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| Article Title | Category | Language | Time Period | Date of Publication: | Authors: | Scientific Journal: | Website: | |
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| Medium and Long-Term Opportunities and Risks of the Biotechnological Production of Bulk Chemicals from Renewable Resources—The BREW Project | BBP's Market & Innovations | English | 2006-2010 | 2006 | Martin Kumar Patel, Barbara Hermann,Veronika Dornburg, A.L. Roes. | ResearchGate | Link | |
| Optimization and Cost Estimation of Novel Wheat Biorefining for Continuous Production of Fermentation Feedstock | BBP's Market & Innovations | English | 2006-2010 | 2007 | Najmul Arifeen, Ruohang Wang, Ioannis Kookos, Colin Web, Apostolis A. Koutinas | Biotechnol. Prog. 2007, 23, 872-880 | Link | |
| Biorefinery products and their market drivers | BBP's Market & Innovations | English | 2011-2015 | 2014 | Sadhukhan et al. | Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd | Link | |
| Position o f E uropean Bi oplas tics: ASSESSMENT OF THE SUSTAIN-ABILITY OF BIOBASED PLASTIC | BBP's Market & Innovations | English | 2011-2015 | 2014 | EU Bioplastic Association | Report by EU Bioplastic Association | Link | |
| New Trends in Cosmetics: By-Products of Plant Origin and Their Potential Use as Cosmetic Active Ingredients | BBP's Market & Innovations | English | 2011-2015 | 2015 | Ani Barbulova , Gabriella Colucci , Fabio Apone | Cosmetics 2015, 2, 82-92 | Link | Doi: 10.3390/cosmetics2020082 |
| Advanced biomaterials scenarios for the EU28 up to 2050 and their respective biomass demand | BBP's Market & Innovations | English | 2016-2017 | 2017 | Fabian Schipfer, Lukas Kranzl, David Leclere, Leduc Sylvain, Nicklas Forsell, Hugo Valin. | Biomass and Bioenergy 96 (2017) 19e27 | Link | |
| Bio-based products from idea to market: 15 EU success stories | BBP's Market & Innovations | English | 2018 | 2018 | Malene Sand Jespersen, COWI et al. | Report EU Commission | Link | |
| Assessing the main opportunities of integrated biorefining from agrobioenergy co/by-products and agroindustrial residues into high-value added products associated to some emerging markets: A review | BBP's Market & Innovations | English | 2018 | 2018 | Ugo De Coratoa, Isabella De Bari, Egidio Viola, Massimo Pugli | Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 88 (2018) 326–346 | Link | |
| Techno-economic and profitability analysis of food waste biorefineries at European level |
BBP's Market & Innovations | English | 2018 | 2018 | Jorge Cristóbal, Carla Caldeira, Sara Corrado, Serenella Sala | Bioresource Technology 259 (2018) 244–252 | Link | |
| Discover BE-Sustainable 2018 Stories of Sustainable Innovation Online | BBP's Market & Innovations | German/English | 2018 | 2018 | Maurizio Cocchi | BE Sustainable | Link | |
| IRENA Renewable Energy Jobs Review 2018: Bioenergy 2nd Largest Source of RE Jobs Globally | BBP's Market & Innovations | German/English | 2018 | 2018 | BE Sustainable | BE Sustainable | Link | |
| On the way to a more sustainable mushroom industry | BBP's Market & Innovations | German/English | 2018 | 2018 | Monaghan Biosciences | BE Sustainable | Link | |
| Safe nylon production thanks to enzyme | BBP's Market & Innovations | German/English | 2018 | 2018 | University of Bielefeld | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| Top emerging of Biobased Products, their properties and industrial applications | BBP's Market & Innovations | English | 2018 | 2018 | Fabbri P., et al. | EU Commission | Link | |
| Innovative bio-based products: Investment, Environmental Impacts and Future Perspectives | BBP's Market & Innovations | English | 2018 | 2018 | EU Commission | EU Commission | Link | |
| Increasing the revenue from lignocellulosic biomass: Maximizing feedstock utilization |
BBP's Market & Innovations | English | 2019 | 2019 | David Martin Alonso, Sikander H. Hakim, Shengfei Zhou, Wangyun Won, Omid Hosseinaei, Jingming Tao, Valerie Garcia-Negron, Ali Hussain Motagamwala, Max A. Mellmer, Kefeng Huang, Carl J. Houtman, Nicole Labbé, David P. Harper, Christos T. Maravelias, Troy Runge, James A. Dumesic |
Science Advances (ISSN 2375-2548) | Link | |
| Value-added chemicals from food supply chain wastes: State-of-the-art review and future prospects | BBP's Market & Innovations | English | 2019 | 2019 | Xinni Xionga, Iris K.M. Yua, Daniel C.W. Tsanga, Nanthi S. Bolanb, Yong Sik Okc… | Chemical Engineering Journal 375 (2019) 121983 | Link | |
| Agricultural Business | BBP's Market & Innovations | Bulgarian/English | 2019 | 2019 | Agria Group Holding jsc | Agria Group Holding jsc | Link | |
| Porsche builds natural fibers in series | BBP's Market & Innovations | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | Fraunhofer | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| Mushroom surfactants for medicine | BBP's Market & Innovations | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | University of Jena | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| Use algae sugar as a resource | BBP's Market & Innovations | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | University of Greifswald, Max Planck Institute,University of Bremen,TUV | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| T-shirts made from corn | BBP's Market & Innovations | English | 2019 | 2019 | Green Chemistry, Technology Center Magnaur School n° 11, 1784 Sofia | green chemistry (newsletter) | Link | |
| THE CUPFFEE WAFER CUP IS MADE MAINLY FROM NATURAL GRAIN PRODUCTS | BBP's Market & Innovations | English | 2019 | 2019 | © 2018 BrightVibes B.V. | BrightVibes (newsletter) | Link | |
| Biocarbon™ Technology | BBP's Market & Innovations | English | 2019 | 2019 | © 2019 Cool Planet | © 2019 Cool Planet (newsletter) | Link | |
| Belgian Biotech Raises €35M to Develop Eco-Friendly Pesticides | BBP's Market & Innovations | English | 2019 | 2019 | © 2019 AgroSavfe | labiotech.eu (popular science article ) | Link | |
| patented mobile dryer reducing liquid manures into a micro powder at low cost applied as a solid fertiliser. (Improving domestic farm utilisation of manure waste, or allowing sale as a NPK fertiliser) | BBP's Market & Innovations | English | 2019 | 2019 | © 2019 CRENA RESOURCES MISSION VIEJO, CA 92692 (866) 572-6909 CRENARES@COX.NET |
CRENA RESOURCES (website) | Link | |
| Calysta ferment methane with naturally occurring bacteria using their innovative production method to produce animal feeds. | BBP's Market & Innovations | English | 2019 | 2019 | © 2019 CALYSTA |
CALYSTA (website) | Link | |
| Anuvia MaTRX™ - Anuvia process animal manure and biomass waste into fertilisers | BBP's Market & Innovations | English | 2019 | 2019 | © 2019 Anuvia |
Anuvia (website) | Link | |
| OUTDOOR HEMP FABRIC | BBP's Market & Innovations | English | 2019 | 2019 | © 2019 VYVA FABRICS |
material district (newsletter) | Link | |
| Buffy launches eucalyptus pulp Breeze duvet as environmentally friendly alternative | BBP's Market & Innovations | English | 2019 | 2019 | Buffy | dezzen (popular article science) | Link | |
| A Vietnamese youth is making biodegradable straws with grass that grows wild in the Mekong Delta | BBP's Market & Innovations | English | 2019 | 2019 | Hoang Nam | e.vnexpress (popular article science and Video) | Link | |
| Biodegradable 'plastic' from cactus juice | BBP's Market & Innovations | English | 2019 | 2019 | Res. Sandra Pascoe Ortiz (UNIVA) | BBC (Video) | Link | |
| bioORMOCER®-based barrier concepts for eco-friendly future packaging« | BBP's Market & Innovations | English | 2019 | 2019 | bioORMOCER® | bioORMOCER® | Link | |
| Crosslinked lignosulfonates as bio-based materials of the future: Polyurethane-like polymers from purified lignosulfonates with interesting properties for novel applications | BBP's Market & Innovations | English | 2019 | 2019 | © Wood K plus | Wood kplus | Link | |
| New nanofibers for biomedicine | BBP's Market & Innovations | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | Christian Albrechts University of Kiel | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| Bio-based products from idea to market: 15 EU success stories | BBP's Market & Innovations | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | Sven Grasselt-Gille of Dresda Univers | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| Bio-based binders for lubricants | BBP's Market & Innovations | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | Frauenhofer UMSICHT | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| Algae straws are supposed to solve the plastic problem | BBP's Market & Innovations | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | Loliware Company from New York | Welt Jornal (popular science article) | Link | |
| A battery of renewable resources: Vanllina instead Lithium | BBP's Market & Innovations | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | Max Planck Institute | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| With battery to the Biodesign competition | BBP's Market & Innovations | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | Berlin university | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| With fly poisons to biopesticides | BBP's Market & Innovations | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | Justus Liebig University Giessen and the LOEWE Center | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| This is how nature produces hydrogen from green algae | BBP's Market & Innovations | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | University of Bochum and the University of Oxford. | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| Packaging Made of Orange Peel Bioplastics | BBP's Market & Innovations | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | Denny Handley; @Peel, | bioplastic news (popular science article) | Link | |
| Shell super glue for medicine | BBP's Market & Innovations | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | Berlin university | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| New ‘sustainable’ yarn developed in Sweden. | BBP's Market & Innovations | English | 2019 | 2019 | University of Borås. | BioMarcket Insights | Link | |
| Bioprocess preparation of wheat straw fibers and their characterization | BBP's LCA & Sustainable Green Chemistry | English | 2006-2010 | 2006 | Mohini Sain, Suhara Panthapulakkal (TORONTO)* | Industrial Crops and Products 23 (2006) 1–8 | Link | |
| Sustainability of bio-based plastics: general comparative analysis and recommendations for improvement | BBP's LCA & Sustainable Green Chemistry | English | 2011-2015 | 2012 | Clara Rosalía Álvarez-Chávez . Sally Edwards, Rafael Moure-Eraso, Kenneth Geiser. | Journal of Cleaner Production 23 (2012) 47e56 | Link | |
| Advancing Green Chemistry: Barriers to Adoption & Ways to Accelerate Green Chemistry in Supply Chains | BBP's LCA & Sustainable Green Chemistry | English | 2011-2015 | 2015 | T. Fennelly & Associates, Inc | A Report for the Green Chemistry & Commerce Council | Link | |
| Biobased Ionic Liquids: Solvents for a Green Processing Industry? | BBP's LCA & Sustainable Green Chemistry | English | 2016-2017 | 2016 | Joris Hulsbosch et al. | ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2016, 4, 6, 2917-2931 | Link | Doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b00553 |
| Environmental impacts of producing bioethanol and biobased lactic acid from standalone and integrated biorefineries using a consequential and an attributional life cycle assessment approach | BBP's LCA & Sustainable Green Chemistry | English | 2016-2017 | 2017 | Ranjan Parajuli, Marie Trydeman Knudsen, Morten Birkved, Sylvestre Njakou Djomo Andrea Corona, Tommy Dalgaard. | Science of the Total Environment 598 (2017) 497–512 | Link | |
| Factsheet No. 2: Sustainability of bio-based products | BBP's LCA & Sustainable Green Chemistry | English | 2018 | 2018 | INNPROBIO.EU | EU Project: INNPROBIO.EU | Link | |
| Phosphorus Sorption Characteristics in Aluminum-based Water Treatment Residuals Reacted with Dairy Wastewater: 1. Isotherms, XRD, and SEM-EDS Analysis | BBP's LCA & Sustainable Green Chemistry | English | 2018 | 2018 | Iris Zohar, Michael Stanley Massey, Michael Stanley Massey, Jim Ippolito, Michael Iggy Litaor. | Journal of Environmental Quality 47(3) | Link | |
| Production of bioplastic through food waste valorization | BBP's LCA & Sustainable Green Chemistry | English | 2019 | 2019 | Yiu Fai Tsanga, Vanish Kumarb, Pallabi Samadarc, Yi Yanga, Jechan Leed, Yong Sik Oke, Hocheol Songf, Ki-Hyun Kime, Eilhann E. Kwonf, Young Jae Jeong. |
Environment International 127 (2019) 625–644 | Link | |
| Toxicity focus is essential for Green Chemistry Adoption and sustainable product development | BBP's LCA & Sustainable Green Chemistry | English | 2019 | 2019 | Neelam Vaidya | Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy 11 (2019) 12–16 | Link | |
| How algae produce climate-neutral building materials | BBP's LCA & Sustainable Green Chemistry | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | University of Munich | deutschlandfunk.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| Trace substances in the wastewater: biobased alternative able to filter polar substances | BBP's LCA & Sustainable Green Chemistry | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT | Fraunhofer Institute (website) | Link | |
| Research focuses on lignin as an alternative to fossil resources | BBP's LCA & Sustainable Green Chemistry | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | Dr. Detlef Schmiedl, Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT on "on the Interpretative Communication on waste and by-products" |
Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2006-2010 | 2007 | Eu Commission | Brussels, 21.2.2007 COM(2007) 59 final |
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| Biorefineries: adding value to the sustainable utilisation of biomass | Biorefinery | English | 2006-2010 | 2009 | IEA Bioenergy | IEA Bioenergy:T42:2009:01 | Link | |
| Toward a common classifi cation approach for biorefi nery systems |
Biorefinery | English | 2006-2010 | 2009 | Francesco Cherubini et al. | Biofpr - Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefinering Journal | Link | DOI: 10.1002/bbb.172 |
| Building a Bio-based Economy for Europe in 2020 | Circular Bioeconomy | English | 2006-2010 | 2010 | Europa Bio | Book: Europabio Policy Guide | Link | |
| Green processing of tropical banagrass into biofuel and biobased products: An innovative biorefinery approach | Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2011-2015 | 2011 | Devin Takara, Samir Kumar Khanal | Bioresource Technology 102 (2011) 1587–1592 | Link | |
| Valorisation of lignin – Achievements of the LignoValue project | Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2011-2015 | 2011 | Richard J A Gosselink, Paul de Wild, Jan E G van Dam, Wouter J.J. Huijgen | UNRAVEL: Enhanced valorisation of lignocellulosic biomass for a bio-based economy | Link | |
| Utilization of byproducts and waste materials from meat, poultry and fish processing industries: a review | Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2011-2015 | 2012 | K. Jayathilakan & Khudsia Sultana & K. Radhakrishna & A. S. Bawa | J Food Sci Technol (May–June 2012) 49(3):278–293 | Link | DOI 10.1007/s13197-011-0290-7 |
| STUDIO DI NUOVI PROCESSI CATALITICI PER LA PRODUZIONE DI ACIDO ADIPICO | Biomass & BBP's Chains | Italian | 2011-2015 | 2012 | Andrea Malmusi | TESI DI LAUREA SPERIMENTALE IN CHIMICA INDUSTRIALE | Link | |
| Bio-based Chemials: Value Added Products from Biorefineries | Biorefinery | English | 2011-2015 | 2012 | IEA Bioenergy | Report of IEA Bioenergy | Link | |
| Preparation and characterization of high-solid polyurethane coating systems based on vegetable oil derived polyols |
Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2011-2015 | 2013 | Xiaohua Konga, Guoguang Liua, Hong Qi, Jonathan M. Curtis | Progress in Organic Coatings 76 (2013) 1151– 1160 | Link | |
| SINTESI, MODIFICA E CARATTERIZZAZIONE DI POLIMERI DA FONTI RINNOVABILI | Biomass & BBP's Chains | Italian | 2011-2015 | 2013 | Letizia Cruciani | PhD Thesis. | Link | |
| Bioplastics: A case study of Bioeconomy in Italy - A smart chemistry for a smarter life in a smarter planet | Circular Bioeconomy | English/Italian | 2011-2015 | 2013 | Walter Ganapini | Report | Link | |
| Strategies and Policies for the Bioeconomy and Bio-Based Economy: An Analysis of Official National Approaches | Circular Bioeconomy | English | 2011-2015 | 2013 | Louise Staffas, Mathias Gustavsson, Kes McCormick. | Sustainability 2013, 5, 2751-2769; doi:10.3390/su5062751 | Link | |
| Effect of hydroxylated soybean oil and bio-based propanediol on thestructure and thermal properties of synthesized bio-polyurethanes | Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2011-2015 | 2014 | J. Datta, E. Głowinnska | Industrial Crops and Products 61 (2014) 84–91 | Link | |
| Bio-based films prepared with by-products and wastes: environmental assessment (Chitosan) | Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2011-2015 | 2014 | I. Leceta, A. Etxabide, S. Cabezudo, K. de la Caba, P. Guerrero | Journal of Cleaner Production 64 (2014) 218e227 | Link | |
| Banana by-products: an under-utilized renewable food biomass with great potential | Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2011-2015 | 2014 | Birdie Scott Padam & Hoe Seng Tin & Fook Yee Chye & Mohd Ismail Abdullah |
J Food Sci Technol (December 2014) 51(12):3527–3545 | Link | DOI 10.1007/s13197-012-0861-2 |
| A field of dreams: Lignin valorization into chemicals, materials, fuels, and health-care products | Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2011-2015 | 2014 | Judith Becker; Christoph Wittmann | Biotechnology Advances | Link | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2019.02.016 |
| Chemical modification of lignins: Towards biobased polymers | Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2011-2015 | 2014 | polymersStéphanie Laurichesse, Luc Avérous | Progress in Polymer Science 39 (2014) 1266–1290 | Link | |
| Use of biobased materials for modified atmosphere packaging of short and medium shelf-life food products |
Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2011-2015 | 2014 | Nanou Peelman, Peter Ragaert, Angelique Vandemoortele, Elien Verguldt, Bruno De Meulenaer, Frank Devlieghere | Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies 26 (2014) 319–329 | Link | |
| Competing usesofbiomass:Assessmentandcomparisonofthe performance ofbio-basedheat,power,fuelsandmaterials |
Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2011-2015 | 2014 | S.J. Gerssen-Gondelach, D.Saygin, B.Wicke M.K.Patel, A.P.C.Faaij. | Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 40(2014)964–998 | Link | |
| Recovery of Polyphenols from Rose Oil Distillation Wastewater Using Adsorption Resins A Pilot Study | Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2011-2015 | 2014 | Matthias Hamburger | Planta Medica | Link | |
| European Standard EN 16575:2014 ‘Bio-based products – Vocabulary | Technical Regulations | English | 2011-2015 | 2014 | CEN - European Committee for Standarizaton | If a new version of EN 16575 is published, these terms and definitions might be outdated. Readers are encouraged to check EN 16575 for the full list of terms and definitions at CEN EN website | Link | |
| Industrial vegetable oil by-products increase the ductility ofpolylactide | Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2011-2015 | 2015 | A. Ruellan,, A. Guinault, C. Sollogoub, G. Chollet, A. Ait-Mada, V. Ducruet, S. Domenek | eXPRESS Polymer | Link | DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2015.98 |
| Fact sheet - INTERACTIONS BETWEEN BIOPLASTICS AND ANAEROBIC DIGESTION | Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2011-2015 | 2015 | European Bioplastics e.V. | Report | Link | |
| Laminaria digitata as a potential carbon source for succinic acid and bioenergy production in a biorefinery perspective |
Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2011-2015 | 2015 | Merlin Alvarado-Morales, Ingólfur B. Gunnarsson, Ioannis A. Fotidis, Eleni Vasilakou Gerasimos Lyberatos b, Irini Angelidaki |
Algal Research 9 (2015) 126–132 | Link | |
| Extraction and characterization of lignin from different biomass resources |
Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2011-2015 | 2015 | Dereca Watkins, Md. Nuruddin, Mahesh Hosur∗, Alfred Tcherbi-Narteh, Shaik Jeelani | jmr&t Journal of Materials Research and Technology 2015 ;4(1):26–32 | Link | |
| Biobased foams from condensed tannin extracts from Norway spruce (Picea abies) bark |
Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2011-2015 | 2015 | Clément Lacoste, Matjaz Copb, Katariina Kemppainen, Samuele Giovando, Antonio Pizzi, Marie-Pierre Laborie, Milan Sernek, Alain Celzard |
Industrial Crops and Products 73 (2015) 144–153 | Link | |
| Competing uses of biomass for energy and chemicals: implications for long-term global CO2 mitigation potential | Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2011-2015 | 2015 | VASSILIS DAIOGLOU, BIRKA WICKE, ANDRE P. C . FAAIJ and DETLEF P. VAN VUUREN | GCB Bioenergy (2015) 7, 1321–1334. | Link | DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12228 |
| Report sulle Bioraffinerie | Biorefinery | Italian | 2011-2015 | 2015 | Sara Donato | Link | ||
| Biorefining in the prevailing energy and materials crisis: a review of sustainable pathways for biorefinery value chains and sustainability assessment methodologies | Biorefinery | English | 2011-2015 | 2015 | Ranjan Parajuli et al. | Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 43(2015)244–263 | Link | |
| The role of industry in a transition towards the BioEconomy in relation to biorefinery | Circular Bioeconomy | English | 2011-2015 | 2015 | Henning Jørgensen on behalf of IEA Bioenergy | Report of IEA Bioenergy: Task 42: December 2018 | Link | |
| The role of biomass and bioenergy in a future bioeconomy: Policies and facts |
Circular Bioeconomy | English | 2011-2015 | 2015 | Nicolae Scarlat, Jean-FrançoisDallemand, Fabio Monforti-Ferrario, Viorel Nita. |
EnvironmentalDevelopment 15 (2015) 3–34. | Link | |
| Bio-Waste Recycling in Germany – Further Challenges | Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2016-2017 | 2016 | A. Schücha,b, G. Morschecka, A. Lemkea, M. Nellesa | Procedia Environmental Sciences 35 ( 2016 ) 308 – 318 | Link | |
| Lignin-derivatives based polymers, blends and composites: A review | Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2016-2017 | 2016 | reviewAmina Naseema, Shazia Tabasuma, Khalid Mahmood Ziaa, Mohammad Zubera, Muhammad Alib, Aqdas Noreen | International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 93 (2016) 296–313 | Link | |
| Depolymerizationofligninsandtheirapplicationsforthepreparation of polyolsandrigidpolyurethanefoams: A review |
Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2016-2017 | 2016 | Nubla Mahmood, Zhongshun Yuan, John Schmidt, Chunbao (Charles) Xu. | Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 60 (2016) 317–329 | Link | |
| New biobased foams from wood byproducts | Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2016-2017 | 2016 | Juliette Merle, Marc Birot, Hervé Deleuze, Claudia Mitterer, Hélène Carré, Fatima Charrier-El Bouhtoury |
Materials and Design 91 (2016) 186–192 | Link | |
| Opportunity for high value-added chemicals from food supply chain wastes |
Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2016-2017 | 2016 | Avtar S. Matharu, Eduardo M. de Melo, Joseph A. Houghton | Bioresource Technology 215 (2016) 123–130 | Link | |
| Valuable new biopolymers from crustacean shells | Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2016-2017 | 2016 | Fraunhofer Institute (IGB) | CHIBio Project | Link | |
| Comparative economic and environmental assessment of four beech wood based biorefinery concepts | Biorefinery | English | 2016-2017 | 2016 | MaikBudzinski et al. | Bioresource Technology- Volume 216, September 2016, Pages 613-621 | Link | |
| Waste biorefinery models towards sustainable circular bioeconomy: Critical review and future perspectives | Circular Bioeconomy | English | 2016-2017 | 2016 | S. Venkata Mohan, G.N. Nikhil, P. Chiranjeevi, C. Nagendranatha Reddy, M.V. Rohit, A. Naresh Kumar, Omprakash Sarkar | Bioresource Technology 215 (2016) 2–12 | Link | |
| Perspectives for the use of biotechnology in green chemistry applied to biopolymers, fuels and organic synthesis: from concepts to a critical point of view |
Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2016-2017 | 2017 | Maíra Fasciotti | Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy 6 (2017) 82–89 | Link | |
| Progress and Prospects in the Field of Biomass and Waste to Energy and Added-Value Materials | Biorefinery | English | 2016-2017 | 2017 | M. Castaldi et al., | Waste and Biomass Valorization - September 2017, Volume 8, Issue 6, pp 1875–1884. | Link | |
| Biomass as Raw Material for Production of High‐Value Products | Biorefinery | English | 2016-2017 | 2017 | Sibel Irmak | Open access peer-reviewed chapter | Link | DOI: 10.5772/65507 |
| CIRCULAR ECONOMY: MEASURING INNOVATION IN THE PRODUCT CHAIN | Circular Bioeconomy | English | 2016-2017 | 2017 | José Potting, Marko Hekkert, Ernst Worrell, Aldert Hanemaaijer | Policy Report by PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, The Hague. | Link | |
| Waste biorefineries: Enabling circular economies in developing countries | Circular Bioeconomy | English | 2016-2017 | 2017 | Bioresource Technology 241 (2017) 1101–1117 | Link | ||
| ENABLING - Enhance New Approaches in Bio-based Local Innovation Networks for Growth | Circular Bioeconomy | English | 2016-2017 | 2017 | Otto Andersen, Vestlandsforsking | Researchgate openaccess | Link | |
| Bioøkonomi ved Vestlandsforsking (ENABLING Project) | Circular Bioeconomy | Norwegian | 2016-2017 | 2017 | Otto Andersen, Vestlandsforsking | Researchgate openaccess | Link | |
| Optimizing process parameters to obtain a bioplastic using proteins from fish byproducts through the response surface methodology |
Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2018 | 2018 | C.S. Araújo, A.M.C. Rodrigues, M.R.S. Peixoto Joele, E.A.F. Araújo, L.F.H. Lourenço | Food Packaging and Shelf Life 16 (2018) 23–30 | Link | |
| Biobased adipic acid – The challenge of developing the production host | Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2018 | 2018 | Emma Skoog, Jae Ho Shin, Veronica Saez-Jimenez Valeria Mapelli, Lisbeth Olsson | Biotechnology Advances 36 (2018) 2248–2263 | Link | |
| Organic glue from plants | Biomass & BBP's Chains | German/English | 2018 | 2018 | University of Westphalia / BL | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| Mushrooms as producers of everyday products | Biomass & BBP's Chains | German/English | 2018 | 2018 | Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| Examples for high potential waste, by-products and residues from primary and secondary biomass resources |
Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2018 | 2018 | AGRIFORVALOR Project | Link | ||
| Examples for high potential waste, by-products and residues from primary and secondary biomass resources: Olive leaves, olive stones and seeds |
Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2018 | 2018 | AGRIFORVALOR Project | Link | ||
| Value for seemingly worthless leek green | Biomass & BBP's Chains | Dutch/English | 2018 | 2018 | Groentenhof | innovatiesteunpunt (Newsletter) | Link | |
| Potentials for bio-based products in Western Norway, Enabling Project | Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2018 | 2018 | Otto Andersen, Torunn Honsi, Carla de Carolis | Research Gate | Link | |
| Potentials for bio-biobased products in Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane County, Enabling Proejct | Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2018 | 2018 | Otto Andersen | Research Gate | Link | |
| Recover phosphorus from sewage sludge | Biomass & BBP's Chains | German/English | 2018 | 2018 | Jarmoluk | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| Made of bamboo: safe hydrogen storage for electromobility | Biomass & BBP's Chains | German/English | 2018 | 2018 | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | ||
| Chemicals from the microalgae refinery | Biomass & BBP's Chains | German/English | 2018 | 2018 | University of Kostanz | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| Polyester from castor oil | Biomass & BBP's Chains | German/English | 2018 | 2018 | University of Konstanz | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| Natural biopolymers - the sustainable almost everything experts | Biomass & BBP's Chains | German/English | 2018 | 2018 | DITF | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| Biorefining of microalgae | Biorefinery | German/English | 2018 | 2018 | University of Konstanz | biooekonomie-bw.de | Link | |
| A novel biorefinery concept from mushroom compost | Biorefinery | German/English | 2018 | 2018 | Celignis LtD (Ireland) | BE Sustainable | Link | |
| Towards a sustainable biobased industry – Highlighting the impact of extremophiles | Biorefinery | English | 2018 | 2018 | AnnaKrüger et al., | New Biotechnology - Volume 40, Part A, 25 January 2018, Pages 144-153 | Link | |
| The position of the bioeconomy in the Netherlands | Circular Bioeconomy | Dutch/English | 2018 | 2018 | Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy | Report by PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, The Hague. | Link | |
| Bioeconomy and biorefining strategies in the EU Member States and beyond | Circular Bioeconomy | English | 2018 | 2018 | IEA Bioenergy | Report of IEA Bioenergy: Task 42: December 2018 | Link | |
| Joint survey on bioeconomy policy developments in different countries | Circular Bioeconomy | English | 2018 | 2018 | JRC, BBI JU, IEA Bioenergy | Report , EU Commission | Link | |
| Assessing the Contribution of Bioeconomy to the Total Economy: A Review of National Frameworks |
Circular Bioeconomy | English | 2018 | 2018 | Stefania Bracco et al. | MDPI - Sustainability Journal, 2018, 10, 1698 | Link | DOI:10.3390/su10061698 |
| Designing Sustainable Technologies, Products and Policies Enrico Benetto Kilian Gericke Mélanie Guiton Editors From Science to Innovation | Circular Bioeconomy | English | 2018 | 2018 | Enrico Benetto, Kilian Gericke, Mélanie Guiton | Book, Open Access, Springer Nature | Link | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66981-6 |
| What kind of innovation policy does the bioeconomy need? | Circular Bioeconomy | English | 2018 | 2018 | Georg Schütte | New Biotechnology 40 (2018) 82–86 | Link | |
| Targeting sustainable bioeconomy: A new development strategy for Southern European countries. The Manifesto of the European Mezzogiorno | Circular Bioeconomy | English | 2018 | 2018 | Emmanuel Koukios Director et al. | Journal of Cleaner Production 172 (2018) 3931e3941 | Link | |
| Bioeconomies aim to become a beating heart of local communities, both rural and urban | Circular Bioeconomy | English | 2018 | 2018 | Gareth Willmer | HORIZON - The EU research and innovation magazine | Link | |
| Mushrooms as producers of everyday products | Circular Bioeconomy | English | 2018 | 2018 | Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB | biooekonomie-bw.de | Link | |
| A New Bioeconomy Strategy for a Sustainable Europe | Circular Bioeconomy | English | 2018 | 2018 | BE Sustainable | BE Sustainable | Link | |
| New Bio-based Products Set The Scene For a Sustainable and Circular Economy | Circular Bioeconomy | English | 2018 | 2018 | BE Sustainable | BE Sustainable | Link | |
| An Overview of Bioenergy Stakeholders on EU Agreement about RED II | Circular Bioeconomy | English | 2018 | 2018 | BE Sustainable | BE Sustainable | Link | |
| Valorization of lignin in polymer and composite systems for advanced engineering applications – A review |
Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2019 | 2019 | Maurice N. Collins, Mărioara Nechifor, Fulga Tanasă, Mădălina Zănoagă, Anne McLoughlin, Michał A. Stróżyk, Mario Culebras, Carmen-Alice Teacă. | International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 131 (2019) 828–849 | Link | |
| New organic adhesives from vegetable oil | Biomass & BBP's Chains | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | Fraunhofer IMWS | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| Recycle digestate for growing vegetables | Biomass & BBP's Chains | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | Wise Woven on Pixabay | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| Starch alternative from microalgae | Biomass & BBP's Chains | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | University of Leipzig | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| Using synthetic enzymes to process synthetic fibers | Biomass & BBP's Chains | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | Evoxx technologies GmbH | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| Using synthetic enzymes to process synthetic fibers | Biomass & BBP's Chains | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | INM Leibniz | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| Bacteria utilizes carbon monoxide | Biomass & BBP's Chains | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | University of Frankfurt | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| Efficient Use of Cellulose | Biomass & BBP's Chains | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | University of Münster | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| Understanding the Mechanocatalytic Conversion of Biomass: A Low‐Energy One‐Step Reaction Mechanism by Applying Mechanical Force | Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2019 | 2019 | Dr. Saeed Amirjalayer Prof. Dr. Harald Fuchs Prof. Dr. Dominik Marx | GDGh - Journal of the German Chemical Society | Link | Doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201811091 |
| Australian scientist conducts gene-editing experiments on sugarcane in order to produce bio-products. | Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2019 | 2019 | Professor Robert Henry, Director of the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food University (QAAFI) , University of Queensland | Bio Market Insights (popular scientific article) | Link | |
| Mexican Company Finds A Genius Way To Use Avocado Seeds To Create Biodegradable Single-Use Cutlery | Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2019 | 2019 | Biofase | boredpanda (popular science article) | Link | |
| How algae produce climate-neutral building materials | Biomass & BBP's Chains | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | Professor Thomas Brück from the Technical University of Munich | Dlf - Deutschlandfunk (popular science article) | Link | |
| New wood fibers for building | Biomass & BBP's Chains | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | University of Kassel | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| RADIONPROTECTIVE EFFECT OF POLIPHENOLS FROM BLOODY CRANESBILL /GERANIUM SANGUINEUM | Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2019 | 2019 | Georgi Velev, St. Ivancheva R. Lazarov, Botanical Institute Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Department of Radiology of NOC | elevipharma (popular science article) | Link | |
| Green fertiliser made from cow dung and chicken feathers could transform big agriculture | Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2019 | 2019 | the EU Research & Innovation Magazine | the EU Research & Innovation Magazine | Link | |
| Fabrication and Testing of Soy-Based Polyurethane Foam for Insulation and Structural Applications | Biomass & BBP's Chains | English | 2019 | 2019 | Gurjot S. Dhaliwal, Sudharshan Anandan, K. Chandrashekhara, Paul Nam | Journal of Polymers and the Environment | Link | DOI: 10.1007/s10924-019-01477-0 |
| Fertilizer from bagasse ashes | Biomass & BBP's Chains | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | UMSICHT | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| Sugar as glyphosate replacement | Biomass & BBP's Chains | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | University of Tübingen | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| Organic carbon fibers from lignin | Biomass & BBP's Chains | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | DITF | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| Use cellulose more efficiently | Biomass & BBP's Chains | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | University of Münster | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| Composite material made of jute fibers | Biomass & BBP's Chains | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| Fibers from willow wood as a new textile material | Biomass & BBP's Chains | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | University of Kassel | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| Cell phone batteries from eggshells | Biomass & BBP's Chains | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | Maximilian Fichtner of the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) | taggessoiegel (newpaper article) | Link | |
