Renewable carbon is a crucial resource in the transition to a net-zero economy, particularly in the effort to reduce fossil-based inputs in the chemicals and materials sector. Currently, we are assessing various pre-treatment technologies designed to extract valuable carbon from sustainable resources available on both land and sea.

These resources include woody biomass, forest residues, algae, wastewater, plastic waste, and food waste. The pre-treatment technologies we are exploring encompass thermal hydrolysis, heterogeneous catalysis, ultrasonication, and cavitation technologies. Our goal is to effectively extract renewable carbon for further valorisation and use.