COPRO
Electricity-driven co-production of xylitol from forest sugars and glycolic acid from PET waste
COPRO develops an electricity-driven process that converts biomass-derived xylose into xylitol and PET-derived ethylene glycol into glycolic acid. Using tailored bimetallic and plasmonic catalysts, both reactions will be optimized and later coupled in a single flow-cell reactor. The work pioneers paired production of two commercial chemicals from renewable and waste sources, promoting circular use of natural resources and advancing sustainable, low-emission chemical manufacturing in Finland.
COPRO develops an electricity-driven process that converts biomass-derived xylose into xylitol and PET-derived ethylene glycol into glycolic acid. Using tailored bimetallic and plasmonic catalysts, both reactions will be optimized and later coupled in a single flow-cell reactor. The work pioneers paired production of two commercial chemicals from renewable and waste sources, promoting circular use of natural resources and advancing sustainable, low-emission chemical manufacturing in Finland.
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Project Results
The project is ongoing; we will update this section with the main results as they become available.