| biobeton, the cement of which is mixed with residues from cassava shells | Biomass & BBP's Chains | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | Wolfram Schmidt, BAM Berlin. | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| Food waste valorization advocating Circular Bioeconomy - A critical review of potentialities and perspectives of spent coffee grounds biorefinery | Biorefinery | English | 2019 | 2019 | Anastasia Zabaniotou, Paraskevi Kamaterou | Journal of Cleaner Production 211 (2019) 1553e1566 | Link | |
| Lignocellulosic Biorefineries in Europe: Current State and Prospects | Biorefinery | English | 2019 | 2019 | Amit K. Jaiswal | Trends in Biotechnology · March 2019 | Link | DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.03.001 |
| Technical, Economic and Environmental Assessment of Biorefinery Concepts | Biorefinery | English | 2019 | 2019 | IEA Bioenergy | Report: IEA Bioenergy: Task 42:2019:01 | Link | ISBN: 978-1-910154-64-9 |
| Agro-Industrial Waste Revalorization: The Growing Biorefinery | Biorefinery | English | 2019 | 2019 | Flora Beltrán-Ramírez et al. | Book | Link | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.83569 |
| Biomass from algae and the wholesale market – a promising replacement for fossil raw materials | Biorefinery | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | Dr.-Ing. Ursula Schließmann, Fraunhofer IGB. | biooekonomie-bw.de | Link | |
| REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS on the "implementation of the Circular Economy Action Plan" | Circular Bioeconomy | English | 2019 | 2019 | Report EU Commission | Link | ||
| Can circular bioeconomy be fueled by waste biorefineries — A closer look | Circular Bioeconomy | English | 2019 | 2019 | S. Venkata Mohana, Shikha Dahiyaa K. Amulyaa, Ranaprathap Katakojwalaa, T.K. Vanithaa | Bioresource Technology Reports 7 (2019) 100277 | Link | |
| Towards including social sustainability in green andsustainable chemistry | Circular Bioeconomy | English | 2019 | 2019 | Lotte Asveld | Sustainable Chemistry 2019, 19:61–65 |
Link | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2019.06.001 |
| Green Bioplastics as Part of a Circular Bioeconomy |
Circular Bioeconomy | English | 2019 | 2019 | Hakan Karan, Christiane Funk, Martin Grabert, Melanie Oey, Ben Hankamer | CellPress Reviews, Trends in Plant Science, March 2019, Vol. 24, No. 3 | Link | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2018.11.010 |
| Bioeconomies aim to become a beating heart of local communities, both rural and urban | Circular Bioeconomy | English | 2019 | 2019 | The EU Research & Innovation Magazine | The EU Research & Innovation Magazine | Link | |
| Aeroplanes could cut emissions by flying on waste cooking oil fuel | Circular Bioeconomy | English | 2019 | 2019 | The EU Research & Innovation Magazine | The EU Research & Innovation Magazine | Link | |
| Spatially explicit forecast of feedstock potentials for second generation bioconversion industry from the EU agricultural sector until the year 2030 | Circular Bioeconomy | English | 2019 | 2019 | Lars Wietschel, Andrea Thorenz, Axel Tuma | Journal of Cleaner Production Volume 209, 1 February 2019, Pages 1533-1544 (Scientific Article) |
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| Bioeconomy an opportunity for Southern Burgenland: Austrian Bioeconomy Strategy adopted on March 13, 2019. |
Circular Bioeconomy | German/English | 2019 | 2019 | by DI Manfred Hotwagner (Center for Renewable Energy) | Ikonline (popular article) | Link | |
| Green concrete from Africa | Circular Bioeconomy | English | 2019 | 2019 | BAM - Federal Office for Materials Research and Testing in Berlin | biooekonomie-bw.de (popular science article) | Link | |
| The Hijacking of the Bioeconomy | Circular Bioeconomy | English | 2019 | 2019 | Ecological Economics - Volume 159, May 2019, Pages 189-197 | F.D. Vivien, | Link | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2019.01.027 |
| Focus on certification and standardization in the bio-economy Q1 2020 | Technical Regulations | English | 2019 | 2019 | World Bio Markets and SynBio Markets | Link | ||
Projects
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| Biomass Energy Europe (BEE) | Biomass for Bioenergy | FP7 | 2008-2014 | 2008 | 2010 | Link | The Biomass Energy Europe (BEE) project was initiated to harmonise methodologies for biomass resource assessments for energy purposes in Europe and its neighbouring countries. The harmonisation will improve consistency, accuracy and reliability of biomass assessments for energy, which can serve the planning of a transition to renewable energy in the European Union. | |
| Biomass Trade Centre 2 | Platform & Services | HORIZON 2020 | 2008-2014 | 2011 | 2014 | Link | The Biomass Trade Centre II project aimed at increasing the production and the use of energy from wood biomass by organizing motivation events. They engaged target groups to invest in biomass business and biomass logistic & trade centres (BLTC) in 9 EU countries by presenting clear, integrated and market orientated information to potential investors: farmers and forest owners, forest entrepreneurs, wood energy contractors and other stakeholders regarding business opportunities to produce and sell energy products and services to the market. It also fostered wood energy contracting between biomass providers and potential users. | |
| Algadisk | Aquatic biomass for BBPs | FP7 | 2008-2014 | 2012 | 2014 | Link | ALGADISK is an action funded by the Research for the Benefit of SME scheme within the context of the 7th Framework Programme. The projec is focused on providing SMEs with a reactor for small scale algae prodution. Thus the aim of the project is to develop a modular, scalable, and automatic biofilm reactor for Algae biomass production, with low operational and installation costs. The reactor will be designed to capture CO2 from industrial emissions to produce high value organic products. In this system, algae will be grown both in an aqueous environment and on biocompatible surfaces, allowing for CO2 absorption from eith the gas or liquid phase. This method will dramatically increase the efficiency of the reactor, and decrease water requirements. Automatic and continuous harvesting of algae will be designed to optimize CO2 uptake and biomass production. Adjusting the scale of the system will be trivial, as ALGADISK will have a modular design, and the installation’s footprint will be considerably reduced compared to technologies currently on the market. Design software will be provided which, based on user input, will suggest installation parameters, perform a cost/benefit analysis to calculate economic feasibility, and make predictions concerning the environmental sustainability of the system. The proposed system will be specifically crafted to meet the needs of European SMEs who are willing to produce algae biomass products from industrial emissions. | |
| Percal | MSW - Municipality Solid Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2008-2014 | 2012 | 2016 | Link | PERCAL will use Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) as a feedstock for developing intermediate chemical products, producing high yield with high purity, making it attractive for industry. These will be complementary to the bioethanol (existing PERSEO Bioethanol® technology), thus creating a cascade of valorisation from the MSW components. PERCAL aims to produce three main compounds. (1) Lactic acid, which can be used to make eco-friendly ethyl lactate. It can be used in cleaning products, in ink, and for hot-melt adhesives for cardboard. (2) Succinic acid, as intermediate building blocks for the production of polyols for the polyurethane industry. (3) Biosurfactants from the remaining fraction of the MSW fermentation. The project should lead to four main innovations; new enzymatic cocktails to maximize hydrolysis of fermentable organic matter with low inhibitors production; high yield, specific and robust strains for each selected acid; extraction of fermentation by-products acting as inhibitors to succinic acid production via novel membrane electrolysis and optimised simultaneous saccharification and fermentation for lactic acid production followed by a downstream separation process. These should minimise issues of heterogeneous MSW composition. |
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| Biocluster | Platform & Services | National Funding Programme | 2008-2014 | 2013 | 2016 | Link | The main goal of the project is to facilitate the transition of the Flemish industry to a sustainable, biobased economy by building a competitive biocluster of companies that are able to build new value chains. The project is primarily aimed at companies from the agro-industry, technology developers and the chemical sector. |
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| S2Biom | Platform & Services | FP7 | 2008-2014 | 2013 | 2016 | Link | The main aim of this project is to support the sustainable delivery of non-food biomass feedstock at local, regional and pan European level through developing strategies, and roadmaps that will be informed by a “computerized and easy to use” toolset (and respective databases) with update harmonized datasets at local, regional, national and pan European level for EU27, Western Balkans, Turkey, and Ukraine. It will do so by comparing and making use of the most recent relevant information from recent and ongoing EU projects by a set of carefully selected validation case studies and in concise collaboration with key stakeholders from policy, industry, and markets. The project will build up a concise knowledge base both for the sustainable supply and logistics of nonfood biomass (quantities, costs, technological pathway options for 2020 and beyond), for the development of technology and market strategies to support the development of a “resource-efficient” Bioeconomy for Europe. This includes industrial processes (i.e. bio-based industries) for manufacturing biomass-derived goods/products as well as energy conversion, both for large scale and small scale units. |
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| Magic | Biomass from MUC lands | HORIZON 2020 | 2008-2014 | 2014 | 2017 | Link | MAGIC project focus the attention on the cultivation of selected industrial crops on marginal lands, contaminated soils, or areas facing natural constraints because able to: i) ensure the production of resource-efficient feedstocks, with low indirect land-use change (iLUC), for a growing bio-based industry, and ii) increase farmers’ incomes through access to new markets and the revalorization of marginal land. Contaminated soils cannot be used for food or feed production for sanitary reasons and thus provide great potential for the production of biomass for BBPs or energy use. |
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| WHEYPACK | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | LIFE | 2008-2014 | 2014 | 2017 | Link | WHEYPACK project aims to demonstrate environmental and socio-economic benefits of biodegradable food packaging material with a lower environmental impact. The project investigated the feasibility of the bioconversion of whey comes from the cheese industries, into polyhydroxy butyrate (PHB) by a fermentative process by microorganisms as an alternative for the recovery of this product. | |
| BioHorizon | Platform & Services | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2015 | 2019 | Link | BioHorizon has the purpose is to align and enhance the services that National Contact Points (NCPs) for “Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy” (Societal Challenge 2), as well as for the Key Enabling Technology (KET)-Biotechnology provide to potential beneficiaries of European funding in those areas across Europe and worldwide. | |
| BioRES | Platform & Services | HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2015 | 2017 | Link | BLTC stands for Biomass Logistic and Trade Centres, which are regional hubs linking wood supply from forest owners, saw mills and other wood producers with demand from bulk and small buyers. BioRES supported setting-up such BLTCs in Bulgaria, Croatia and Serbia. Starting point are web-based marketing and sales platform with limited physical infrastructure. This can be successively extended into a BLTC with its own production, storage and logistics facilities when the local market reaches critical volumes allowing for the amortization of investments. Biomass Logistic and Trade Centres (BLTCs) are local or regional centres with optimised logistics and trading organization, where different woody bioenergy products (or heat) are marketed at standardised quality focusing on the domestic market uptake. It’s an innovative business model competitively operating as an intermediator to organise local woody bioenergy value chains between local biomass suppliers and customers of different scale from private households up to deliveries to heat and power plants. In Slovenia, Austria, Germany and Finland BLTCs of different shape with own production, storage and logistic facilities are competitively operating. BioRES aims to setting up at least 6 – 8 new BLTCs in distributed over at least 2 of the 3 countries in Croatia, Serbia and Bulgaria during the project | |
| BioSTEP | Bioeconomy Policy Processes | HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2015 | 2018 | Link | BioSTEP aims to engage citizens and various stakeholder groups in discussions about the future development of Europe’s bioeconomy. Its objective is to increase the overall awareness and understanding of the bioeconomy as well as its consequences and benefits by considering citizens' needs and concerns. | |
| BMBF | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | National Funding Programme | 2015-2016 | 2015 | 2018 | Link | The project Jute Bio-Comp is an outcome of the long established strategic collaboration between Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association (ATIRA) and Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT). German and indian researchers studied the capability of jute for composite materials. They came to the conclusion that Jute is as elastic and stable as glass fibre but weight less. But beacuse jute is a nature product, producers have to treat it different and with more care than syntehtic materials. |
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| Carbosurf | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2015 | 2018 | Link | CARBOSURF is working to produce specific biochemicals , glycolipid biosurfactants and specialty carbohydrates, where market interest is already high, rather than trying to create a new market. Glycolipid biosurfactants offer a vastly improved environmental compatibility compared to traditional surfactants, while specialty carbohydrates have applications in a very broad range of markets. | |
| First2Run | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2015 | 2019 | Link | The FIRST2RUN project aims at demonstrating the techno, economical and environmental sustainability at industrial scale of a first-of-kind value chain where low input and underutilized oil crops grown in arid and/or marginal lands and not in competition with food or feed, are exploited for the extraction of vegetable oils to be further converted into bio-monomers as building blocks for high added value bioproducts, bio-lubricants, cosmetics, bioplastics, additives through the integration of chemical and biotechnological processes. By and co-products from the process will be valorized both for energy, feed for animals, and added value chemicals productions in order to increase the sustainability of the value chain. Standardization, certification, and dissemination activities will support the project in relation to increased marketability as well as the social acceptability of developed biobased products in view of their penetration in the market. |
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| Greenlight | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2015 | 2019 | Link | Biobased cost-efficient carbon fibres would enable an increased replacement of steel with carbon fibre composites in cars. This would in turn decrease the weight and fuel/electricity consumption of the car fleet. The vision of the GreenLight project is to utilise lignin, a wood component that is a large by-product from pulp mills, as raw material for such green and cost-efficient carbon fibres. Lignin-based carbon fibres have so far only been produced in small laboratory scale. The great challenges for the GreenLight team are to achieve good enough carbon fibre strength and to upscale the involved processes to pilot scale. The initiative is of great significance in terms of access to bio-based products in a future bioeconomy. |
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| INCREdible | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2015 | 2018 | Link | The purpose of INCREdible is to address the existing research and innovation knowledge divide in relation to NWFP-service systems of the Mediterranean basin. In particular, INCREdible aims to link knowledge and foster collaboration among different groups of stakeholders, developing innovative business models, and enhancing the expertise of rural regions towards the development of inclusive economic strategies. To achieve these objectives, INCREdible will develop Innovation NETworks (iNets) around crucial lines of Mediterranean NWFPs: cork, resins, aromatics, and edibles. Each iNet will aim to gather best practices (both practical and science-based) related to NWFP production, transformation, and trade channels. Particular attention will be drawn to cross-cutting sectoral issues such as: (i) innovative business models and value chains, (ii) innovative access to finance, (iii) innovative marketing and digital tools. Lastly, INCREdible will collect information and knowledge arising from iNets into an interregional online platform, which will function both as a deposit and exchange system of information among partners, existing networks and organizations, for raising awareness of existing success cases and cross-fertilization. |
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| InnProBio | Platform & Services | HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2015 | 2018 | Link | InnProBio, the Forum for Bio-Based Innovation in Public Procurement, aims to develop a community of public procurement practitioners interested in innovative bio-based products and services. The project supports a BIO-BASED PRODUCTS DATABASE AND SUPPORTING TOOLS FOR PUBLIC PROCUREMENT including: - Good practices example showing ho bio-based procurement was done successfully in practice, - Detailed information on various procurement instruments that can be used for bio-based procurement, - A selection of text blocks with exemplary technical specifications, for inclusion in public procurement documents. |
