Vanillin gives small CO2 footprint

After several improvements in terms of yield of the raw material and best possible integration, Borregaard, a producer of vanillin from lignin, asked an external institute to analyze the CO2-emissions of vanillin from lignin compared to vanillin from guaiacol, which is based on mineral oil.

The report shows that the CO2-emissions of vanillin from lignin are 90% lower than the CO2-emissions of vanillin made from guaiacol.

This makes EuroVanillin Supreme, an ingredient using wood as a raw material, not only to a green product, but also to a benchmark in terms of CO2-footprint, says business director of Aroma Chemicals at Borregaard, Thomas Marwedel.

This difference is a result of lower emissions connected to both the integrated process and the raw materials that are used to produce vanillin from lignin.