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Establishment of a Pan-European Network on
the Sustainable Valorisation of Lignin
1st MC meeting CA 17128, COST office, Brussels
October 4th 2018, Richard Gosselink & Ted Slaghek
Content LignoCOST CA 17128
Relevance network on lignin
Objectives and deliverables
Working Groups and other management roles/structures
Implementation of COST policies on the promotion of Inclusiveness and Excellence, gender balance and Early Career Investigators (ECI)
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Wageningen University & Research
“To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life"
Two partners
Wageningen University & Wageningen Research
Wageningen Food & Biobased Research
Applied research for sustainable innovations
Sustainable Food Chains Biobased Products Healthy & Delicious Foods
● In-depth knowledge of the entire agri-food chain
● Market oriented R&D approach
● Multi-disciplinairy applied R&D project teams; 250 employees
● Up-scaling: from lab to pilot
● Connection with the University of Wageningen
Production of cellulose and lignin
Paper, textiles or
biofuel, biochemicals
Materials, fuels and chemicals
Cellulose
Lignin
Pulping /
fractionation
Lignin structure Lignin
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Model softwood lignin: G-type lignin:
Brunow 2001
Lignocellulose architecture: Rubin 2008
Drivers for lignin valorization
Additional revenues beyond energy value
Development of sustainable processes and products
Biobased and circular economy
Unique functionality
● Aromatic structure
● Polymer properties
● Crosslinking ability
● UV stability
● Flame retardance
● Hydrophobicity
Bulk versus niche markets
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Technical lignin availability (dry ton/y)
Pulp & Paper industry
● >50 M ton lignin extracted, 2% commercial lignins
● 1.2 M ton lignosulphonates, 100 kton kraft lignins, 5 kton sulphur-free lignins
● Kraft softwood lignin production: Ingevity, Domtar, Stora Enso, West Fraser
● Kraft hardwood lignin: Suzano (pilot)
Biomass conversion (Biorefinery)
● Sulphur-free lignins, several pilot/demo initiatives
● Steam explosion (eg. Biochemtex, Abengoa)
● Organosolv lignins (eg. CIMV, Dechema, Fibria/Lignol)
● Acid hydrolysis lignins (eg. POET-DSM, Inbicon/DONG, SEKAB)
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Kraft lignin
Lignin production versus utilisation
Gosselink R.J.A. 2011
Lignin applications
Gosselink R.J.A. 2011
Aromatic chemicals & materials derived from lignin
Binders/resins
Polymerisation Depolymerisation
CompositesCoatingsSurfactantsBitumen (asphalt, roofing)
Monomeric chemicalsChemical/Enzymaticfunctionalisation
(Bio-)catalysis
Fractionation Oligomeric fragments
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Marine fuelsPolymer building blocks
History
International Lignin Institute (1990-present)
Eurolignin (2002-2005): WFBR coordinator
LigniMatch: Scandinavian network (2007-2009): Rise, VTT, ....
LignoWorks: Canadian network (2011-2016)
CSA taskforce for standardisation of lignin analytics (2017-
present)
COST FP1306 / LignoVAL WG lignin depolymerisation
Wageningen Lignin Platform (2010-present): WFBR
coordinator: LignoCOST initiated
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Need for pan-Europe network
Lignin has large potential, but also large challenges
Industry is now more convinced of valorisation of side streams
(e.g. lignin)
Last 5 years industrial lignin production increased
Knowledge is scattered in Europe
To overcome challenges, hurdles
Multi-actor network needed to connect whole development-
deployment chain
Development knowledge to built new value chains including
industrial valorisation of lignin
Not only focussing on connecting Academic persons but also
on SMEs and industry
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LignoCOST CA17128
Objectives and deliverables
Working Groups and other management roles/structures
Implementation of COST policies on the promotion of Inclusiveness and Excellence, gender balance and ECI
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LignoCOST CA17128
Network of 30 countries
>100 interesting participants
Pan-Europe!!
