Sonichem

Company profile

Sonichem company profile

Sonichem (formerly Bio-Sep) has developed a biorefinery process that uses ultrasonic reactors to convert the by-products of forestry and sawmill operations, where only 55% of wood harvested is turned into timber, into sugars, cellulose and pure lignin, with each $1 of sawdust converting into $8 of these bio-based chemicals. The process was proven at lab scale, then in a pilot plant with a scalable reactor design to enable commercialisation. Patents granted in 10 markets and the 2021 Winner of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s prize for Best Enabling Technology.