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| Mobile FLIP | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs and Bioenergy | HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2015 | 2018 | Link | MOBILE FLIP aims at developing and demonstrating mobile processes for the treatment of underexploited agro- and forest-based biomass resources (typically scattered and seasonal) into products and intermediates. Process concepts have been designed around the key technologies pelletizing, torrefaction, slow pyrolysis, hydrothermal pretreatment, and carbonization. The products conceived are fuels for co-combustion (pellets, torrefied pellets, bio coal), biochars for soil remediation, biodegradable pesticides for agricultural or forestry use, or chemicals for wood panel industry and sugars and hydrolyzable cellulose as intermediate for the sugar platform. Some of the products are marketable as such, while some others are intermediates to be further valorized by integrated large industries. In the latter case, the mobile unit pre-extracts the valuable components or densifies the biomass to reduce transportation costs. Over-the-fence integration to large industries will be one means to ensure the availability of utilities, such as steam and electricity, whereas in some mobile process concepts the utilities can be produced at the site for internal or external uses. The concept evaluations are supported both by research and industrial (SME and large industries) partners in the whole value chain. A preliminary business plan is presented in the proposal and will be updated during the project. Life-cycle analysis and a wide sustainability evaluation (economic, environmental, and social assessment) will be carried out for the process concepts in order to clarify their potential for flexible raw material valorization. |
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| Newfert | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2015 | 2018 | Link | European Fertiliser industry is besides very dependent on imports of these raw materials, being vulnerable to supply and pricing policies. NEWFERT aims to decrease raw material dependency, prevent resource depletion, and reduce the environmental impact increasing significantly the Fertiliser industry sustainability. Main objective of NEWFERT Project is to build up a breakthrough concept of Fertiliser Industry, strengthening European competitiveness and boosting the biobased economy potential, through the development of a new value chain, which will achieve turning solid and liquid residues, specifically ashes of different origins and livestock effluents, into high-quality valuable products, a new generation of fertilizers. |
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| PHBOTTLE | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | FP7 | 2015-2016 | 2015 | 2018 | The aim of PHBOTTLE project is to develop a new BOTTLE from biodegradable material, concretely PHB, which will be obtained by fermentation of wastewater from juice processing industries (renewable biogenic resource); optimising eco and energy efficiency in the material production and processing. The new bottle will be used for juice packaging with a competitive price, although other applications will be also studied (non-food packaging such as cosmetics and non-packaging applications) | ||
| Prominent | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2015 | 2018 | Link | PROMINENT is identifying ways to make sure we get as much as we can from our existing food sources, with particular focus on the vegetable protein components (especially from rice and cereals) to be extracted efficiently. PROMINENT is dedicated to finding ways to capture these proteins from production side streams, providing alternatives to animal proteins and making better use of both crop and land resources. The project will test the concepts, ensuring safety quality and feasibility of these processes, all the way to the technical considerations of food formulation and consumer acceptance. |
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| Provides | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2015 | 2018 | Link | PROVIDES will develop a new, sustainable, and techno-economically feasible pulping technology for wood and agro-based lignocelluloses. by using a new class of solvents: "DES - deep eutectic solvents", offers the ability to reduce process energy intensity at least 40%and investment costs by 50% over existing chemical pulping technology. These processes will be available due to the ability of DESs to dissolve and fractionate, lignin, hemicellulose, and cellulose at normal temperature and pressure, allowing for further processing into high added-value materials. The overall aim of PROVIDES is to provide tools that encourage radical innovations and a move towards low-energy mild pulping processes, which provide high-quality cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin fractions. |
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| Pulp2Value | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2015 | 2019 | Link | Europe produces around 13 million tonnes of sugar beet pulp each year. Currently, most of this pulp finds its way into low value feed, bio-fertilizer or it is used for creating green fuel gas. By using multiple extraction techniques, PULP2VALUE will extend the high value products extracted from sugar beet sidestreams, isolating microcellulose fibres (MCF), arabinose (Ara) and galacturonic acid (GalA). The project will demonstrate an integrated and cost-effective cascading bio-refinery system to refine sugar beet pulp and identify applications for approximately 65% of its mass in high value markets, increasing its current value by as much as 20-50 times. | |
| Smartli | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2015 | 2018 | Link | Lignin is a phenolic natural polymer with the potential to replace these non-renewable resources. SmartLi will develop valorization routes for lignin, creating materials – notably composite materials and resins - with the potential to replace those that presently depend on fossil raw material sources. The raw material is represented from underutilized lignin by-products of pulp and paper industry. | |
| SteamBio | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs and Bioenergy | HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2015 | 2018 | Link | The objective of SteamBio is to demonstrate a mobile processing concept that will enable efficient pre-treatment of agroforestry residues for use as flexible feedstocks in chemical and process industries. These lignocellulosic materials originated from rural locations will be upgraded and densified into uniform sizes at source, allowing cost-effective transportation to existing industrial sites. The core enabling technology is superheated steam processing (SHS) up to 300 °C with a minimal lignocellulosic breakdown. Unlike conventional torrefaction techniques, which use flue gases as heating medium, it does not contaminate the torrefied biomass and volatile fractions, allowing economic recovery of chemicals. Moreover, it is also readily scalable for continuous operation. In SteamBio, a transportable demonstrator unit will be operated at five different rural locations where it will be used to torrefy tonnage quantities of six different agroforestry residues at a throughput of 500 kg/h. The torrefied biomass fractions, solid and liberated volatiles, will then be validated as green building blocks in commercially relevant chemical production and in bioenergy use. |
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| US4GreenChem | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2015 | 2019 | Link | The US4GREENCHEM project aims to design a bio-refinery concept for the complete valorisation of lignocellulosic biomass that is energy and cost-efficient and based solely on green technologies. The project combines mechanical pre-treatment methods with ultrasound pre-treatment capable of disrupting the lignocellulosic matrix with reduced energy input and minimal production of inhibitory by-products. Ultrasound can be up to three times less energy than current approaches for lignin removal. It will also examine further breaking down lignocellulose with carbon dioxide technologies to maximise the release of sugars as the main target products. | |
| Valchem | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2015 | 2018 | Link | The ValChem project aims to demonstrate the viability, both technically and economically, of producing wood-based chemicals that are competitive with similar products based on fossil-based raw materials in terms of quality and production costs. All the processes that will be used have already been demonstrated at least at a pilot scale. The main process aims to demonstrate valorisation of over 75% of the wood-based raw material. | |
| Agrocycle | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs and Bioenergy | HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2019 | Link | AgroCycle will undertake a holistic analysis of agri-food waste value chains, from farm-to-table, including livestock and crop production, food processing and the retail sector. It will address a wide range of valorisation pathways, including: bio-fuels, high value-added biopolymers, energy and microbial fuel cells. Also has 1,000,000euro funding from China. | |
| Bio4Eco | Bioeconomy Policy Processes | INTERREG Europe | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2020 | Link | BIO4ECO aims to improve regional and national policy processes and policy implementation and delivery addressing the transition to a low carbon economy, in relation with renewable energy use, energy efficiency of building, and forest and agricultural biomass. The main expected outcomes are: - increase the share of renewable energy in the overall energy mix (17 M€ of ERDF funding benefited by the project) - take into account bioenergy and bioeconomy in all planning and decision-making - lay the groundwork for future integrated strategies and programmes for regional bioeconomy and carbon neutrality. |
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| BioCannDo | Platform & Services | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2019 | Link | The BioCannDo project will help bridge awareness gaps, and inform about the potential and long-term benefits of a vibrant bioeconomy sector to the wider public. It will show to the public that the bio-based economy offers something desirable, with new products, functionalities and day-to-day applications. BioCannDo will also offer a platform for feedback, interaction and engagement in the wider discussion on the value of a bio-based economy. | |
| Bioforever | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2019 | Link | BIOFOREVER aims to demonstrate the commercial viability of bio-refining 5-lignocellulosic (LC) feedstocks – predominantly sourced from woody biomass - that can subsequently be converted into biochemical materials establishing LC biomass as a feedstock for the chemical industry. The overall aim of the project is to prepare for the construction of a commercial-scale biorefinery that can be replicated, completely or in part. | |
| Biorescue | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2019 | Link | BIOrescue aims to demonstrate and develop the concept of an integrated bio-production process based on the cascading use of SMS (spent mushroom substrate) supplemented with wheat straw (WS) and other underutilized lignocellulosic feedstocks. When applied within a conventional mushroom production farm, this will turn it into an efficient and sustainable bio-refinery. BIOrescue will turn the economic and logistical problem of waste SMS into biochemical materials that can be used as replacements to those derived from fossil resources. | |
| BioSkoh | Biomass for Bioenergy | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2022 | Link | The BIOSKOH project has the general ambition to demonstrate the first of a series of new second generation bio-refineries for Europe. These will be sustainable and financially sound. It has identified four ‘Innovation Stepping Stones’ that will allow a breakthrough in the techno-economic viability of lignocellulosic bio-refineries. These four stepping stones will deliver Superior Bio-refinery Technology, delivering a biomass to ethanol yield 15 – 20% higher than current state of the art processing. The project will use a brownfield site, specifically abandoned infrastructure in Slovakia, thus minimising capital expenditures over greenfield sites. In addition, it will seek energy autonomy, converting sidestreams into renewable energy that will make the bio-refinery self-sufficient in energy. Feedstock will be abundant, secure, ILUC (indirect land use change impacts of biofuels)-free, low-cost biomass. BIOSKOH seeks to demonstrate that second generation bio-ethanol can be produced at a lower and more economically viable price with additional potential for further cost reduction in the current market context. | |
| BioWays | Platform & Services | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2018 | Link | BIOWAYS will provide the materials and activities to engage the public and excite them about its potential. The project will analyze the potential of the sector and identify champions to help increase its visibility. It will also identify and develop a method for ensuring there is ongoing communication on the value of bio-based products. BIOWAYS will oversee the development of educational materials on the benefits of the bio-economy, while helping to ensure that the BBI JU programme as a whole is implemented effectively. | |
| Demter | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs and Bioenergy | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2020 | Link | A recently developed enzyme has the potential to increase biogas yield by 10% or more. However, the current fermentation process does not yield enough to make it cost effective for industrial deployment. The DEMETER project wants to increase this yield by at least 20%, making it far more cost effective and more easily available for widespread use. The project will improve and scale-up fermentation to improve protein yields while retaining quality using a number of techniques. It will improve downstream processing of the fermentation broth, reducing costs by at least 15% and demonstrate industrial and economic the feasibility of the entire project using a 15,000 litre pilot plant. It will also develop a model that can predictive how adding the enzyme will impact biogas yield. | |
| Efforte | Platform & Services | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2019 | Link | EFFORTE is a research and innovation project providing the European forestry sector with new knowledge that will significantly improve the possibilities of forest enterprises to assemble and adopt novel technologies and procedures for enhanced efficiency in forest operations, sustainable forestry (i.e. less environmental burden caused by forest operations), an increased forest growth, a cost-competitive bio-based industry and an acceleration of the regional economic development. The project is based on three key elements of technology and know-how: 1) Basic understanding of fundamentals of soil mechanics, and terrain trafficability 2) Mechanization in silvicultural operations, such as tree planting and young stand cleaning operations. 3) ‘Big Data’: geospatial as well as data from forestry processes and common information (e.g. weather data) provides a huge opportunity to increase the efficiency of forest operations. EFFORTE aims at achieving substantial influence on the implementation and improved use of Big Data within Forestry and through this increase cost-efficiency and boosts new business opportunities to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in the Bio-Economy. |
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| Enzox2 | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2019 | Link | Bio-refineries can be greener and even more effective if they use efficient biochemical technologies. EnzOx2 projects aim to explore the potential use of engineered oxidative enzymes as innovative solutions to existing production bottlenecks in the biorefineries. By incorporating biochemical (enzymatic and chemo-enzymatic) technologies, more efficient and cost-competitive processes will be implemented by developing a new generation of biochemical technologies for future biorefineries. The ultimate goal is in enabling the transformation of plant-based molecules with an exquisite regio-and stereo-selectivity that cannot be attained using classical chemical technologies. | |
| AGRI4VALOR | Platform & Services | HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2018 | Link | AGRIFORVALOR will close the research and innovation divide by connecting practitioners from agriculture and forestry with research and academia as well as with associations and clusters, bio-industry, policymakers; business support organizations, innovation agencies and technology transfer intermediaries in multi-actor innovation partnership networks in order to valorize and exploit sidestream biomass resources from agriculture and forestry. | |
| Exilva | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2020 | Link | The Exilva project is directly linked to the BBI Joint Undertaking under the Horizon 2020 research program. One of the goals of BBI is to facilitate set-up of flagship plants for producing biobased like MFC as an alternative to fossil-based products. The type of MFC performance additives will be an important alternative in both short term and long term future. Micro-fibrillated cellulose (MFC) is a new and novel performance additive, based on one of the most abundant raw materials worldwide, namely cellulose from wood. The MFC is in several application fields competing against oil derived competitors, thus providing producers with an opportunity to obtain performance from a natural additive. The objectives of the Exilva project stretches over the entire value chain. By constructing and running the world’s first MFC plant, Borregaard want to secure both environmental and economic incentives for advanced market segments so that European industries have the tools to produce better and more sustainable products. In addition, the goal is to secure creation of European jobs throughout the value chain. |
