Technip Energies and MetGen to industrialise lignin refining technology
Published by Bella Weetch,
Editorial Assistant
Hydrocarbon Engineering,
Technip Energies and MetGen Oy have announce a collaboration for the industrialisation of METNIN® technology for the valorisation of lignin. Lignin is a high-volume waste stream of biorefineries that is currently burned.
METNIN is an enzymatic process technology that enables the fractionation of lignin from lignocellulosic feedstocks to produce various renewable bio-products. Technip Energies and MetGen have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly bring a standardised solution for lignin refining to the global market.
Bhaskar Patel, SVP Sustainable Fuels, Chemicals & Circularity of Technip Energies, commented: “We are pleased to work with MetGen to commercialise METNIN technology which is a game changer for the future operators of biorefineries. The technology transforms a high-volume waste stream into valuable end products. The technology unlocks lignocellulosic biomass valorisation in biorefineries, and enables lignin to be a source of sustainable and renewable products.”
Alex Michine, CEO at MetGen Oy, commented: “We are proud to work shoulder to shoulder to solve biorefinery bottlenecks and finally enable lignin as sustainable and renewable alternative to petrochemicals and oil-based materials”.
Read the article online at: https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/refining/28092022/technip-energies-and-metgen-to-industrialise-lignin-refining-technology/
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