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This project has received funding from the Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 745246.

BBI Innova vatio tion Action

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LigniOx Ox - Lignin oxidatio tion n techno nolo logy gy for versatil ile lignin in disper ersa sants ts

General eral present entation

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Backgroun ground - Sustaina inable le products ts and new busin iness ess opportu

• rtuniti

ities es from lignin in

• Lignocell
• cellulos
• sic bioref

efiner eries es are looking for opportunities to valor

• rise the lignin by-produ
• ducts

cts in high-value e products cts instead

• f direct energy production to improve

e cost-com compet petitiven enes ess.

• Chemica

cal industry is looking for sustainabl ble, e, low cost t raw mater erials for replacem cemen ent t of oil-based ed products cts.

• Technically, economically and sustainably viable lignin

upgrading proces ess technologies

• logies that are adaptabl

ble e to lignin side-strea treams originati ting from differ erent t proces esses es and raw mater erials need to be urgently commercialised. Lignin is the most impor

• rtant

by by-pr prod

• duct

ct from lingo- cellulosic

• sic

bioref efiner eries es

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Superpla last sticiz icizer er, 0.2%

LigniOx Ox lignin, 0.4%

Ligno nosulf sulfonate, e, 0.4%

No plasticiz

icizer er

Patents: s: FI201 0135 3598 986, 6, US9676667 67 (granted) WO201 015/ 5/049 049424 424 (pending) WO201 017/ 7/07 07719 198 8 A1 ( (pending)

LigniOx iOx technol

• log
• gy for versatil

atile e lignin dispersa ersants ts

• LigniOx technolog
• gy based on alkali-O2 oxidation
• n is cost-

efficient and environm

• nmental

ally friendly way to convert lignin into versat atile dispersan ants

• Wide range of application possibilities with high market volumes

(over 10 MMT/a)

• LigniOx concrete plasticizers provide:
• Higher performance compared to lignosulfonate

admixtures

• Comparable performance with synthetic superplasticizers at

higher dosage

• Good performance also as gypsum plasticizer and dispersant of

various inorganic pigments and fillers (e.g. for paints and coatings)

• Safe and low-cost bulk chemicals (O2, NaOH) used, enabling

integration into biorefineries

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Main objectives ectives of LigniOx iOx

To demonst strate ate the techno-econ

• nom
• mic viability

y of alkal ali-O2 2 oxida dation

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technol

• log
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y (LigniOx) for the conversion sion of variabl ble lignin-rich side-st stream ams into versatil atile dispersan sants, s, especial ally y high-per perfor forman ance concrete and mortar ar plast sticizers

• Demonstrate both the oxidation technology and the end-product

performance at operational conditions

• Enable industrial process installations integrated into the lignocellulosic

biorefineries or stand-alone units operated by chemical industry

• Enable market entry of novel lignin based concrete and mortar plasticizers

to replace the current synthetic superplasticizers and lignosulphonate products

• Create new business opportunities for the lignocellulosic biorefineries,

technology providers and chemical industry

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Main activi ivitie ties

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Expec ecte ted result lts s and impac acts ts

AFTER THE PROJECT 1-3 YEARS AFTER R THE PROJECT Sustai ainabl able and cost- comp mpetitive ve lignin based high- perfo forma mance concrete plasticizer on the marke ket Versatile high- perfo forman mance LigniOx dispersan ants for wide range of application

• ns

Techno-economi

• nomically

viable & environ

• nme

mental ally friendly lignin upgrading technolog

• logy ready for

comme mercial al scale installation

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LigniOx iOx Consor

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tium

Biorefineries Technology providers Chemical industry

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LigniOx iOx in figures es

• Durati

tion

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4 years (May 2017- April 2021).

• Funding:

4.3 M€ BBI-JU

• Partner

ers: 10 partners (5 large companies; 3 SMEs; 2 RTOs).

• From
• m:

6 EU member countries (Finland, Germany, UK, Italy, France and Belgium).

• Prog
• gramme:

H2020 BBI-2016-D03: Valorization of lignin and other side-streams to increase efficiency of biorefineries and increase sustainability of the whole value chain.

• Coordi

dinator tor: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd Tiina Liitiä tiina.liitia@vtt.fi