Bio-based products and materials
Intervention fields
- Development of bio-based products and materials from biomass (forestry, agricultural, algal, residual)
- Replacement of fossil-based products
- Evaluation of alternative fibers for panel industry
- Application of the circular economy principe
- Densification of residual bioresources
Expertise
- Valorization of production and post-consumer residues
- Development of an input based on residual bioresources to power green technology
- Optimization of operating and conditioning parameters of biomass for panel manufacturing
- Development of granular products for the valorization of residual biomass
Our equipment
Pilot equipment
• Briquetting machine
• Granulator(1 Ton/ hour
• Extruder
• Heated press
• Gluing machine
Laboratory
• Granulator
• Carver press
Analytical equipment
• Apparent density
• Granule durability
• Thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA)
• Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) analyzer
• Viscometer
• Gel time measurement device
• Characterization of mechanical properties