SWEETWOODS - Sugars from hardwood residues

Sugars from hardwood residues

New-generation sugars recovered from hardwood residues for use in food and bio-based material applications.

Product details

Application area
Chemicals & materials
Product type
Chemicals, ingredients & extracts
Specific feedstock
Hardwood residues
Feedstock type
Lignin & wood residues
Programme
BBI JU
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About

SWEETWOODS recovers high-purity sugar streams from hardwood processing residues alongside lignin. The process enables industrial-scale production of renewable carbohydrate building blocks from forestry sidestreams.

These sugars can be used as food additives and as ingredients in biodegradable materials, creating several higher-value applications from the carbohydrate fraction of hardwood biomass.

Key benefits

  • Recovers valuable sugars from hardwood residues
  • Provides renewable ingredients for food and materials
  • Supports full use of the hardwood feedstock

Application

  • Food additives
  • Biodegradable materials