Cleaner
Straw, in former times hats were made out of it as well as baskets or drinking-straws. It is still used for insulation in house building. Recently it has also been used for cleaning agents.
DATA & FACTS
Sector:
Consumer goods
Renewable resource:
Straw
Participating companies:
Werner & Mertz | Clariant
Bioeconomy factor:
Bioethanol from domestic straw, short transport distances
Status:
on the market
Straw to alcohol
Alcohol has fat and dirt dissolving properties, therefore it is particularly well suited as an additive to cleaners. In cooperation with the chemical company Clariant, the family-owned company Werner & Mertz, known for its ecological and environmentally friendly “Frosch”-products has tested the use of bioethanol based on straw in washing and cleaning agents.
Innovative sunliquid® process
In Straubing, Clariant operates a biofuel plant for second generation biofuels. Using the specially developed sunliquid® process lignocellulosic wheat straw and other field waste are almost completely converted into bioethanol. Clariant produces about 1,000 tons of bioethanol annually in this multi-stage process. A portion of this bioethanol is used in the multi-surface cleaner from Werner & Mertz.
Ready for the market
According to the manufacturer the multi-surface cleaner with Clariant sunliquid® bioethanol, obtained from local straw, cleans all smooth surfaces and is available in common stores.
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