ValorPlus stands for Valorisation of biorefinery by-products leading to closed loop systems with improved economic and environmental performanc e and is a research project funded within the EU FP7 program. Fourteen European partners from industry, universities and government research institutions explore the utilization of currently unused by-products from the processing of lignocellulose and rapeseed oil to produce and further process useful basic chemicals (sugar and aromatic hydrocarbons).
The project task of VOGELBUSCH Biocommodities GmbH is the utilization of sugars from hemicellulose, a substance from which – in addition to cellulose and lignin – lignocellulose consists, which forms the supporting structure of plants. Lab test series are carried out with inhouse yeast strains to ferment the often incompletely exploited C5 sugars from hemicellulose to gain products such as fodder yeast and ethanol. In addition, Vogelbusch’s objective of this research is to deepen the knowledge in the field of preparation and fermentation of raw materials of the socalled 2nd generation.
