Le projet français P.I.V.E.R.T.

P.I.V.E.R.T. is an ambitious project of development of the 3rd generation biorefinery by 2020. Conceived around a technological complex with strict environmental criteria (aiming at obtaining a label HQE), P.I.V.E.R.T. federates all the national and main roads lifeblood, of the sector (some international partnerships are also under development). The major objectives of the P.I.V.E.R.T. project are: a valorization of oilseeds, proteins and lignocellulosic plant in its entirety (approach ‘‘entire plants’’) ; an operation in closed circuit on the level of water and energy exchanges, the platform providing for its own needs, in a logic of industrial ecology ; collection and valorization of a significant part of the CO2 produced by the activities of the refinery. Two strategies will be developed jointly: on one hand the development of ‘‘platform’’ molecules entering the traditional circuits of chemistry, on the current markets with the renewable character, in addition, the development of new molecules having new properties, thus giving access to new markets. Thanks to the research and development realized by researchers dedicated to P.I.V.E.R.T., the industrial partners will have access to a capable structure to develop, and to test demonstrators preceding future industrial production units. Certain technological bricks could be tested in a large scale industrial platform dedicated to operational integration of innovations. The development of programming technologies of refineries will give to P.I.V.E.R.T. the means to develop new innovative processes and will give to the industrials the possibility of modeling their future production units.