ECOFUNCO objective is to extract and functionalise molecules from biomass sources to develop new bio-based coatings for cellulosic and plastic substrate. The team of researchers behind ECOFUNCO is working tirelessly to develop new materials and to adapt already available techniques to the current and foreseen market requirements […]
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On Thursday, September 30, 2021, Natural Fibertastic will take place for the 5th time. Natural Fibertastic is the event for pioneers within the domain of circular biobased (re)construction and infrastructure that together pursue the sustainability objectives. […]
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ECOFUNCO organised its first workshop on bio-based materials research. […]
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The Grassification project is aimed at valorizing roadside grass clippings as renewable feedstock in industrial processes and demonstrating the economic potential for products resulting from its refining. During the webinar, project partners showcased the possibilities and feasibility of producing different building materials and landscape infrastructures from grass fibres. Not only results from the project were presented, but also interesting practices from the market. […]
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Even though the Grassification project will end on November, 2021, the project partners still have some exciting developments being carried out in these final months to make sure we cover the maximum amount of aspects to enable the use of roadside grass clippings as a resource! Check out below the ongoing activities and be sure to follow Grassification project website and newsletter to learn about the final outcomes. […]
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. […]
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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. […]
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PROLIFIC is a BBI JU funded research and innovation action. A consortium gathering 18 partners develops and applies new processes and technological solutions to transform agro-industrial residues into higher value products. Our cascading approach extracts proteins and bioactive molecules from legumes, fungi and coffee agro-industrial side-streams. […]
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There is great potential for green innovations of plastic packaging. Already in its first public workshop “Residual Biomasses for Eco-compatible and Sustainable Food Packaging” Prolific explored the various options to produce and apply bio-based polymers or biomass-derived fillers. Further efforts are directed towards improving the shelf-life of perishable goods by functional packaging. The encapsulation of active compounds like polyphenols, or coatings containing chitosan potentially bring anti-bacterial, anti-fungal or antioxidant properties. […]
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