Valorization of Residual Biomass by Intensified Processes for the Production of Biofuels and Biosourced Products

This project is part of the energy transition efforts in addition to addressing the problems of organic waste. Indeed, the degradation of organic residues (food, agricultural, sewage sludge, etc.) generates greenhouse gases (GHG) including methane and carbon dioxide, responsible for global warming.

Biomethanization is a process of biological biodegradation of organic matter, which, if controlled, produces biogas that can be used as a sustainable energy source. However, some organic residues such as lignocellulose-rich materials are not fermentable, hence the idea of inserting a pre-treatment step by steam cracking, a process developed and implemented by CRB Innovations Inc. The biogas produced by biomethanization will then be used in reactors to produce synthesis gas, mainly H².

The production of H₂ will be carried out in highly energy efficient reactors with biocatalysts and/or mine tailings catalysts developed and patented by the Groupement forestier de Témiscouata Inc. (GRPT). The spin-offs of the partnership should propel CRB Innovations Inc. in its activities of valorization of residual biomass and align itself towards the production of energy vectors such as green hydrogen, as well as biomethanol which interests its partner Enerkem.