Leaf Resources

Leaf Resources is reshaping the economics of using lignocellulosic biomass to replace petrochemicals in thousands of everyday products.

A sustainable bio-based economy needs alternatives to non-renewable feedstocks. Their Glycell™ process significantly reduces the cost of transforming renewable and abundant biomass into high-purity cellulosic sugars, a key ingredient in bio-based production.

There are currently five billion tonnes of biomass available worldwide, enough to produce $750 billion worth of cellulosic sugars per year.

Using waste glycerol from biodiesel production, Glycell™ produces cellulosic sugars, lignin and refined glycerol.

The Glycell™ process is highly efficient. The technology yields 25% more high-purity sugars, faster and using lower pressure and temperature than rival biomass transformation technologies. WHAT SUPPORT THIS CLAIMS?

Co-products from the Glycell™ process lignin and refined glycerol, can be sold to generate additional revenue streams reducing the operating costs of cellulosic sugar production. During the Glycell™ process, glycerol is refined from 80% to 95% purity. Purer form glycerol is a higher value product suitable for more refined industrial requirements.

Proven to work effectively on different types of biomass, Glycell™ breaks down woody and non-woody feedstock including eucalyptus, poplar, bagasse, empty fruit bunch and corn stover. The process is applicable to agricultural and forestry waste or non-food crops grown on marginal agricultural land.

Malaysian government's ministry of international trade and industry awarded in 2018 a manufacturing licence to Leaf for a biomass refinery south-east of Kuala Lumpur.