CERISEA uses a robust European work chain to produce the 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) using fructose and advanced fructose from non-food side streams. The consortium led by Michelin will demonstrate, for the first time in Europe, a cost-effective, sustainable and resource-efficient process for producing HMF at an industrial scale (TRL8), with an annual production of 3,000 tonnes of pure HMF. Additionally, the process aims to optimise the separation and purification conditions of HMF using an energy-efficient method that limits water consumption. The Energieinstitut focusses on qualitatively analysing barriers and constraints as well as opportunities for the biobased 5-HMF production in Europe, repecting the social, ecological and economic dimension of sustainability. As methodology expert inteviews with actors alongside the value chain are planned.
