Ian Klein
Spero Energy, Inc., USA
Title: Improvements to the biorefinery model through lignin valorization
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Biography: Ian Klein
Abstract
In the current biorefinery setting millions of tons of the plant component lignin are underutilized, being primarily burned to produce electricity. Lignin accounts for 20-30% of the composition of wood biomass and can be visualized as support beams in plants. Spero Energy, Inc. has developed a one-step-process to convert lignin from waste wood into high value chemicals (HVCs), a step that also removes known inhibitors from the cellulosic components of the plant which are used in ethanol production. Spero Energy, Inc. uses a proprietary catalyst for biomass pretreatment; yielding separate product streams of HVCs and cellulose for ethanol production.
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