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| Funguschain | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2021 | Link | The FUNGUSCHAIN project aims to extract value from the agricultural offcuts of commercial mushroom farming. It seeks to process these offcuts into bio-based functional additives and biopolymers using a cascading approach to separate the valuable components into a spectrum of products. It also seeks to prove its industrial viability by building a new bio-refinery and modifying industrial current manufacturing lines. The bio-molecules and building blocks isolated from the mushroom wastes will be validated for industrial production in three value chains for the European economy, notably food supplements for the elderly, plastic products and industrial film products such as bags and gloves. | |
| Grace | Biomass from MUC lands | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2019 | Link | The GRACE project will explore the potential of the non-food industrial crops miscanthus and hemp as a source of biomass for the bio-economy. When cultivated on marginal, contaminated, or unused/abandoned land, the impacts on food security can be minimized, and the potential introduction of pollutants into the food chain can be prevented. GRACE will demonstrate and optimize the techno-economic viability and environmental sustainability of ten promising miscanthus and hemp biomass-based value chains using marginal, contaminated, and unused land at an industry-relevant scale. The aim is to identify hemp varieties suitable for marginal lands and to have commercial miscanthus cultivars available by the end of the project with several proven economically viable end uses creating a market pull for growth in the bio-economy. | |
| GreenProtein | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2021 | Link | The economic costs of food waste are reckoned to total around €705 bn globally. There are also significant hidden environmental and social costs. Meanwhile, the EU imports around 77 percent of its food and feed protein requirements, leaving it economically vulnerable and dependent on unsustainable and expensive animal protein. RuBisCO protein is found in all green vegetables and plants and represents around 50 percent of the total protein content of green leaves. GreenProtein is an industrial demonstration project that aims to produce high-added value, food grade proteins and other ingredients from vegetal food waste streams. The primary objective will be to extract and purify food-grade, fully functioning, RuBisCO protein isolate on an industrial scale using discards from the vegetal processing industry. | |
| Greensolres | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2021 | Link | GreenSolRes will demonstrate the commercial viability of converting lignocellulosic biomass to levulinic acid (key chemical building block) for the manufacturing of solvents and adhesive resins with added-value and/or functionalities. The successful completion of the GreenSolRes will pave the way to the first commercial plant for sustainable production of levulinic acid (at 50 kta), and its derivatives, leading to a rapid gain in the spectrum and production volume of bio-based consumer products. | |
| Hyperbiocoat | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2019 | Link | Biodegradable packing seems everywhere, but in fact is not used for a range of demanding applications. For many food products, current materials do not provide the required protection against water vapour, oxygen or flavours. Current solutions demand coatings that are not fully biodegradable. HYPERBIOCOAT examines how existing technology can be used to develop biodegradable polymers derived from food processing by-products, which can provide the high levels of protection required for the demanding areas of food, cosmetic and medical device packaging. Ultimately, this would permit packaging without the need for non-biodegradable additives. The project will identify potential biodegradable polymers, characterise their chemical composition and properties and focus on extraction processes that can be scaled up to industrial levels. | |
| InDIRECT | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2019 | Link | The InDIRECT project aims to develop the use of indirect cascading biorefinery processes to convert underspent side streams from the agricultural and processing sectors into useful and marketable products. The anticipated sidestreams include plant biomass from the primary, processing and retail sectors as well as other organic side-streams. In a unique and innovative approach, insects will be used to convert several side stream feedstocks into a more homogenous biomass, utilising their own biomass. The resulting insect biomass will be processed (fractionalised) into crude extracts, which will then be purified and converted into new products and compounds. Anticipated products from the InDIRECT project include proteins and oligopeptides, Lipids, chitin, chitosan and derivatives, N-light compost and minor compounds. | |
| Libbio | Biomass from MUC lands | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2020 | Link | For the increased biomass needed in Europe in coming years and decades, we cannot rely on the most fertile lands, which is currently allocated to food production, we need to increase the yield from marginal lands in order to produce biomass for bioenergy and BBPs. The Lupin Mutabilis provides the highest yield (up to 80 ton/ha) is also in the marginal lands. The LIBBIO project will aim to increase the crop yield and the percentage of lupin beans in the overall harvest weight once adapted for European conditions. These plants will offer the potential – by applying bio-refinery cascading principles and modern crop breeding technologies – to produce food, animal feed and bio-energy products. LIBBIO will also aim to establish consumer demand by developing a number of products, including food applications (based on lupin oil and seed protein) and some cosmetic uses as well as bioenergy by biogas. | |
| Libre | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2020 | Link | The development of an alternative source of polyacrylonitrile, using innovative and novel bio-industrial feedstocks and processes, has huge potential to deliver an economic win-win. The LIBRE project will utilise lignin-rich side stream feedstock from the pulp and paper industry, blended with a biopolymer precursor fibre, to create a more resource-efficient and sustainable carbon fibre production process. The ultimate aim of the LIBRE project is to create carbon fibre materials with a superior structure that will open up potential new markets. |
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| Lipes | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2021 | Link | LIPES is dedicated to bringing the first market replication of greener and healthier fatty acids. The objective is to create high purity bio-based intermediates and end products from (rapeseed) vegetable oils and fats. The LIPES approach replaces current thermal hydrolysis and saponification production routes, instead using a new enzyme-based, environmentally friendly alternative. Using this approach will make the process far more resource efficient, saving at least 45% water, 70% enzymes and 80% energy over current approaches. | |
| Macro Cascade | Aquatic biomass for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2020 | Link | MACRO CASCADE will prove the concept of the cascading marine macroalgal biorefinery i.e. a production platform that covers the whole technological chain for processing sustainable cultivated macro-algae biomass (seaweed) to highly processed value-added products. The macro-algae biorefinery will be capable of processing multiple feedstocks, by deploying a range of mechanical, physicochemical and enzymatic pre-processing and fractionation techniques combined with chemical, enzymatic or microbial conversion refinery techniques for generation of a diversity of added-value products (BBPs) for industries within food, feed, cosmetics, pharmaceutical and fine chemicals. The MACRO CASCADE approach contributes to the “zero waste society” as the left-over residuals from the biorefinery process can be used for fertilizers and bio-energy. | |
| Neocel | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2019 | Link | The main objective of NeoCell project is to develop innovative and techno-economically feasible alkaline processes enabling the sustainable production of higher quality eco-innovative textile fibers from reactive high-cellulose pulps and integration of these processes with pulp mills. The targets will be met through the development of adapted pulps with high reactivity/solubility in alkaline water-based solutions, advanced dissolution process to maximize cellulose concentration, novel cellulose regeneration chemistry enabling both recovery of process chemicals and increased strength properties of the spun fibre, design for integration of textile fibre production with the pulp mill for minimized environmental impact, increased energy efficiency and reduced chemical consumption through system analysis using software models of theoretical mills. In NeoCel, a consortium with raw material processing companies, chemical suppliers, equipment producers, SMEs and world-leading research institutes has formed to develop the processes for large scale manufacturing of eco-innovative textile fibres. The consortium expects that a successful NeoCel project will enable creation of 75 000 new jobs and a turn-over increase of 9.5 billion € for European forest products, textile and clothing industries within 15 years. However, already within 3 years, the consortium partners expect their joint turnover to increase by 170 MEuro |
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| OnTrack | Platform & Services | HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2018 | Link | The OnTrack proposal is built to increase the efficiency of woody supply by the development of a rubber-tracked timber forwarder, based on proven technology, with low ground pressure, reduced environmental impacts, high travel speed, and appropriate ergonomics providing increased access to forest resources on soft soils– the OnTrack Forwarder, and the development of an automatic sensor system that monitors and records geo-referenced ground disturbance from forest machines and enables measures to reduce negative environmental impacts – the OnTrack Monitor. At the end of the project, both of these OnTrack innovations will be ready for fully operational testing and limited serial production. Overall, OnTrack will lead to significant improvement in the procurement of ecosystem services such as wood supply, carbon, water and nutrient regulation, biodiversity conservation, and recreation. Hence, the project provides intelligent tools for forest production while keeping the multifunctional role of forest in focus. |
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| Pulpacktion | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2020 | Link | Project PULPACKTION is developing cellulose-based packaging solutions for the specific demands of the food and electronic packaging industries. The PULPACKTION project is taking advantage of the flexibility in wet-molding production of wood pulp-based materials. Different types of wood pulp additivated with biopolymers and other bio-based compounds in order to tailor the final properties of the resulting wet-molded materials. Additionally, 100% biobased inks together with specific QR codes are used for implementing a full traceability system.. |
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| R2Pi | Bioeconomy Policy Processes | HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2019 | Link | R2π examines the shift from the broad concept of a Circular Economy (CE) to one of a Circular Economy Business Models (CEBM), by tackling both market failure (business, consumers) and policy failure (conflicts, assumptions, unintended consequence). Its innovation lies in having a strong business-focus, examining stimuli beyond environmental goals (including ICT and eco-innovation), and in examining the role of policy innovation (including the use of policy nudges and of "Policy Packages"). The ultimate goal of the project is to see the widespread implementation of the CE based on successful Business Models to ensure sustained economic development, to minimize environmental impact and to maximize social welfare with a maximum replication around EU regions and countries. |
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| Re-Direct | Bioeconomy Policy Processes | INTERREG Europe | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2019 | Link | RE-DIRECT is a holistic approach to promote the efficient use of natural resources and materials by converting residual biomass into carbon products and activated carbon at smart regional decentralized units. The project made use of the proven technology for Integrated Generation of Solid Fuel (biochar and activated carbon) and Biogas from Biomass (IFBB) to convert 20 000 t of unused urban biomass in a circular economy approach into region-specific carbon products, among them activated carbon. Capacity-building activities have been planned and delivered to support the implementation of the participatory and sustainable development projects and the creation of innovative product value chains in the project regions and beyond. | |
| Rehap | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2020 | Link | Europe's position in the production of biochemicals from biomass and by-products is limited to a few compounds, while their demand is among the largest in the world. However, Europe has a lot of world leader chemical companies. On the other hand, lignocellulosic waste constitutes one of the most abundant resources without competing with food chain. REHAP’s 16 partners aim at revalorizing agricultural (wheat straw) and forestry (bark) waste through its recovery, and primary (sugars, lignin, tannins) and secondary (sugar acids, carboxylic acids, aromatics and resins) processing to turn them into novel materials, and considering Green Building as business case. Specifically, building blocks (1,4 and 2,3-Butanediol, estherpolyols), materials (PUs, phenolic resins, modified hydrolysis lignin) and products (wooden boards, insulation foams, cement, adhesive) will be obtained: • Isolation of tannins and carbohydrates from forestry waste to turn them into bio-phenolic resins for wooden panels and isocyanate-free polyurethanes (PU) for insulating foams, respectively. • Isolation of lignin and carbohydrates from agricultural waste to turn them into bio-phenolic resins for wooden panels and biosuperplasticizers for cement, and estherpolyol PU for adhesives, respectively. • Fire retardant lignin and sugar-based additives will be also developed. Developed processing technologies (chemo/thermo/enzymatic and fermentation) will be optimized at pilot scale (TRL6-7) for further exploitation and replication of results. All products will be integrated in a prototype to demonstrate industrial applicability into the Green Construction sector. Throughout the project, Life Cycle and Cost Assessment, market analysis, business plan, waste management strategy and measures for future standardization will be implemented using a systemic perspective approach. |
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| Star4BBI | Standards & Regulations for BBI - Bio-based Industry | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2019 | Link | A proactive regulatory approach is an important driver in developing emerging industries and attracting investment. Similarly, a proactive approach to standardisation can help harmonise supply chains and create an environment that stimulates investment by reducing risks and offering a better potential return on investment. The STAR4BBI project will help establish a coherent, well-coordinated and favourable regulatory framework that helps develop a cutting-edge bio-based economy for Europe. STAR4BBI will support adaption of the regulatory framework and of relevant standards for selected existing value chains and the development of new value chains based on biomass from forests, from agriculture and from organic waste. | |
| Tech4Effect | Platform & Services | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2020 | Link | Increased biomass demand generates a need for more accessible forests to maintain a sustainable supply and maximize the value of this resource. TECH4EFFECT aims to deploy technological advances to advance forest management to a new level. The project will increase efficiencies including both lowering the cost and the environmental impact of harvesting from forests. TECH4EFFCT will offer a novel way to exploit the increasing amounts of data generated in modern forestry. TECH4EFFECT seeks to implement the developed efficiency management tool in five participating countries. | |
| Zelcor | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2015-2016 | 2016 | 2020 | Link | Lignocellulosic feedstocks (dry matter plant biomass) are commonly used in the production of biofuels and bio-based chemicals. However, a major disadvantage of these feedstocks is the presence of substantial amounts of lignin, an aromatic polymer that is difficult to break down. This so called "recalcitrance" means lignocellulosic feedstock is often considered primarily as a waste product, utilised to produce energy through burning. The Zelcor project intends to demonstrate the feasibility of transforming lignocellulose recalcitrant side streams: 1. - lignocellulosic residues from ethanol production, 2. - lignins dissolved during pulping, 3. - lignin-like humins formed by sugars conversion into high added-value bio-based products, including fine chemicals. This will be achieved by combining chemical and enzymatic catalysis with insect-based bioconversion. Demonstrating of the project's feasibility will be performed by process scaling-up, formulation of end-product prototypes and value chain sustainability and safety assessment. | |
| Abacus | Aquatic biomass for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2017 | 2017 | 2020 | Link | The ABACUS project has been designed to synthesise a range of new molecules, in terpenoids family, from microalgae that will help bring competitive products to the market. | |
