development of business concepts;
• The processing of biomass on a more general level, with the purpose of optimising or modelling biorefineries;
• Issues related to raw materials;
• Waste utilisation, including in energy and biofuel production integrated into industrial processes.

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Projects

Project database: http://akseli.tekes.fi/opencms/opencms/OhjelmaPortaali/ohjelmat/BioRefine/en/projektilistaus.html.  

Overview of project titles:

Topic: Production of biofuels integrated in the sulfate pulp process
Biorefinery pulp mill.
 
Topic: Processing of raw materials for biomass products
Economic benefits through fractioning of sludges;
Industrially relevant, novel reaction routes for catalytic transformation of renewable biomaterials to high value-added fine chemicals, alimentary products and fuels;
Novel pre-treatment technologies of lignocellulosic biomass;
Microbes and algae for biodiesel production;
Biodiesel from forest residues;
Replacement of chemical pesticides and biocides with birch distil.
 
Topic: Biomass conversion technologies into biofuels
Synthesis gasification technology based on fluidized bed gasification of biomass;
Integrated utilization chains of the second generation pyrolysis;
Development of production and use of first generation biofuel oil;
Liquid biofuels from biomass.
 
Topic: Biomass utilisation, business concepts and opportunities
Optimised use of second generation biomass based diesel fuels;
Biorefineries as future business possibilities of the forest cluster;
Risk management and flexible production in biorefineries;
The value chain of a biorefinery for service and food supplies production;
A modelling tool for development of business models and value chains of fibre-based biorefineries.

Other:
Environmental and economic impacts of second generation biofuels for transportation;
IEA Bioenergy and Advanced Motor Fuels co-operation.

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