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LignoCOST: objectives
To establish a whole chain network focussing on sustainable lignin production, conversion and valorisation
To deliver answers for the main scientific, technical, engineering and market deployment questions on lignin valorisation
To create a platform for the actors to cooperate and exchange know-how of experienced and young researchers and other (industrial) stakeholders
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LignoCOST: secondary objectives
Set-up an inventory of industrial market application requirements
versus lignin properties
Develop a web tool-based lignin information portal (WikiLignin)
Develop knowledge on (standardisation, regulation (REACH),
improvement of lignin’s intrinsic properties by innovative processing
Assess the international state-of-the-art (lignin providers,
technologies, stakeholders) as reference to support European lignin-
based business development.
Assess the performance of lignin conversion processes at relevant
technology readiness levels (TRLs)
Evaluate technical and sustainability aspects, market potential and
implementation potential, of most promising lignin valorisation routes
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LignoCOST: deliverables
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LignoCOST: deliverables
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Deliverable No. Deliverable No.
Website 1 Training schools 2
WG reports 13 Conferences 3
Progress reports 15 Thematic workshops 2
Policy infofolders 8 Publications > 4
STSMs 30 Presentations > 6
Newsletters 8
LignoCOST: Working Groups/Management
MC core group
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Role Nominated person Company Country
Action chair Richard Gosselink WFBR NL
Action vice-chair Tarja Tamminen VTT FI
Grant Holder
scientific
representative
Richard Gosselink WFBR NL
STSM
coordinator
Filomena Barreiro Instituto Politécnico de
Bragança (IPB)
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Science
communication
manager
Konstantinos
Triantafyllidis
Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki
GR
LignoCOST: Working Groups/Management
Grant Holder institution
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Role Nominated person
Scientific representative Richard Gosselink
Legal respresentative Raoul Bino
Financial representative Tom van Roekel
Grant Holder Manager Ted Slaghek
Support financials Geert Belgers
LignoCOST: Working Groups/Management
Working group leaders
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Working
Group
Title Nominated WG Leader
1 WikiLignin Bernard Kurek, INRA (FR)
2 Production and catalytic
conversion technologies, incl. TRL
assessment
Pieter Bruijnincx, UU (NL)
3 Industrial application
requirements versus lignin
properties
Karolien van Broekhoven/Pieter
Vandezande, VITO (B)
4 Development of value chains for
lignin valorisation
Per Tomani, RISE (SE)
5 Technical and full sustainability
aspects, LCA, market deployment
potential and implementation
Apostolis Koutinas, AUA (GR)
LignoCOST CA17128
Implementation of COST policies on the promotion of
Inclusiveness and Excellence, gender balance and ECI
Current situation:
● Inclusiveness target countries: >8 countries
● Early career investigators (ECI): 15
● Gender balance: 31% females
● Core MC group: 50% females
● Interest from Canada, US, Australia
● 56% Higher Education organisations
● 22% Business enterprises
For ECI, STSMs are very relevant!24
Content 1st Grant period: 2018/11/1 – 2019/04/30
Development of Objective Achievement Indicators for MoU Objectives
1st Grant Period Goals, WG tasks and deliverables
Activity and budget planning (Work and Budget Plan preparation)
Dissemination strategy/ planning (Publications and outreach activities)
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1st GP: goals
Establish a running multi-actor network on lignin valorisation
Smooth start of the network
Exchange between LignoVAL and LignoCOST
● Lignin deliverables achieved
● Lessons learned
Formation of working groups and confirmed participants from 30 countries
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1st GP: major activities
See table
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Year Month Activity
1 1 Kick-off meeting (including appointment of Chair, Vice-chair, WG Leaders, and
Dissemination Manager) – establishment of the MC
3 Joint LIgnoVal/LignoCOST knowledge/tools transfer meeting
2 Establishment of a LignoCOST website (continuously filled and updated)
5 Establishment of WGs and meeting cycle
6 Communication plan to further increase stakeholder involvement
1st GP: WG 1 WikiLignin goals & tasks
Development of an open access webtool based lignin information
package
Standardization of analytical methods for evaluation of technical
lignin properties
Mapping and inventory of lignin production/valorization research
infrastructure
Inventory of information on lignin sources, availability, composition
[D1.1 M30]
Start with making overview of state-of-the-art analytical methods for
lignin characterization [D1.2 M30]
Mapping of existing lignin production and R&D infrastructure [D1.3
M24]
WikiLignin operational [D1.4 M42]
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1st GP: WG 2 Prod. & conversion tech.: goals
To create an overview of existing and novel lignin production and
conversion technologies
To analyze what biomass structure – pretreatment – conversion
technology – materials / chemicals relationships can be defined
To develop feedstock-technology performance indicators to assess the
efficiency of conversion of different types of biomass (for lignin-first
approaches) or technical lignins (when lignin valorization follows
isolation by pretreatment)
To identify opportunities for back and forward integration of
biocatalytic or chemocatalytic conversion technologies with upstream
or downstream processing
To benchmark critical process parameters to development to higher
TRLs
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1st GP: WG 2 Prod. & conversion tech.: tasks
To review current technologies for lignin production and valorization,
assess their TRLs and what types of lignin substrates can be valorized
via these technologies [D2.1 M30]. Forward and backward integration
of these technologies will require close interaction with the other WGs
of the ACTION.