| Afterlife | MSW - Municipality Solid Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2017 | 2017 | 2021 | Link | The AFTERLIFE project proposes a flexible, cost- and resource-efficient process for recovering and valorising the relevant fractions from wastewater. It will represent an advance on existing approaches to wastewater treatment, which rely on physic-chemical and biological methods. The AFTERLIFE process will separate out the different components of value using a series of membrane filtration units that will separate all the solids in the wastewater. These will then treated to obtain high-pure extracts and metabolites or, alternatively, to be converted into value-added biopolymers; polyhydroxyalkanoates(PHAs). In addition to the value extracted from the solids, the remaining outflow of the water will be ultrapure and ready for re-use. | |
| Alg-AD | Aquatic biomass for BBPs | INTERREG Europe | 2017 | 2017 | 2021 | Link | ALG-AD combines algal and AD technology. Microalgae, mainly photosynthetic microorganisms will be cultivated, converting the unwanted nutrients into biomass. The cultivated algal biomass is rich in protein and other useful compounds, and can be used to generate sustainable animal feed products and other useful bio-products. ALG-AD is building three pilot facilities at 3 distinct ‘real life conditions locations in North West Europe: Devon, Ghent and Brittany. Each facility will use local conditions to grow the algae and record results. Information from the three pilots will be used to generate Decision Support Tools. These tools together with demonstration to stakeholders will promote adoption of the new technology. | |
| Barbara | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2017 | 2017 | 2020 | Link | The BARBARA project aims to covert the side-stream fractions and residues from agro-food production into novel polysaccharides and functional additives that can be valorised. These compounds will be selected to provide additional capabilities to polymers. These will be mixed with other compounds to create engineering bioplastics adapted for Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) processes (3D printing). BARBARA will develop novel bio-based engineering bio-plastic materials that will be validated using functional prototypes in the building and automotive sectors. This will ultimately allow development of improved mechanical, thermal and aesthetic properties of novel bio-based engineering polymers as well as demonstrators of final parts for the automotive sector and moulds and tools for hybrid manufacturing in advanced building applications. | |
| Biobarr | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2017 | 2017 | 2021 | Link | BioBarr will develop new bio-based and biodegradable food packaging materials by improving the barrier function of the biopolymer PHAs (polyhydroxyalkanoates). These have the potential to replace conventional polymers, possessing similar properties with higher biodegradability and better functional properties and mechanical strength. Currently, using PHAs for food packaging has some limitations, particularly in transmitting oxygen and water. This makes them less than ideal for dry products as bakeries, where loss of crispiness and oxidation of fats can be a problem. BioBarr aims to overcome this by improving vapour and gas barrier properties through material functionalisation. This involves compounding biodegradable materials in multi-layer structures specific for the food product category to be packed. It will also look at surface treatments as a further step. The BioBarr project should create a new bio-based value chain, from bio-plastic producer to food industry end-user. | |
| Biomotive | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2017 | 2017 | 2021 | Link | The BIOMOTIVE project aims to demonstrate, in relevant industrial environments, the production of innovative and advanced bio-based materials (i.e. thermoplastic polyurethanes, 2-k thermoset polyurethane foams, and regenerated natural fibers) with higher performances (lightness, sound, and vibration adsorption), specifically for the automotive industry. The improved performance of these materials within the automotive sector will allow massive penetration of biobased polyurethanes and regenerated fibers into additional “large volume” markets. | |
| BioOpen | Platform & Services | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2017 | 2017 | 2019 | Link | The BiOPEN project is a specialised consortium made up of five European bio-based clusters, three open innovation expert companies, and one research centre. It intends to drive a programme of collaboration and knowledge sharing within the bio-based industry. This will stimulate innovation partnerships for developing new products and markets in the sector. In so doing, it will provide a single voice for the bio-based industries in Europe, bringing together expertise and promoting engagement and involvement of industry, researchers and academia at European and national level, by setting up an Open innovation platform addressing strategic cross-cutting challenges. | |
| Biosea | Aquatic biomass for BBPs | HORIZON 2020 | 2017 | 2017 | 2020 | Link | The BIOSEA project aims to validate and scale up an entire production process of ingredients from the lipid, protein, carbohydrates, and minority compounds fractions of four algae, including upstream and downstream steps. The BIOSEA process will be effective and environmentally friendly and the compounds will be obtained at low cost, leading to the future industrialization of the process. | |
| Biosmart | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2017 | 2017 | 2021 | Link | The BIOSMART project proposal will develop active and smart bio-based and compostable packages to meet the needs of both fresh and pre-treated food applications. The BIOSMART project proposal therefore encompasses an approach for selectively integrating superhydrophobic surfaces, microencapsulated phase change materials, barrier coatings, sensor devices and new bio-active antimicrobial and antioxidants, into fully bio-based multilayer flexible plastic packages. | |
| Dendromass4europe | Biomass from MUC lands | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2017 | 2017 | 2022 | Link | Dendromass4Europe (D4EU) aims at establishing sustainable, Short-Rotation Coppice (SRC)-based, regional cropping systems for agricultural dendromass production on marginal land. The dendromass produced in SRC (ligneous biomass, bark, and wood) will be supplied to bio-based value chains which will create additional job opportunities in rural areas. The Project will prove advantages of SRC for agro-ecosystems and for dedicated, sustainable wood supply with the creation of a European large developed SRC dendromass supply chain for industrial uses. | |
| Ecoxy | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2017 | 2017 | 2020 | Link | ECOXY sets out to overcome the environmental impacts of fiber-reinforced composites (FRCs) as an attractive material for automotive and construction sectors. These issues will be elaborated by involving the European bio-based industry operates in developing innovative bio-based epoxy resins and fiber reinforcements. This will lead to sustainable and techno-economically competitive FRTCs, targeting advanced recyclability by using new resin formulations bio-based. | |
| Eucaliva | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2017 | 2017 | 2021 | Link | EUCALIVA aims to create a whole value chain from lignin (major source of underexploited material with an estimated 17 million tonnes available from pulping processes across Europe), using Eucalyptus waste as its source. The project’s main focus will be to increase the efficiency, yield, and cost-effectiveness of technologies through new approaches. The Scientific and Technological objectives included in EUCALIVA present a synergy between the innovation and the application of new processes and materials. This will lead to the optimization of this biorefinery process from an economic and an environmental perspective. | |
| Fresh | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2017 | 2017 | 2020 | Link | The FRESH project will demonstrate an innovative, cellulose-based alternative to existing fossil-based plastic trays, which is a fully bio-based and biodegradable composite material. The project will deliver a full value chain that will demonstrate the techno-economic viability (including customer satisfaction) of a 100% bio-based and 100% biodegradable alternative made from an innovative cellulose-based composite, using a new lamination technology. The overall objective is to do a demonstration with an innovative cellulose-based packaging composite material as fully bio-based and biodegradable alterative for the PET/ CPET ready meal trays. |
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| Ligniox | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2017 | 2017 | 2021 | Link | The aim of LigniOx project is to demonstrate the techno-economic viability of the unique alkali-O2 oxidation technology (LigniOx) for the conversion of several lignin-rich side-streams into versatile dispersants, and especially high-performance concrete and mortar plasticizers. the aim of the project is to demonstrate and commercialize the lignin upgrading process technologies fully exploit rural lignrocellulosic raw material streams, by fine-tuning the LigniOx technology outlined by the consortium. |
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| Magnificent | Aquatic biomass for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2017 | 2017 | 2021 | Link | MAGNIFICENT wants to develop and validate a sustainable and economically feasible new value chain based on cultivation and processing, with the aim to transform microalgae biomass into valuable ingredients for food, aquafeed, and cosmetics applications. Development and validation of new product formulations of microalgae are included in the project. To achieve this, optimization will be done: 1) Upstream, cultivation related processes via adaptation and selection of algae varieties, improvement of growing conditions and target product concentration in the cell and 2) downstream process steps (separation, extraction, purification) in order to achieve the overall aim to maximize the production of compounds of interest (phospholipids rich in omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA and fucoxanthin as main molecules). The work will be supported by chain evaluation, market assessment, socio-economic impact assessment, and LCA. Specific attention will be paid to the requirements of the existing EU regulatory framework. |
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| Optisochem | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | HORIZON 2020 | 2017 | 2017 | 2021 | Link | OPTISOCHEM goal is to demonstrate the performances, reliability as well as environmental and socio-economic sustainability of the entire value chains, for the transformation of excess wheat straw into bio-Isobutene (bio-IBN) derivatives. OPTISOCHEM consists of showcasing the technical accessibility and economical sustainability of the value chains, from wheat straw to 2 different families of chemicals derived from bio-based IBN. These compounds, oligomers (DIB, TIB, TeIB), and polyisobutylenes (PIBs) are currently used in a wide range of applications such as lubricants, adhesives, sealants, flavors & fragrances and substituted phenols. This large market is today supplied entirely by-products derived from fossil-based isobutene. Products derived from bio-based IBN, using the same process as fossil-based IBN, and with at least as good performances, would provide a renewable supply. OPTISOCHEM includes the development & up-scaling of bio-IBN production from wheat straw, followed by the production and validation at a relevant scale -representative of commercial, established processes- of the bio-based derivatives. |
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| Panacea (+) | Platform & Services | HORIZON 2020 | 2017 | 2017 | 2020 | Link | Non-food Crops (NFC) are used to produce a wide range of bioproducts and bioenergy. In spite of considerable investment in R&D and the increasing need for bio-based industries for feedstock, NFCs are not widespread in EU agriculture, mainly due to challenges in supply chains and gaps in policy framework and investment incentives. PANACEA aims to set up a thematic network to foster the effective exchange between research, industry, and the farming community so that direct applicable solutions are widely disseminated and grassroots-level needs and innovative ideas thoroughly captured in order to design the penetration path of NFC into European agriculture. To achieve this goal, an inventory of long-term scientific results on the NFC sustainable production will be created. Combining the farmers’ and bio-based industries’ needs and interests with the NFC ready-to-practice potential the role of NFC in the rural renaissance will be analyzed. A strong and interactive multi-actor forum will be established with actors from science, industry, and agricultural practice to facilitate the capturing and spreading of innovative ideas. Knowledge sharing on technical, economic and environmental aspects of NFC, extensive communication and networking, matching between the supply and demand sides will be facilitated by the PANACEA Platform. |
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| Peference | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2017 | 2017 | 2025 | Link | The PEFerence project will establish a globally first-of-a-kind, industrial scale (50 000 tonnes/year), cost-effective FDCA (diacid) biorefinery flagship plant producing bio-based chemicals and materials (bottles, films, Lego Bricks, polyurethanes) using also existing facilities in industrial symbiosis. The consortium aims to replace a significant part of fossil based polyesters (such as PET), but also technologically superior packaging materials like glass and aluminum with 100 % bio-based polyesters (such as PEF). The unique properties of PEF (excellent barrier and strength) make it a material that can be applied in areas where PET is less suitable. PEF materials can be recycled and used again as raw material for bottles, as well as in a cascading approach for packaging and textiles. During the project, fructose produced via an enzymatic isomerisation process from 2nd generation glucose will be assessed. The full value chain will be optimized ensuring cost-effective and environmentally sustainable raw material sourcing and production of FDCA, PEF/PBF and polyurethane products. Finally, together with customers and brand owners (Lego, Nestle), 100% bio-based end-products will be demonstrated and validated to ensure fast market deployment. |
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| Pilots4U | Platform for BBPs Pilot Plants and Services | HORIZON 2020 | 2017 | 2017 | 2019 | Link | A key challenge for the bio-economy is to bring newly developed molecules and techniques from the lab to the market. The main bottleneck in the innovation chain is the step from technology development to deployment. This step has to be performed first in a pilot plant and later in a demonstration plant where a production process can be tested and optimized in an industrial production setting. Pilot- and demo-plants are expensive, require specific expertise to run and most SMEs and also a lot of large companies have no direct access to such facilities. As a result, promising innovation processes can grind to a halt. A solution to this problem are ‘open access pilot- and multipurpose demo-infrastructures’. These are infrastructures that are open to all companies and research institutes, and can thus be seen as shared investments in research infrastructure. However, these infrastructures are not well known in Europe. Potential user communities are often unaware of the nature and type of equipment and facilities available. Pilots4U aims to address this problem by grouping all European open access bio-economy pilot- and multipurpose demo facilities under one, very visible and easily accessible network. Pilots4U also wants to assess the current and future needs of the European bio-economy, and take the first steps to invest in equipment modules that are judged essential to catalyse the European bio- economy. | |
| Polybioskin | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2017 | 2017 | 2020 | Link | The PolyBioSkin project seeks to broaden the use of biopolymers in strategic and demanding skin-contact applications by developing skin-contact bio-polymer based product parts with increased performance and functionality derived from biomass and food waste, providing a more environmentally friendly end of life given their biodegradability allowing organic recycling. |
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| Refucoat | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2017 | 2017 | 2020 | Link | Refuocat aims to create a full recyclable food package with enhanced gas barrier properties and new functionalities by the use of high-performance coatings, monolayer bio-based packaging (films and trays) as an alternative to current modified atmosphere (MAP) packages. RefuCoat will seek to demonstrate the potential and economic opportunity offered by the use of bio-based polymers, including PHA from food by-products and other commercial bio-polymers. |
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| ReNature | Bioeconomy Policy Processes | HORIZON 2020 | 2017 | 2017 | 2021 | Link | ReNature aims to establish and implement a nature-based solutions research strategy for Malta with a vision to promote research and innovation and develop solutions in a pursuit of economic growth, whilst at the same time improving human well-being and tackling environmental challenges. The strategy will be complemented by a newly-developed research cluster to act on it, with a vision to stimulate both scientific excellence and innovation capacity towards achieving the goals of sustainable development. In particular, challenges that can be addressed through nature-based solutions are those associated with the attainment of sustainable urbanisation through the design of cities that support communities, promote public health, cultural identity and social cohesion. Simultaneously, nature-based solutions provide new opportunities for climate change. | |
