RELATED PROJECTS
The biobased revolution is something we cannot do on our own and we are glad to recognize partner projects that support our common goal.
BioReCer
Project duration: September 2022 – November 2025
BioReCer (Biological Resources Certifications Schemes) aims to ensure the environmental performance and traceability of the biological feedstock used by the bio-based industries, deploying guidelines to strengthen the current certification schemes. Within this approach, the added value, the use, as well as social acceptance of bioproducts will be increased. To fulfil this goal, BioReCer is structured in three main technological pillars: i) to develop a multidimensional assessment framework for the biological feedstocks and their associated supply chains; ii) to create a BioReCer Innovation Ecosystem Living-Lab with a multi-agent approach, testing the framework in four bio-based systems supply chain case studies; and iii) to use all this knowledge to complement current certification schemes including new criteria for certifying the sustainability, origin and traceability of biological resources, and ensuring applicability in the EU and globally. The project involves 16 partners from 7 countries.
ICARUS - International Cooperation for Sustainable Aviation Biofuels
Project duration: October 2023 – September 2026
The EU-funded project ICARUS – International Cooperation for Sustainable Aviation Biofuels – is dedicated to advancing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production by addressing critical technology limitations for three pivotal SAF production routes: biocrude from hydrothermal liquefaction to SAF, isobutanol from lignocellulosic biomass to SAF, and synthetic Fischer-Tropsch fuels from biomass gasification to SAF. These three value chains have been strategically chosen due to their proximity to market and their indispensable role in achieving European and international SAF deployment targets.
ICARUS builds on a strong international consortium of 20 reputed partners including 5 partners from three Mission Innovation Countries (MIC) Canada, India and Brazil, and two partners from USA joining R&I activities as members of the External Executive Advisory Board (EEAB).
PROMOFER - Boosting upstream and downstream processes to maximize yield of PHB production and 2,3-butanediol
Project duration: June 2024 – May 2028
PROMOFER is an EU co-funded project addressing the valorisation of two kinds of feedstock (lignocellulosic biomass and food industry waste) through the improvement of the fermentation processes and downstream purification solving identified bottlenecks at both upstream and downstream steps and producing high-value applications. The main goal of the project is to improve the efficiency in the fermentation process production of two of the most commercialized biobased compounds: Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate), PHBV, a flexible biodegradable and biobased polymer with higher thermal and mechanical properties compared to well-known PHB and 2,3-butanediol (BDO), a chemical compound with a high demand for a wide range of applications (printing inks, perfumes, fumigants, moistening agents and softening agents). In this case, 2,3-BDO obtained by fermentation will be used as starting material to produce biobased polyurethanes (PUs). PROMOFER will demonstrate fermentation technologies to facilitate the large-scale deployment of industrial bio-based systems (PHBV and 2,3-BDO).
PROMOFER project will focus on improving the efficiencies (yield, titre, selectivity) of the entire value chain in which fermentation processes are involved to obtain bioproducts such as PHVB, 2,3-BDO and PU, but also in the transformation of these biobased bioplastics into products destined to the market. Additionally, the PROMOFER project will target a significant improvement of the environmental performance using recycling and re-use strategies. To achieve this objective, 5 different strategies will be applied, focusing on the stages that comprise the value chain.
PROMOFER project started in June 2024 and is running for 48 months, coordinated by AIMPLAS and supported by an international consortium of 13 partners from 7 different European countries. PROMOFER will contribute to significant knowledge advancements of the state-of-the-art in biobased waste treatments, improvements of strain capacities, uses of biocatalysts, process designs and downstream processes.
ZEBRA - Zero Emission Biochemical and Renewable Additives
Project duration: November 2022 – October 2026
Short project description: ZEBRA-LIFE is an EU-funded project under the LIFE Programme that develops a novel thermo-oxidative depolymerization technology to valorize lignin from the pulp & paper industry. Lignin, currently used for energy, will be transformed into bio-aromatic compounds with antioxidant and UV-protective properties, replacing fossil-based additives in sectors such as food, cosmetics, rubber, fuels, and lubricants. The technology, led by CENER, will be scaled up in a pilot plant in Navarra (Spain) to reach TRL 6 by 2025, demonstrating environmental and economic viability and creating a new circular value chain. The project aims to reduce environmental impacts of synthetic additives, foster employment, and promote renewable solutions. The consortium includes CENER, Bioquochem, Repsol, Roka Furadada, Smurfit Kappa Navarra, CTR, ASINCAR, and Inveniam Group.
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The project is supported by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking and its members. Funded by the European Union. GA ID 101214432. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CBE JU. Neither the European Union nor the CBE JU can be held responsible for them.