HTCelect
Project summary
The main objective of the project proposal is to simultaneously obtain value-added solid and liquid products by hydrothermal processing of biomass carbohydrates, thus promoting the development of new biorefinery pathways. The solid products will be used as a new type of carbon electrode material, while the liquid by-products will be investigated as a resource for the chemical industry. The use of lignocellulosic sugars is a new approach to obtain innovative carbon materials which after heat treatment will provide new efficient materials for energy related devices. By implementing the biorefinery approach, which maximises the value of the obtained materials and reduces wastes, the project is in line with the Latvian Smart Specialization Strategy (RIS3) in the field of "Knowledge-intensive Bioeconomy" in creating carbon materials that could compete with commercial ones as electrodes and catalysts.
Within the framework of the project, new renewable carbon materials will be obtained at the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, which will be further heat treated and used in mobility as fuel cell electrocatalysts and battery electrode materials. This work not only provides a study of the properties of solid and liquid products after hydrothermal treatment of biomass, but also a theoretical platform for obtaining new efficient carbon materials for energy.
Call: Specific Objective 1.1.1 “Strengthening of Research and Innovation Capacities and Introduction of Advanced Technologies in the Common R&D System” of the European Union's Cohesion Policy Programme for 2021-2027.
Activity: 1.1.1.9 “Post-doctoral Research”
Total eligible costs of the project: 184 140 EUR, including funding from the European Regional Development Fund in amount of 85 % – 156 519 EUR.
Project implementation period: 36 months
Project Partners:
- Lead Partner – Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry
- Cooperation Partner – Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Vilnius, Lithuania (FTMC)
Place of implementation: Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry
Project implementation
01.04.2025. - beginning of the project
