Every day, industry and daily life produce huge quantities of carbon-rich residual flows. So far, the potential they offer has hardly been exploited materially. Residual materials such as household and industrial waste, sewage sludge or industrial wastewater are promising sources for the production of biobased raw materials for the chemical industry. This carbon-rich waste also includes used grease, which can be found in large quantities in restaurants and snack bars. The biotechnological refinement of frying fat to produce new high-quality raw materials for lubricants was the aim of a sub-project within the framework of the strategic alliance "Zero Carbon Footprint" (ZeroCarbFP).

Used cooking oil proved to be particularly of interest for FUCHS, as it still contains most of the natural fats and oils from which it was made. The lubricant specialist teamed up with the Zwingenberg-based biotechnology company BRAIN AG to gently select and refine the substances contained in frying fat. In this way, some very promising molecules for FUCHS were identified, which were considered as raw materials for an important product group. In the third phase of the ZeroCarbFP project, which starts in February 2020, large scale production of the target molecules is planned. ZeroCarbFP is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Read more: https://docplayer.net/50652445-The-fuchs-group-magazine.html