Changing the World in 20 Seconds
Economical, environmentally friendly biochemicals and biomaterials are now a reality thanks to Sweetwater’s Sunburst™
Nanofibrillated Cellulose
Lower cost and more scalable than anything else on the market
Microcrystalline Cellulose
Low-cost MCC from nearly any biomass
Purest Native Lignin
Non-sulfonated, with minimal carbohydrates, in various formats
Clean C5-Rich Sugar
Clean C5-rich sugar that gives comparable process yields to refined xylose
Clean C6-Rich Sugar
Clean, high-performing C6-rich sugar
Mixed C5/C6 Sugar
Clean, high-performing mixed C5/C6 sugars
Sunburst™
A Breakthrough in Biorefining
From Feedstock to Fully Deconstructed Biomass in 20 SECONDS.
In 20 seconds, SUNBURST™ frees 97% of C5 sugars and 20% of C6 sugars in monomeric form, producing a pumpable slurry of sugars, clean lignin, and high-value micro-crystalline cellulose (MCC). The remaining cellulose is easily accessible for enzymatic hydrolysis, or processed into additional MCC.
Sweetwoods Project
Sweetwater’s SUNBURST™ Technology Provides the Platform for the Sweetwoods Project in the European Union.
The Sweetwoods Project, located in Estonia, brings together a consortium of 9 international partners committed to converting 90% of a hardwood feedstock into high-value biomaterials and bioproducts.
The €43.2 million flagship plant is demonstrating the full, commercial-scale biorefinery concept, turning sustainable hardwoods into flexible foam, isobutene, biodegradable composites, performance insulation boards, and fuels.
At the heart of the project is Sunburst™ pretreatment, deconstructing wood into its constituents more cleanly and efficiently than any other process today.
Our Sweetwoods Partners
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"Sweetwater has the cleanest and best performing lignin that we've ever tested."
–Alex Michine, Founder and CEO, Metgen
Sweetwater Energy uses a unique technology for producing low-cost nanofibrillated cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, sugars, and clean lignin from non-food plant materials to help meet the modern world's increasing bioenergy and biochemical demands.