Room: King Willem Alexander
Date: Thursday, 21 May 2026
Time: 10:15 - 11:15 CEST
Session code CP.1
Advances in innovative biomaterial production processes
ChainCraft: Turning Biomass into Chemicals via Fermentation
Short Introductive summary
Within the next 25 years the chemical industry must switch to circular feedstocks, and the use of renewable biomass is essential to achieve this. But how do we unlock biomass as a feedstock for the chemical industry? Open mixed-culture fermentation of food residues and agricultural by-products into fatty acids can play a key role. ChainCraft is scaling up this technology to a first full-scale factory for the production of 20.000.000 kilo of medium chain fatty acids, expecting commissioning in 2027.
Presenter
Maurice OLTHETEN
ChainCraft, THE NETHERLANDS
Presenter's biography
Maurice Oltheten is Head of R&D at ChainCraft, where he leads the development of fermentation technology that turns agri/food residues into sustainable fatty acids. With over 12 years of experience in developing and scaling ChainCraft’s technology, he plays a key role in turning science into impact.
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Co-authors:
A. Dash, ChainCraft, Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
Session reference: CP.1.3