| Resolve | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2017 | 2017 | 2020 | Link | ReSolve sets out to replace two hazardous solvents - toluene and NMP (N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone) - with safer alternatives derived from non-food carbohydrates. These new solvents will omit parts of the molecular structure that cause toxicity – namely aromatic rings (toluene) and amide groups (NMP). The new, safer solvents will have a wide range of applications; project ReSolve with bring them to Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 5. It will also demonstrate their sustainability, low health impact and high application performance. These bio-based solvents will allow Europe’s solvent industry to avoid the negative economic impact of the regulatory restrictions on the use of aromatic and nitrogen-containing solvents. It will also make a difference for many thousands of downstream users, while reducing the health impact on millions of European citizens that are routinely exposed to solvents as part of their job. In addition, ReSolve intends to create a pipeline of new solvent candidates. This means that as well as having candidates at TRL 5, there will also be other candidates for specific applications moving towards to TRL 3-4, offering further substitution options for hazardous solvents in the near future. | |
| Roadtobio | Platform & Services | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2017 | 2017 | 2019 | Link | The focus of the European chemical industry will have to change within the next 15 years because of the diminishing fossil resources, climate change and growing chemical industry in Asia. RoadToBio’s focus on globally competitive bio-based chemicals will help shape the future of Europe’s chemical industry and help to secure jobs in Europe’s rural and less developed regions. Specifically, RoadToBio will deliver and act on a roadmap and action plan illustrating the ‘sweet spots’ for Europe’s chemical industry towards the Bioeconomy over the coming decade, up to 2030. RoadToBio will create a platform to bring together the chemical industry, civil society and governing bodies to establish a dialogue on the activities needed to deliver the full potential of the action plan. | |
| Sherpack | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2017 | 2017 | 2020 | Link | The SHERPACK project will develop a renewable, biodegradable and recyclable flexible paper-based packaging material that can be converted by heat-sealing and folding, with improved stiffness and grip. It will replace materials currently used to manufacture FFS (Form Fill Seal) packaging, such as plastics or aluminium foil with an advanced biomaterial | |
| SYLFEED | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | National Funding Programme | 2017 | 2017 | 2021 | Link | For decades, Europe has been facing a huge protein deficit (more than 70% is imported). Today, the objective is to initiate ways to sustainably produce proteins in Europe, by creating new cross-sectorial businesses. Partners within the consortium have been developing a bio-refinery concept allowing the transformation of woody biomass into high-value Single Cell Protein (SCP) to be used as animal feed. | |
| Ssuchy | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2017 | 2017 | 2021 | Link | The SSUCHY project is aims to develop of composite constituents, based on a renewable resource (i.e. biopolymers and plant fibre reinforcements by cellulose biomass) for the development of multifunctional biodegradable and/or recyclable bio-based composites with advanced functionalities for applications in transportation (automotive and aerospace) and a high-value market niche (acoustic and electronics). It is dedicated to the development of specific concepts, technologies, and materials to achieve a complete value chain and prove the principle at the scale of product demonstrators. |
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| Sylfeed | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2017 | 2017 | 2021 | Link | SYLFEED project will start to bridge this gap by upscaling a bio-refinery concept that can convert woody biomass into high-value Single Cell Protein (SCP) for use as animal feed, most notably in increasing fish production. Wood residues are abundant and highly sustainable, while SCP has an amino-acid profile close to that of fish, making them an excellent raw material in fish feed formulation. The SYLFEED project will create a demonstration plant with a capacity to process up to 15t/day of lignocellulose into SCP for use in aquaculture. This will demonstrate a synergy between the forestry industry and protein fish feed market, creating new high-value opportunities for the former and an alternative, sustainable, protein source for the latter. | |
| Urbiofin | MSW - Municipality Solid Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2017 | 2017 | 2021 | Link | Digesting and composting have contributed to the reduction of the biodegradable fraction of MSW sent to landfill; however, the low economic value of compost and biogas means that citizens need to pay higher taxes for separate sourcing systems, slowing the potential uptake. However, new bio-based products can help to improve sustainability of such approaches. The URBIOFIN project will demonstrate the techno-economic and environmental viability of converting the organic fraction of MSW on a semi-industrial scale. It will create chemical building blocks, biopolymers or additives using the biorefinery concept applied to MSW - i.e. urban biorefinery. Ultimately, URBIOFIN will offer a new feasible and more sustainable scenario alternative to the current treatment of the OFMSW. | |
| Valuemag | Aquatic biomass for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2017 | 2017 | 2020 | Link | Interdisciplinary research projects VALUEMAG has the potential to offer a large-scale rapid biomass production by using Micro-algae. The biomass from microalgae is a promising source of primary/secondary metabolite products with considerable use in the aquaculture, food additive industry, bio-fertilization, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industry. VALUEMAG aims to provide ground-breaking solutions for microalgae production and harvesting as well as scaling up biomass transformation systems in order to provide new technologies for aquatic/marine biomass integrated bio-refineries. | |
| Acquabioprofit | Aquatic biomass for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2021 | Link | AQUABIOPRO-FIT is an EU-funded project that will develop high-quality proteins and bioactives from European aquaculture, fisheries and agriculture by-products for applications in fitness, health and animal feed. | |
| AgriChemWhey | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2023 | Link | The European dairy industry, as a by-product of whey protein manufacture, produces substances known as whey permeate and – following extraction of lactose - delactosed whey permeate. These dairy-processing sidestreams lack effective, reliable disposal routes. From a sustainability perspective, this presents a challenge, particularly in the light of the EU’s ‘post milk quota era’. The AgriChemWhey project proposes to convert these sidestreams into added-value products – specifically L-Lactic acid, polylactic acid, minerals for human nutrition and bio-based fertiliser - for growing global markets. In the process, it will develop a blueprint for an economic sustainability model that can be replicated throughout Europe. | |
| Agriforvalor | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | HORIZON 2020 | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2021 | Link | AGRIFORVALOR will close the research and innovation divide by connecting practitioners from agriculture and forestry with research and academia as well as with associations and clusters, bio - industry, policy makers; business support organisations, innovation agencies and technology transfer intermediaries in multi-actor innovation partnership networks in order to valorize and exploit sidestream biomass resources from agriculture and forestry. | |
| AgriMax | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2020 | Link | Around a third of all food produced globally is wasted each year. This waste occurs throughout the whole value chain, from farmers to consumers. However, there are significant amounts of valuable compounds contained in the wasted food that could and should be recovered. The AgriMax project is designed to establish the technical and economic viability using bio-refining process on waste from crops and food processing to deliver new bio-compounds for the chemical, bio-plastic, food, fertilisers, packaging and agriculture sectors. The project will combine affordable and flexible processing technologies, including ultrasound assisted and solvent extraction, filtration, thermal and enzymatic treatments for the valorising side streams from horticultural and food processing industries that can be used in a cooperative approach by local stakeholders. | |
| Agro Biobase | Platform & Services | National Funding Programme | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2021 | This well established web platform contains hundreds of links to bio-based products and services. It acts a trade promotion platform end products rather than biomass supply. It charges 75 euro to list products on the site | ||
| AlpBioEco | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | INTERREG Program | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2021 | Link | Within the project "AlpBioEco“ the bioeconomic potential of walnuts, apples and herbs is assessed. A pharmaceutical use would be possible (tea or tincture), agricultural use for biological plant protection and for paper production. The shells could be used for dying natural fibres. | |
| Aquabiopro-Fit | Aquatic biomass for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2022 | Link | Across Europe, hundreds of thousands of tons of marine side-stream products such as fish heads, backbones and intestines are discarded. The AQUABIOPRO-FIT project aims to convert residual biomass and industry side streams into ingredients for food, feed and other high value markets. The AQUABIOPRO-FIT project is expected to cover Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) 3 and 5. | |
| ARBAHEAT | Agro-Forestry Wastes for Bioenergy | HORIZON 2020 | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2022 | Link | ARBAHEAT is the first-of-a-kind integration of a biomass thermal treatment technology and application of on-site and off-site heat utilisation in an existing ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plant. In the framework of the project, an existing 731 MWe coal-fired power plant is transformed into a biomass-fired Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant by using thermally-treated biomass produced on-site. In ARBAHEAT, an integrated thermal pre-treatment process enables utilisation of diverse sustainable biomass feedstock. This minimises investment and operating cost while broadening the feedstock sourcing and quality. Secondly, the thermal biomass upgrading process of ARBAFLAME delivers biomass fuel with handling and milling characteristics approaching that of coal, allowing for retrofitting with minimal adaptations to the existing power plant. Finally, the biomass pre-treatment and heat delivery system is physically integrated within the existing power plant. | |
| Bio4PUR project | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | National Funding Programme | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2021 | Link | Aniline is used in many ways in chemical industry (e.g. fridge cooling, buildings isolation or medication). Until now it is exclusively produced out of petroleum. COVESTRO developed a 2-stage process to develop plant-based Aniline. With the Bio4PURPro connection project that has just started, the process is now to be transferred to a mini-plant. First, it is planned to optimize the microbiological strain used to increase yields and titers of the aniline precursor. In this context, it is examined to what extent other low-cost renewable raw materials (starch, lignocellulose, eg from straw) are suitable as raw materials for the process in addition to industrial sugar. In the next step, the suitability of the bio-based aniline for polyurethane synthesis must be proven. It is crucial for Covestro to generate reliable data based on the Mini-Plant for the planning, construction and operation of a potential industrial demonstration plant |
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| Biobridges | Platform & Services | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2020 | Link | The BIOBRIDGES project aims to boost the marketability of bio-based products by establishing close cooperation and partnership between bio-based Industries, brand owners and consumers’ representatives. The ultimate goal is to stimulate and support engagement and interaction among stakeholders, particularly local communities and local authorities and to improve the market acceptance of bio-based products. BIOBRIDGES will design and implement replicable methodologies, procedures and good practices while supporting multi stakeholder interaction, leading to new cross-sector partnerships. | |
| Biocas | Bioeconomy Policy Processes | INTERREG Europe | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2022 | Link | The rural areas of the North Sea Region (NSR) are expected to play a major role towards the development of a regional circular bio-economy. The objective of the BIOCAS project is to ignite this development and turn the rural areas into smart specialized regions for the integrated and local valorization of biomass, based on biomass cascading principles. 18 BIOCAS partners from Denmark, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands firmly believe that this will generate economic, societal and ecological benefits and prosperity. This will accelerate greening and revitalization of the rural areas. The main focus of BIOCAS is to realize concrete Biomass Cascading Alliances (BCA's) for a more sustainable conversion of biomass. A BCA covers all stakeholders which are involved in the value chain of biomass (Feedstock -> Processing -> Product + Waste streams/Feedstock). | |
| BioPlat-EU | Biomass from MUC lands | HORIZON 2020 | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2021 | Link | The BIOPLAT-EU project will promote and support the uptake of sustainable bioenergy projects on marginal, underutilized and contaminated lands (MUC lands). These lands cannot be used for food production or for recreational and conservation purposes, but in some cases, they still retain the potential to produce biomass for non-food and non-feed purposes. Moreover, such use of these lands is not known to stakeholders, therefore the project will promote and inform about such opportunities through a web-based platform which will include a public user-friendly tool using a global information system that will assess the environmental, social and techno-economic sustainability aspects of defined value chains for bioenergy production on MUC lands and through stakeholder engagement activities. | |
| Biovoices | Bioeconomy Policy Processes | HORIZON 2020 | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2020 | Link | The Biovoices aims to support the bioeconomy aspects for a more sustainable world. The bioeconomy is focused on reducing the dependency on limited fossil-based resources and ensuring healthy and secure food production and supply. By promoting sustainable production of renewable resources from land, fisheries and aquaculture, and their conversion into bio-based products and bio-energy the bioeconomy will drive growth in new jobs and industries. | |
| Effective | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2022 | Link | The EFFECTIVE project aims to demonstrate first of its kind and economically viable routes for the production of bio-based polyamides and polyesters (i.e. Nylon) from sustainable renewable feedstock towards the obtaining of fibers and films with enhanced properties, market competitiveness, and increased sustainability. These materials will be applied to eco-designed large consumer products targeting different markets, such as construction, automotive, packaging, textile, fishing, engineering plastics, agriculture, hygiene, and personal care. | |
| Excornseed | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2021 | Link | The EXCornsEED project aims to exploit the convergence between science, chemistry, biology, engineering and biotechnology tools for the creation of new knowledge and innovative applications, with the main goal to develop and validate an integrated process of innovative and highly sustainable extraction/purification/concentration technologies to be applied to bio-refineries side streams (i.e. corn oil/thin stillage from bio-ethanol and rapeseed meal from biodiesel production) for the recovery of proteins and several other bio-active compounds (i.e. peptides, polyphenols, amino acids, fibres, lipid compounds, alkaloids and tannins, etc.) and characterization/preparation of these as ingredients for food, specialty chemicals, and cosmetics markets (Fig. 1). A three-step approach will upscale the EXCornsEED process from lab level (few grams, TRL3) up to industrial pilot (up to 1t/d capacity) in ENV premises (TRL5) | |
| Forbio | Biomass from MUC lands | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2021 | Link | The FORBIO project will develop a methodology to assess the sustainable bioenergy production potential on available “underutilized lands” in Europe (contaminated, abandoned, marginal, fallow land etc.) at local, site-specific level. Based on this methodology, the project will produce multiple feasibility studies in selected case study locations in three countries. The FORBIO project will also apply a series of innovative approaches in order to develop roadmaps for the removal of economic and non-economic barriers to sustainable bioenergy deployment and in order to promote and facilitate the formation of partnerships between farmers, bioenergy producers and local institutions. In addition, the project will carry out awareness raising and capacity building activities in order to share lessons learnt and good practices. | |
| ICT Biochain | Platform & Services | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2020 | Link | ICT-BIOCHAIN main objective is to identify opportunities for ICT, IoT and Industry 4.0 for improving the efficiency of biomass supply chains for the bio-based industry. The project plays a key role in making Europe’s bio-based supply chains including: - Delivering a 20% increase in biomass supply in Europe by 2030 making best use of innovations in agriculture and forestry practices. - Ensuring 30% of the chemicals and materials production in Europe will be bio-based by 2030. - Guarantee a secure and sustainable supply of biomass feedstock for European biorefineries. | |
