TRANSSition - Transforming industrial sugar supply chains

The TRANSSition project will deliver scientific and engineering innovation to transform a bioprocess from batch to continuous production at demonstration scale. Fiberight has successfully developed a batch enzyme hydrolysis process that converts mixed paper and card waste into industrial sugars. The waste paper/card used as the feedstock is recovered from Fiberight's innovative resource recovery process HYDRACYCLE.

Fiberght will collaborate with Aberystwyth University and the Centre for Process Innovation to deliver a structured research and development programme. TRANSSition will deliver advancements in the enzyme hydrolysis process to make it suitable for continuous operation, and consistently produce higher value products such as lactic acid. The project also aims to improve process economics, boost production volumes, increase automation, reduce process variability and provide consistent products for off-take testing.

Fiberight will also work with several end users, including Chestnut Polymers, to test the second-generation sugars and other materials in different products, ensuring they are fit for purpose and meet the technical requirements of the end use applications.

The project responds to challenges of developing new and disruptive sustainable biomanufacturing in the UK. This will be achieved by using bio-based, waste derived feedstocks, enabling sustainable, circular products to be manufactured for the UK chemicals and materials sectors.