Assessment of conversion technologies versus technology readiness
levels (TRLs) will be performed. Both existing and new technologies
will be reviewed [D2.2 M36]. Incl. development of dedicated crops.
Define the general applicability / tunability of the current state-of-
the-art lignin production / valorization processes, and to identify
which bottlenecks need to be addressed for the next TRL [D2.3 M36]
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1st GP: WG 3 Requirements versus lignin properties
Inventory of relevant applications in which lignin or derivatives
thereof can be used to substitute fossil-based compounds, and of the
required technical specifications of lignin-based compounds
Identify promising lignin product-resource combinations, and extract
structure-property relationships
Address “white-spots” in knowledge and technology for further
innovation
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1st GP: WG 3 Requirements versus lignin properties
An inventory will be made of relevant applications where lignin or
lignin derivatives can replace fossil-based compounds [D3.1 M30]
Comparison with properties of available lignin sources and
derivatives. Missing information will be used for defining research
[D3.2 M36].
Identification of potential promising lignin product-resource
combinations [D3.3 M42]
Analysis of “white-spots” in knowledge and technology for lignin
innovation [D3.4 M42]
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1st GP: WG 4 Development of value chains
Description of whole value chain approaches, including sustainable
lignin valorization
Identification of stakeholders along the value chains
Description of the current state-of-the-art
Full lignocellulosic biomass-to-products value chains, with a focus on
the lignin production / valorisation part, stakeholders involved and
the technical state-of-the-art will be described
Based on the potential applications identified in WG3, promising and
sustainable lignin value chains will be defined within the context of a
lignocellulosic biorefinery [D4.1 M42].
A full chain stakeholder analysis will be performed to help final
market deployment [D4.2 M42].
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1st GP: WG 5 Technical & sustainability aspects
To support the most promising lignin valorisation chains with a multi-
criteria evaluation of sustainability aspects with emphasis on process
profitability to make maximal use of the market potential and support
the market deployment
Identification of non-technical deployment barriers and of strategies
to overcome them
After definition of the most promising lignin valorization chains (WG4)
the partners will give their input on the full sustainability aspects
(incl. LCA) [D5.1 M45]
Assessment of market potential (product volumes and prices,
competition, full chain stakeholders involvement, etc.) and market
deployment aspects [D5.2 M45]
Policy advice to remove non-technical deployment barriers [D5.3
M45]
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Content 1st Grant period: 2018/11/1 – 2019/04/30
Development of Objective Achievement Indicators for MoU Objectives
1st Grant Period Goals, WG tasks and deliverables
Activity and budget planning (Work and Budget Plan preparation)
Dissemination strategy/ planning (Publications and outreach activities)
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1st GP: 2018/11/1 – 2019/04/30: activities / budget
Joint LignoVAL – LignoCOST meeting, Cordoba (ES), mid January 2019, core group
Joint MC + large WGs meeting, WFBR, Wageningen (NL), March 2019
2 STSMs
Set-up + launch website LignoCOST
Dissemination newsletter
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Content 1st Grant period: 2018/11/1 – 2019/04/30
Dissemination strategy/ planning (Publications and outreach activities)
Dissemination on start of LignoCOST via newsletter, website, LinkedIn, etc.
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Concluding remarks
We are looking forward to a very nice and effective cooperation within this multi-actor network on lignin valorisation
Timing is relevant for the industry to take up lignin as raw material for circular and biobased applications
Hurdles need to be addressed in this network
More and more lignin applications should enter industrial level!
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