Reducing contamination risk and increasing yields in the production of platform sugars from UK MSW
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Fiberight has created a circular economy solution to generate value-added products from municipal
solid waste (MSW). The process involves thermo-mechanically treating and washing the MSW to recover
two main fractions: recyclables and biomass. The washing stage generates a washwater containing
soluble organic matter which can be a feed for high-rate anaerobic digesters to produce biogas, a source
of renewable energy. The residual solid from washing is a 'clean' biomass rich in lignocellulosic fibre that
can be converted into sugars via enzyme hydrolysis: these sugars form the building blocks for a wide
range of products in a waste-based industrial biorefinery. The project will test novel methods including
the use of specialised additives in the MSW washing stage to improve the quality of the washed
cellulose fibre and increase its sugar yield, and a new low-cost agent for pH control, to reduce the risks
of contamination from food waste and nutrients affecting the downstream sugar production stage.
| FIBERIGHT LIMITED | LEAD_ORG |
| FIBERIGHT LIMITED | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| University of Southampton | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| Nick Thompson | PM_PER |
Subjects by relevance
- Wastes
- Biomass (industry)
- Biogas
- Hydrolysis
- Renewable energy sources
- Recycling
- Biorefineries
- By-products
- Wash
Extracted key phrases
- Downstream sugar production stage
- Contamination risk
- MSW washing stage
- Sugar yield
- Platform sugar
- Solid waste
- UK MSW
- Food waste
- Circular economy solution
- Ph control
- Cellulose fibre
- Residual solid
- Lignocellulosic fibre
- Rate anaerobic digester
- Biomass rich