Contact person
Linda Sandström
Forskare
Contact LindaLowCoBio – About the project
Aim and objectives
The overall aim of the LowCoBio project is to accelerate the commercialisation of renewable fuels from bio-oil by addressing two key challenges: improving production processes and solving corrosion problems. This will be achieved by a cross-cutting project approach where the production processes are developed further, at the same time as corrosion issues of the materials and processes are investigated. This is an important research area since corrosion constitutes one of the present barriers to scale-up.
The project aims to provide guidance on adjusting the process conditions throughout the whole production process, from pretreatment to liquefaction and upgrading, so that product quality and yield remain high at the same time as the need for very expensive construction materials is avoided.
- Improved biofuel production process with reduced product corrosivity
- Scale-up and demonstration at TRL 5
- Life-cycle, techno-economic and environmental impact analysis
- Provide materials selection guidelines
The project started on 1 January 2025 and will run for three years.
Project partners
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden (SE)
Project coordinator
RISE is an independent government research institute. As an innovation partner for society as a whole, RISE hels to develop technologies, products, services and processes that contribute to a sustainable world and a competitive business community. RISE does this in collaboration with and on behalf of industry, academia and the public sector. RISE also has a special focus on supporting small and medium-sized enterprises in their innovation processes.
The French Corrosion Institute (FR)
The French Corrosion Institute, laboratory of research and consultancies in corrosion offers: H2S laboratory, seawater facilities, ATEX laboratory, accelerated corrosion testing chambers, corrosion fatigue laboratory and outdoor exposure sites. The French Corrosion Institute is a subsidiary of RISE Research Institutes of Sweden.
Valmet (FI)
Valmet has a global customer base across various process industries. Valmet is a leading global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries, and with their automation and flow control solutions Valmet serves an even wider base of process industries.
VTT (FI)
VTT is a visionary research and innovation partner for companies and society and one of Europe’s leading research institutions. We work in close collaboration with industry and highlights the renewal of industrial value chains and sustainable competitiveness in Finland, Europe and globally.
ArcelorMittal Industeel (FR)
Industeel, subsidiary of ArcelorMittal, is specialised in the production of hot rolled as well as forged steel plates, ingots and formed pieces, with the largest dimension range worldwide.
CNRS (FR)
The National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) is a major player in basic research on the global stage and the only organisation in France that is active in all fields of science. Its unique position as a specialist in multiple fields means that it can bring together different scientific disciplines to shed light on and gain insight into current global challenges, in partnership with public sector, social and economic stakeholders. Together the sciences are used to bring about sustainable progress that benefits the whole of society.
Envigas (SE)
Since 2013, Envigas has taken the initiative and become Sweden’s leading large scale producer of HQ BioCarbon, enabling the steel industry to replace its use of fossil coal. We are doing that by building, owning and operating advanced pyrolysis plants to convert forest residues into HQ BioCarbon and energy. HQ BioCarbon that can be used in metallurgic applications, as raw material for modern batteries or to clean water and air, or as a carbon sink and soil improvement.
Funding
The project is granted under the Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETP), an initiative with funding from the European Union. Public funding for the project comes from the Swedish Energy Agency, Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) and Business Finland.
