Progress by process for future eco-plastics

This new, patented process is a game changer that sets completely new standards in terms of cost-effectiveness and environmental friendliness in the production of FDCA.

The starting material is sucrose, starch, high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) or even cellulose.

Conventional FDCA processes generally start with costly fructose because glucose leads to unwanted by-products. The conversion to FDCA is carried out at high temperatures with hazardous chemicals and comparatively low yields, leading to cumbersome purification processes of the final product and corresponding amounts of critical waste.

Treemera technology, on the other hand, uses a patented enzymatic process to convert the glucose at ambient temperature to obtain high purity fructose. This is done with very low energy input and minimal waste production.

The intermediate 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is produced from fructose in a very fast reaction with high yields.

The next step is the oxidation of HMF to FDCA with a patented enzymatic process. The process is done in water at ambient temperature and in high concentration. It achieves very high yields with minimal energy consumption.

This most economical and environmentally friendly process to produce furandicarboxylic acid makes Treemera FDCA the perfect key raw material for PEF and other plastics.