Fuel and chemicals from lignin through enzymatic and chemical conversion

Project Information

FALCON

Grant agreement ID: 720918

DOI 10.3030/720918

Project closed

EC signature date 29 November 2016

Start date 1 January 2017

End date 31 December 2020

Funded under

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Biotechnology

Total cost € 6 555 883,75

EU contribution € 6 148 783,75

Coordinated by

KONINKLIJKE NEDERLANDSE AKADEMIE VAN WETENSCHAPPEN - KNAW
Netherlands

Deliverables

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (5)

Three newsletters
15-minute project film
Project website
Documentation of two workshops
Full set of communication materials

Documents, reports (6)

Desired LCO specs

Desired LCO specifications

Patent and Market Survey
Plan for FALCON communication
Economical assessment on production costs and no. of new jobs
Desired additive specs

Desired additive specifications

Environmental impact and resource efficiency assessment

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (9)

Enzymatic Processes to Unlock the Lignin Value

Author(s): Veera Hämäläinen, Toni Grönroos, Anu Suonpää, Matti Wilhem Heikkilä, Bastiaan Romein, Petri Ihalainen, Sara Malandra, Klara R. Birikh
Published in: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Issue 6, 2018, ISSN 2296-4185
Publisher: frontiers
DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2018.00020

Selective Cleavage of Lignin β- O -4 Aryl Ether Bond by β-Etherase of the White-Rot Fungus Dichomitus squalens

Author(s): Mila Marinović, Paula Nousiainen, Adiphol Dilokpimol, Jussi Kontro, Robin Moore, Jussi Sipilä, Ronald P. de Vries, Miia R. Mäkelä, Kristiina Hildén
Published in: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Issue 6/3, 2018, Page(s) 2878-2882, ISSN 2168-0485
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b03619

A comparison between the homocyclic aromatic metabolic pathways from plant-derived compounds by bacteria and fungi

Author(s): Ronnie J.M. Lubbers, Adiphol Dilokpimol, Jaap Visser, Miia R. Mäkelä, Kristiina S. Hildén, Ronald P. de Vries
Published in: Biotechnology Advances, 2019, ISSN 0734-9750
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2019.05.002

Evolutionary adaptation of Aspergillus niger for increased ferulic acid tolerance

Author(s): R.J.M. Lubbers, A.J. Liwanag, M. Peng, A. Dilokpimol, I. Benoit‐Gelber, R.P. Vries
Published in: Journal of Applied Microbiology, Issue November 1, 2019, ISSN 1364-5072
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/jam.14505

Discovery of Novel p -Hydroxybenzoate- m -hydroxylase, Protocatechuate 3,4 Ring-Cleavage Dioxygenase, and Hydroxyquinol 1,2 Ring-Cleavage Dioxygenase from the Filamentous Fungus Aspergillus niger

Author(s): Ronnie J. M. Lubbers, Adiphol Dilokpimol, Mao Peng, Jaap Visser, Miia R. Mäkelä, Kristiina S. Hildén, Ronald P. de Vries
Published in: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Issue 7/23, 2019, Page(s) 19081-19089, ISSN 2168-0485
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b04918

Cinnamic Acid and Sorbic acid Conversion Are Mediated by the Same Transcriptional Regulator in Aspergillus niger

Author(s): Ronnie J. M. Lubbers, Adiphol Dilokpimol, Jorge Navarro, Mao Peng, Mei Wang, Anna Lipzen, Vivian Ng, Igor V. Grigoriev, Jaap Visser, Kristiina S. Hildén, Ronald P. de Vries
Published in: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Issue 7, 2019, ISSN 2296-4185
Publisher: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00249

On the Effect of Hot-Water Pretreatment in Sulfur-Free Pulping of Aspen and Wheat Straw

Author(s): Uula Hyväkkö, Riku Maltari, Tia Kakko, Jussi Kontro, Joona Mikkilä, Petri Kilpeläinen, Eric Enqvist, Panu Tikka, Kristiina Hildén, Paula Nousiainen, Jussi Sipilä
Published in: ACS Omega, Issue 5 (1), 2019, Page(s) 265-273, ISSN 2470-1343
Publisher: ACS Publications
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b02619

Fungal Treatment Modifies Kraft Lignin for Lignin- and Cellulose-Based Carbon Fiber Precursors

Author(s): Joona Mikkilä, Mikaela Trogen, Klaus A. Y. Koivu, Jussi Kontro, Jaana Kuuskeri, Riku Maltari, Zane Dekere, Marianna Kemell, Miia R. Mäkelä, Paula A. Nousiainen, Michael Hummel, Jussi Sipilä, Kristiina Hildén
Published in: ACS Omega, Issue 5/11, 2020, Page(s) 6130-6140, ISSN 2470-1343
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c00142

Applicability of Recombinant Laccases From the White-Rot Fungus Obba rivulosa for Mediator-Promoted Oxidation of Biorefinery Lignin at Low pH

Author(s): Jussi Kontro, Riku Maltari, Joona Mikkilä, Mika Kähkönen, Miia R. Mäkelä, Kristiina Hildén, Paula Nousiainen, Jussi Sipilä
Published in: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Issue 8, 2020, ISSN 2296-4185
Publisher: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.604497