SynRg - System biotechnology of renewable raw material extraction
(German title: SynRg - Systembiotechnologie nachwachsender Rohstoffgewinnung)
The SynRg research association is working on the production of high-quality plastics from fatty acids, polyphenols and polyols. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) through its project sponsor, the Agency for Renewable Resources (FNR).
An interdisciplinary approach to the optimization of material synthesis, synthesis site and further processing for the material use of plant raw materials is intended. The entire value chain for the conversion from petrochemical to plant-based raw materials is to be investigated and modified under the aspect of sustainable, i.e. long-term economically and ecologically sensible, production of valuable materials from renewable raw materials, taking into account the material flow distribution in plants in interdisciplinary cooperation, in order to guarantee the necessary breadth, depth and efficiency, including synergy effects, in R&D and in the economic utilization of the results by companies in cooperation with scientific institutes.
The Department of Bioprocess Engineering is working on the processing and functionalization of fats and polyphenols as part of sub-project VI. The tasks to be solved in the extraction of polyphenols and fatty acids from plant materials essentially result from the requirements placed on the products (purity or impurities) and on the processes (economic efficiency). The focus is therefore on processes for purification and separation by adsorption using materials made from modified bleaching earths, special clays or organic or inorganic adsorbents. With regard to oils, the project consortium already has a high level of knowledge, whereas the separation of polyphenol and fatty acid mixtures is based on little experience. Furthermore, an increase in value is to be achieved by functionalizing and derivatizing the substances. Clay minerals supported with polyphenol oxidases are to be used for the polyphenols.
| Partner | Phytowelt Green Technologies GmbH |
| Status | Completed project |
| Funding organisation | BMELV/FNR |
| Funding period | 07/2009 - 06/2012 |
| Funding code | 22023008 |
Publications and conference papers
S. Wiesen, N. Tippkötter, K. Muffler, K. Suck, U. Sohling, F. Ruf, R. Ulber; Adsorptive Vorbehandlung von Rohglycerin für die 1,3-Propandiol Fermentation mit Clostridium diolis; Chem.-Ing.-Tech. 86 (1-2) (2014) 129-135
S. Wiesen, N. Tippkötter, K. Muffler, K. Suck, U. Sohling, N. Ruf, R. Ulber; Adsorption of fatty acids to layered double hydroxides in aqueous systems; Adsorption (2015) DOI 10.1007/s10450-015-9686-4
A. Thiel, N. Tippkötter, K. Suck, U. Sohling, F. Ruf, R. Ulber; New zeolite adsorbents for downstream processing of polyphenols from renewable resources; Eng. Life Sciences 13/3 (2013) 239-246
A. Thiel, K. Muffler, N. Tippkötter, K. Suck, U. Sohling, F. Ruf, R. Ulber; Aufarbeitung von Polyphenolen aus Weizen mittels Zeolithen am Beispiel der Ferulasäure; Chem.-Ing.-Tech. 1 (2015) 128-136, DOI: 10.1002/cite.201400031
A. Thiel, K. Muffler, N. Tippkötter, R. Ulber; Novel downstream processing approach for recovery of sinapic acid, phytic acid and proteins from rapeseed meal; Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology (2015) DOI 10.1002/jctb.4664
S. Wiesen, N. Tippkötter, K. Muffler, K. Suck, U. Sohling, F. Ruf, R. Ulber, Wertsteigernde Nutzung von Rohglycerin: Aufarbeitung von Rohglycerin, Herstellung von 1,3-Propandiol und Rückgewinnung von Fettsäuren; 30. DECHEMA-Jahrestagung der Biotechnologen (2012) Karlsruhe
A. Thiel, N. Tippkötter, K. Suck, Dr. U. Sohling, Dr. F. Ruf, R. Ulber, Downstream processing of polyphenols from wheat by inorganic adsorbents, Dechema Jahrestagung, 2011, Berlin
A. Thiel, N. Tippkötter, K. Suck, Dr. U. Sohling, Dr. F. Ruf, R. Ulber, Downstream processing of polyphenols from rape groats with zeolite adsorbents including enzymatic hydrolysis, Industrial use of renewable raw materials, 2012, Frankfurt
A. Thiel, N. Tippkötter, K. Muffler, Dr. F. Ruf, Dr. U. Sohling, R. Ulber, Optimierung der Wertschöpfungskette bei der Aufarbeitung von Rapsschrot mit Zeolithen, 30. DECHEMA-Jahrestagung der Biotechnologen und ProcessNet-Jahrestagung, 2012, Karlsruhe
A. Thiel, N. Tippkötter, K. Muffler, K. Suck, U. Sohling, F. Ruf, R. Ulber, Isolation and derivatization of sinapic acid from rape groats, International Conference for Renewable Resources and Plant Biotechnology 2012, Magdeburg
S. Wiesen, N. Tippkötter, K. Suck, U. Sohling, F. Ruf, R. Ulber; Removal of fatty acids from raw glycerol prior to anaerobic fermentation to 1,3-propanediol; 1st European Congress of Applied Biotechnology (2011) Berlin
S. Wiesen, N. Tippkötter, K. Muffler, R. Ulber, Fermentative utilization of crude glycerol from rapeseed oil hydrolysis for the production of dihydroxyacetone, Workshop on fats and oils, 4th Workshop on Fats and Oils as Renewable Feedstock for the Chemical Industry (2011) Karlsruhe
S. Wiesen, N. Tippkötter, K. Muffler, K. Suck, U. Sohling, F. Ruf, R. Ulber, Fermentative production and product recovery of 1,3-propanediol from crude glycerol; Industrial use of renewable raw materials (2012) Frankfurt
N.Tippkötter, K. Muffler, S. Wollny, K. Suck, F. Ruf, U. Sohling, R.Ulber;Adsorbed oils as ABE fermentation substrate; 3rd Workshop on Fats and Oils as Renewable Feedstock for the Chemical Industry, Emden 2010
A. Thiel, N.Tippkötter, K. Suck, F. Ruf, U. Sohling, R.Ulber;Simulation und Experiment bei der Aufarbeitung von Polyphenolen durch anorganische Adsorbentien; Dechema Jahrestagung und Process Net, Aachen 2010