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Read More… from Biorefine Cluster News Bulletin ‘January 2022′
Roadside verges are an important natural resource and as part of the Grassification project we surveyed road verge plants to understand the effects of cut and collection vs cut and leave of roadside grass clippings over time. We wanted to know more about the plants that were observed on the roadside verges (and other grassland and marginal land in the UK), and their contribution to biodiversity and ecosystem services. […]
The Grassification project is aims to valorize roadside grass clippings. Project partners from several organisations have examined different commodities that may add value using the road verge vegetation. These products could, in turn, improve the circular economy by reducing waste and creating a marketable product. These products include food for insects, a source of energy for algae production, furniture, biofertilizers and a source of energy from waste via anaerobic digestion. […]
Read More… from Quantification of contaminants in road verge material
ECOFUNCO organised its first workshop on bio-based materials research. […]
Read More… from ECOFUNCO first workshop on bio-based materials research
The trend for vegan or high nutritional value and functional food is unbroken. Recovering the required protein from agro-industrial side-streams would enhance the overall efficiency of arable land use without compromising food production. […]
Read More… from PROLIFIC: Plant-based proteins for food products
PROLIFIC extracts valuable compounds from agro-industrial side streams. Protein, polyphenols or fibres shall find future application in food, cosmetics, animal feed, or packaging. During the first two years of the project partners have developed and optimized different methods to extract compounds from peas, chickpeas, coffee green beans and various fungi feedstock. […]
Read More… from PROLIFIC: Mastering the up-scaling challenge