Queensland researchers say making sustainable fuels, cosmetics, solvents, and paints in Australia is a step closer after developing a way to quickly convert sugar cane into a renewable chemical.
"Because sovereignty comes into it, the governments are very keen on having an industry established.Colleague Professor Gary Schenck said the breakthrough involved turning sugar cane into isobutanol — a chemical used in aviation fuel, plastics, and rubbers — more quickly.
"So that requires far smaller components … it allows you to actually be far more specific and also get much higher yields in sort of getting the product you want."A Mackay pilot plant, which began in 2021, is being expanded. "Isobutanol is a wonderful platform for cosmetics, for nutraceuticals, for solvents, paints … so you can actually establish a number of other co-production industries."
"The Palaszczuk government has committed funds from our industry partnership program to expand the pilot plant in partnership with QUT [Queensland University of Technology]," Mr Miles said.
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