InTechFibres
Expertise in plant chemistry
A partnership to promote the use of lignocellulosic raw materials
The InTechFibres partnership was established in 2004. It brings together the expertise of the CTP (Centre Technique du Papier) and the FCBA Technology Institute. InTechFibres brings together human and technical resources at its Grenoble facility to work toward increasing the use of bio-based materials in our daily lives, particularly in the field of lignocellulosic raw material valorisation through fibre extraction, processing, and modification…
Objectives of the platform
Laboratory equipment and pilot-scale facilities enable us to meet these requirements and validate processes and products before scaling up to industrial production.
Testing, production, and research capabilities are available for:
- Harnessing lignocellulosic raw materials, wood, and annual fibre crops and their derivatives
- Extracting high-value molecules of interest
- Developing the concept of biorefineries at facilities that use biomass, including wood
- Reducing the production costs of materials and their environmental impacts (supply, water, energy, chemicals)
- Characterize the materials produced to facilitate their use in various applications.
InTechFibres pools the skills and expertise of two complementary technology transfer centers in the following fields:
- Production from laboratory scale to pilot scale:
- Extraction of lignocellulosic fibres using chemical (e.g., kraft cooking), mechanical (defibration, mechanical refining), or chemico-mechanical processes
- Bleaching of bio-based substrates (lignocellulosic fibres, cellulose, etc.)
- Functionalization of lignocellulosic fibres
- Production of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC)
- Extraction of molecules before, during, and after fibre extraction
- Chemical and morphological characterization :
- Lignocellulosic raw materials at the macro, milli-, micro-, or nanoscale
- Intermediate and finished products
- Process simulation and optimization at the laboratory and pilot scales
- Modelling of chemical, mechanical, and chemico-mechanical pulping processes used in mills
- Determination of relationships between raw materials, processes, and products
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