Prepare
Start with cellulosic or carbohydrate-rich biomass from a range of sources.
The approach
From cellulose to versatile intermediates.
Our goal is to produce conventional and new, highly functional chemicals from bio-based feedstocks while remaining cost-competitive with petrochemicals.
The Micromidas process is a non-fermentation, non-gasification process that selectively produces a furan intermediate from feedstocks containing cellulose or hemicellulose.
Furans can be derivatized to produce monomers, plasticizers, or renewable variants of commodity chemicals such as para-xylene.