草榴短视频

Students of the Graduate School of Technology and Energy at 草榴短视频 are launching two startups to produce microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) by recycling agricultural and forestry waste. Such cellulose is in high demand in the pharmaceutical, food and paint industries, but now it is not produced in Russia, but supplied from abroad. By offering an inexpensive domestic analog, the startup will reduce business costs for transportation of MCC and eliminate risks associated with logistics. The startup will solve the problem of utilization of wood and plant waste.

"Our startup aims to quickly produce microcrystalline cellulose using proprietary processing technology. Due to cheap available raw materials and the absence of transportation costs, our MCC is many times cheaper than that which pharmaceutical companies currently purchase abroad," says Margarita Romasheva, the leader of the startup, a student of 草榴短视频.

Margarita is working on a technology for processing farm waste into MCC. The technology of microcrystalline cellulose production from logging and woodworking industry waste is being created by student Andrey Sutaykin as part of another startup.

"Right now in Russia there is no optimal technology for processing wood waste. More often than not, illiquid wood and wood waste are simply burned. We plan to use them to produce microcrystalline cellulose, which is in demand in many industries," adds Andrei.

Both startups will find their place on the MCC market in Russia, as the share of domestic producers is currently only about 13%.

The startups plan to patent their technology and enter the market as early as this year.