Millions of tonnes of industrial solvents are produced every year from fossil fuels and are a major environmental and health concern due to their toxicity. The SOLRESS project develops an integrated biorefinery to convert post-consumer coffee grounds and lignocellulosic materials into bio-based solvents. HYDROHM is developing an electrochemical extraction unit, which is a key process in the SOLRESS biorefinery to reduce the use of chemicals, increase the productivity and reduce further downstream processing steps.
This project has received funding from the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE-JU) under grant agreement No 101214605. The JU receives support from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation Programme and the Bio-Based Industries Consortium.