RE-CORD’s mission is to contribute to the advancement of the strategic sectors of biomass, bioenergy and bioeconomy, carrying out research for the development of new technologies, new products, new value chains. Special attention is always paid to developing processes and complete value chains in a circular economy perspective, seeking a seamless integration into the existing context, minimizing the residues of the original production process and ultimately providing with new business opportunities.
RE-CORD takes advantage of its expertise and resources (laboratory, pilot plants, personnel and network) to offer highly qualified consulting services to companies and industries that want to innovate their processes and supply chains or evaluate new ones. Services offered span over a wide range, from the characterization of biomass, up to through tests on plants at different scales, including technical-economic feasibility studies of production and conversion plants, commodity studies, design and assessment of overall supply chains for the production of bioenergy and bioproducts.
Beside RE-CORD carries out studies on behalf of industries as well as policy makers, providing them with fresh, first hand market data for specific industrial pathways or markets, or with the state-of-the-art of specific technology, or feasibility studies to support stakeholders and facilitate the development of advanced biofuels projects and technologies, such as the Sugar Platform and Template For First Of A Kind Commercial Sustainable Biofuel Project Feasibility Studies .
Leveraging an unparalleled combination of a state-of-the-art chemical laboratory and a comprehensive set of process development units and prototype for thermochemical conversion and biofuel testing, RE-CORD can carry out research trials and experimental campaigns under the framework of contract research for the private and public sector. RE-CORD operates the following process demonstration unit:
We consistently deliver innovation and pro-actively contribute to the value-creation stemming from sound R&D practice for our clients and customers, which will benefit of professional expertise and dedicated researchers under the strictest confidentiality.
RE-CORD carries out studies to evaluate and design plants and supply chains for the production of biochar starting from a wide range of residual feedstock. Several laboratory equipment, test benches and demo plants are available at RE-CORD’s premises, to produce and characterize biochar: its thermo-gravimetric analyzer allows to simulate pyrolysis under specific conditions, while slow and intermediate pyrolysis pilot plants allows to simulate the production of biochar at pre-industrial scale. The produced biochar is then fully characterized in RE-CORD’s laboratory according to national and international standard and a thorough product assessment is performed, tailored on the specific use of the product foresaw by the client (e.g. soil improvers, activated carbons, pharmaceutical applications, cosmetics, animal feed, additive or filler for construction material).
Once the feasibility of producing biochar has been positively assessed, RE-CORD can carry out a detailed technical and economic feasibility study for the construction of an industrial biochar plant and the design of the overall supply chain, including the relevante FEED package and any market studies for the target product.
RE-CORD has an extensive experience in the microalgae sector, thus can be a suitable partner for commercial as well as for research projects. RE-CORD can support design and components selection for production plants, offering also a large expertise in downstream processing of microalgae for biorefinery initiatives targeting high value compounds.
RE-CORD designed several production plants of about 1 ha size each, and can provide the client with a full FEED package for energy-efficient cultivation systems based on innovative open ponds, including paddle wheels and axial pumps.