| iFermernter | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2022 | Link | EU has over 14 mill tons of carbohydrate residuals from biorefineries, which could be converted to profitable products and contribute to a sustainable bioeconomy. Unfortunately, existing biorefineries struggle with technical issues and low profitability due to the lack of adequate fermentation processes. Therefore, these carbohydrates are either incinerated to generate energy or at best converted to ethanol (€0.6 /kg) but not to higher-value chemicals. IFermenter project aims to render production of high-value products with residual sugar stream highly efficient and cost-effective contributing to circular economy. The objective is to recover high-value compounds from sugar residuals and to turn fermentation processes converting these residual to antimicrobials cost-effective, as: high-value sugar galactose (€40-200 /kg) from residual streams as part of their treatment process. By genome editing technique will design cell factories that consume the remaining residuals and produce nisin (€50-150 /kg), an industrially important commercial food/feed preservative. |
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| Microbiome Support | Platform & Services | HORIZON 2020 | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2022 | Link | The Project (CSA) has the overall objective to establish an international network of experts and stakeholders in the field of microbiome food system research, elaborating microbiomes from various environments such as terrestrial, plant, aquatic, food and human/animal and assess their applicability and impact on the food system. MICROBIOMESUPPORT will follow the approach of food system and integrate actors and experts from all stages in this circular economy of food. MICROBIOMESUPPORT will create a collaborative international network and integrate know-how in plant, terrestrial, animal, human and aquatic microbiome R&I as well as expertise in bioeconomy applications. MICROBIOMESUPPORT has integrated international partners form Brazil, Canada, South Africa, China, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, India and USA in order to improve the international cooperation and coordination of common bioeconomy research programmes and set a basis for common microbiome R&I agendas. | |
| XENO Glue - Biological Adhesives | Aquatic biomass for BBPs | National Funding Programme | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2021 | Link | Shells have a super-efficient glue that could be used in medicine to heal difficult fractures instead of metal plates and screws. There is one major problem that hinders the use of this glue: It is super reactive and directly starts to glue after production, which makes it unusable practical application. The researchers genetically selected/modified the shells to produce more applicable glue. The next step will be to lift the production scale. |
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| Newpack | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2021 | Link | The objective of NEWPACK is to validate in industrial setting the production of at least two new bio-plastics based on PHB- PLA blends with improved sustainability performance, obtained by the addition of natural extracts with antioxidant/antibacterial properties and nanoadditives from cellulose and chitin.The ability to extend the functionalities will be validated in real industrial environments. NEWPACK activities are underpinned by the prior experience and results (already validated at TRL 3-4) of the partners in order to achieve advanced TRLs (5-6) for the developed technologies, including PHB production from potato peels/sweet corn residues; co-blending of PHB with PLA; nanocellulose extraction from wheat straw and incorporation into PHB-PLA blends and encapsulation of natural antioxidants/antimicrobials for addition to PHB-PLA. Great emphasis will be on assessing technical and economic feasibility of the processes; demonstrating the biodegradability of solutions; ensuring the compliance to the market and regulatory requirements; LCA evaluation; preparing for future scale-up of the processes to achieve a pre-industrial production and identification of stakeholders perceptions, attitudes and expectations towards bioplastics. | |
| Pro-Enrich | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2021 | Link | Pro-Enrich project will demonstrate a new business model for extracting high-value components like alternative sources of proteins and phenolic products and pigments from agri-food wastes, demonstrating technically and commercially feasibility for both small and large-scale bio-processing units. The Pro-Enrich project will develop a flexible biorefinery approach able to processing a range of agricultural residues like rapeseed meal, olives, tomatoes and citrus fruit industries. Pro-Enrich take the process of fractionising biomass to a new level, identifying proteins, polyphenols, dietary fibres and pigments for use as food ingredients, pet food, cosmetics and adhesives. | |
| Prolific | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2022 | Link | The Prolific project will apply a range of processing technologies to agro-industrial residues of legumes, fungi and coffee in order to recover significant amounts of proteins/peptides, fibres and other value-added compounds. Once extracted by economically and environmentally sustainable protocols, the outputs will undergo enzymatic modification and conditioning techniques in an upscaled, industrially-relevant environment. Ultimately, this will provide viable amounts of the compounds and fractions necessary to produce 16 prototypes for the food, feed, packaging and cosmetic sectors. |
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| Reinvent | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2022 | Link | The automotive industry is constantly looking for new materials in order to reduce vehicle weight and comply with legislation while Buildings consume large amounts of resources to construct and operate. Europe’s construction and automotive industries are seen as having strong potential when it comes to implementing the EU’s Bio-economy for Europe action plan. The overarching objective of the ReInvent project is to develop and combine bio- based materials and fibres that can replace the petroleum based polyurethane (PUR) insulation and structural products used in buildings and biobased soft foams (by using lignocellulosic biomass) for vehicle and interior products. To enhance the sustainability of these products and materials, new energy and cost-efficient recycling technologies will be developed. |
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| Retrace | Bioeconomy Policy Processes | INTERREG Europe | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2020 | Link | RETRACE aims at promoting systemic design as a method allowing local and regional policies move towards a circular economy when waste from one productive process becomes input in another, preventing waste being released into the environment. RETRACE addresses the EU challenge of transitioning towards a Circular Economy following the priorities set up by the “Flagship Initiative for a Resource-efficient Europe” for a shift towards a resource-efficient, low-carbon economy to achieve sustainable growth as enshrined in Europe 2020 strategy and the EC Communication “Towards a circular economy: A zero waste programme for Europe”. | |
| Vanguarde Initiatives | Bioeconomy Policy Processes | EU-INNOSUP | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2020 | Link | The Focus area identified for cooperation is Bioeconomy within the framework of the Vanguard initiative. The Vanguard Initiative (VI) is an Interregional cooperation platform initiated by a group of 30 European regions (bottom up). VI has developed five so called ‘Pilots’. The Bioeconomy Pilot is one of them and concerns the implementation of synergies in new biobased value chains across regions based on their smart specialisations. Its goal is to develop new integral Biobased value chains and new connections between sectors as chemistry, agro, wood & paper, cosmetics and energy, leading to new interregional business opportunities and co-investment through interregional cooperation and partnerships, exchange of information and ideas | |
| SPICY Project | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | National Funding Programme | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2022 | Link | The Flemish Agency for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (VLAIO) approved the project SPICY, which stands for “Sugar-based chemicals and Polymers through Innovative Chemocatalysis and engineered Yeast”. The SPICY project is included in the cluster of projects, driven by a consortium consisting of KULeuven, UGent, UHasselt, VITO, VIB and Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant will work on the development of a technology platform for the valorisation of sugar. This cluster SBO project was created within the “Renewable Chemicals” program of Catalisti, the cluster for chemistry and plastics, with an emphasis on the strategic topic “Sugar”. The project is coordinated by Prof. dr. Bert Sels from KULeuven – COK, with support of Catalisti, while the current members of the advisory board of the project consortium include: 3M, Allnex, Beaulieu, Cargill, Eastman, EOC, Galactic, GF Biochemicals, GlobalYeast, INEOS Styrolution, Proviron, Solvay, Tereos and Tiense Suiker. The main goal of SPICY is to provide chemical industry with new or optimized processes to convert sugars into added value compounds, i.e. both drop-ins and novel biobased chemicals. Two complementary lines are hereto developed in parallel, one focusing on biotechnology based on improved yeast-strains and one based on chemocatalytic routes. A second aim of SPICY is to deliver proof-of-concept of their usefulness by targeting novel and functional polymeric materials, typically not found in the current oil-based value chain. SPICY Project is placed in the Flanders because is ideally suited to play a leading role in the shift towards a bio-based economy for a number of reasons, especially after the cancellation of the EU Sugar quota. First of all, there is a long-standing tradition of biomass (sugar beets, wheat) conversion into food ingredients different by the sugar ( organic acids, alcoholic beverages). On top of that, Flanders has a high level of education in both chemical and agricultural technology leading to strong expertise in collecting, sorting, and processing biomass (waste) towards high-value products. Finally, Flanders is also ideally located at the middle of the Antwerp-Rotterdam-Rhine-Ruhr Area (ARRRA), Europe’s largest petrochemical cluster, number one in the world when it comes to sales of chemicals and plastics per capita, and the main (production) location of more than half of the world’s top 20 chemical companies. These conditions seem promising to lead to new opportunities for sugar as feedstock for the production of chemicals and materials. |
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| SpiralG | Aquatic biomass for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2022 | Link | The aquatic environment is underexplored and under-exploited, with huge potential value. A small number of these are microalgae, with the capacity to make the best use of light, to protect against light, and to deploy defense systems and molecules involved in chemical communication. Microalgae are also among the fastest-growing plants on Earth, capable of doubling or even trebling their biomass daily. The SpiralG project aims to build an algal biorefinery on a demonstration-scale. This will take one of these microalgae and use it to produce several metric tonnes of phycocyanin per year. Phycocyanin is a pigment widely used in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food industries. The Project aims to revisit the sourcing, extraction, and co-valorization of the whole algae in the frame of an industrial biorefinery concept. |
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| Susbind | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2023 | Link | Currently, wood boards such as Particle Board (PB) and Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF) rely on the use of fossil-based binders, mainly formaldehyde-based binders. Although there has been a great deal of investigation into potential alternatives, to date none of the bio-based alternatives have performed satisfactorily on an industrial scale. By bringing together partners with an extensive technological background built up in recent years, the SUSBIND project aims to successfully produce and test bio-based binders as alternative to fossil-based binders. It will identify adequate feedstocks for production; develop new and greener production techniques including novel epoxidizing enzymes. In addition, it will produce and validate binders for Particle Board (PB) and Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF) with leading manufacturers. The results of SusBind will strengthen the European furniture industry by providing cost-efficient bio-based binders. |
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| Susfert | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | HORIZON 2020 | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2023 | Link | SUSFERT will develop multifunctional fertilisers for phosphorus and iron supply. The SUSFERT project will develop sustainable new sources for novel fertilizers to partly or fully replace fossil sources for P element. Specifically, it will reduce non-renewable phosphorus in fertilisers by 40 per cent, replace synthetic chelates for iron fertilisation, replace synthetic controlled release coatings and produce four compound fertilisers. |
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| Sweetwoods | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2022 | Link | The SWEETWOODS project aims to develop a first-of-a-kind bio-fractionation flagship plant (Estonia) that uses sustainable hardwood biomass. The process combines innovative pre-treatment technology with enzymatic solutions to provide sugar recovery levels of over 90 per cent with exceptionally high-quality lignin. Sugars and lignin can be further processed and converted to high-value BBPs capable of replacing fossil-based chemicals in a wide range of products. The project, which uses wood processing residues as a feedstock, will lead to wood-BBPs being produced on an industrial scale for the first time. | |
| Unravel | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2022 | Link | The UNRAVEL project aims to develop advanced pre-treatment, separation and conversion technologies for complex lignocellulosic biomass. The technology relies on pre-extraction, fractionation using low-temperature acetone and subsequent downstream processing to isolate and convert the lignocellulosic constituents into high-value applications. This will produce usable lignin fragments and monomeric sugars from the cellulose along with a hemicellulose fraction suitable for biochemical conversions. It will bring together specialists with expertise of the entire value chain from feedstock composition, chemical pulping and pre-treatment, enzymes production, polymer chemistry, separation and reactor engineering, techno-economic and sustainability assessments and knowledge dissemination, exploitation and communication. | |
| Vipriscar | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2021 | Link | Isosorbide is a mainly bio-based chemical with the potential to help manufacture a range of products, many of which currently rely on fossil-based raw materials. It has a number of applications in packaging, coating, printing and even healthcare, and shows particular promise in making parts for PC manufacturing. The VIPRISCAR project aims to improve production methods and demonstrate, through proof of process, the added value it can bring in three existing high-volume sectors - automotive and furniture, hot melt adhesives and biomedical applications. | |
| Woodzymes | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | BBI JU HORIZON 2020 | 2018-2019 | 2018 | 2021 | Link | Many wood processing techniques require extreme conditions of heat and alkalinity. WoodZymes seeks to develop extremozymes (enzymes that can function under extreme environments) and extremozyme‐based processes that will allow underutilised lignin and hemicellulose fractions of kraft pulp mills to be valorised. This will produce high‐value bio‐based compounds to be used as bio-equivalents of existing petroleum-based chemical building blocks and precursors. In doing so, they will create substitutive components (lignin-based phenolic resins and polyols) for the manufacture of medium-density fibreboards (MDF) and polyurethane (PU) insulation foams, potentially reducing or avoiding the use of toxic ingredients, whereas the sugar-derived compounds will be used as fibre bonding enhancers in papermaking. WoodZymes illustrates the potential of extremozymes in the global bio-based economy, contributing to the sustainability and competitiveness of cellulose and fibreboard and polyurethane manufacture. | |
| BioSet | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | National Funding Programme | 2018-2019 | 2019 | 2021 | Link | Environmentally friendly bio-based adhesives by potato, corn, or even wheat starch modified by using selected enzymes. The innovative glue and resins could reduce formaldehyde into the woody chipboard, therefore it could be suitable in the construction sector or in the woody construction industry for chipboard production. | |
| SMARTBOX | Agro-Forestry Wastes for BBPs | National Funding Programme | 2018-2019 | 2019 | 2023 | Link | SMARTBOX is developing an advanced computational engineering platform specifically for oxidative enzymes. Relying on this platform, SMARTBOX is developing the one-enzyme conversion of HMF into FDCA and intermediates, and the one-enzyme conversion of lignin monomers into a potential biobased building block for polycarbonates and vanillin. | |
| USABLE PACKAGING | Agro-Industrial Wastes for BBPs | National Funding Programme | 2018-2019 | 2019 | 2022 | Link | USABLE PACKAGING project will establish a new value chain for bioplastics (PHA). This will be based on low-cost and widely-available feedstock, such as by-products and sidestreams from the food processing industry. |
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