Projects

The economic costs of food waste are reckoned to total around € 705 bn globally. There are also significant hidden environmental and social costs...

Levulinic acid has long been identified as a versatile ‘green’ chemical precursor for many applications. It is widely recognised as a platform...

The GRETE project aims to develop new and better technologies for wood pulp modification, cellulose dissolution and fibre quality generation complying...

The construction industry is a significant source of pollution, greatly contributing to greenhouse gas emissions and waste. The environmental impact...

HICCUPS proposes a resource-efficient way of capturing CO2 emissions from wastewater treatment plants and turning them into bio-based plastics for...

Biodegradable packing seems everywhere, but in fact is not used for a range of demanding applications. For many food products, current materials do...

IASIS aims to provide solutions for curing both contaminated and saline land through phytomanagement. The project’s team will cultivate eight high...

The main aim of the ICT-BIOCHAIN project is to identify ways to use ICT effectively to increase the efficiency of biomass supply chains for the bio...

Plant dry matter, also known as lignocellulosic biomass, is all the material of the plant excluding water. It is the largest source of renewable...

The InDIRECT project aims to develop the use of indirect cascading biorefinery processes to convert underspent side streams from the agricultural and...

There is a steadily-growing demand for bio-based chemicals, as they increasingly find new applications in industrial chemicals and pharmaceuticals as...

Against the background of a rising global population and the pressure protein production places on natural resources, sustainable production of...

Agri-plastic pollution poses a global risk by degrading soil health, reducing soil fertility, threatening biodiversity, and contaminating water...

The textile industry remains heavily reliant on fossil-derived synthetic dyes. While efforts to transition towards sustainable alternatives continue...

As Europe in particular seeks to transition to a bio-based economy, it is important that the sources of feedstock are maximised. One potentially...

Modern agriculture relies heavily on fertilisers to help plants grow and keep crop yields high. Most of them are however made of non-renewable...

The Andean lupin has long been grown in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. These plants are also suitable for cultivation in Europe, where they can thrive on...

The global carbon fibre based composites market is worth an estimated €25 bn. However, using fossil resources to produce the main precursor for carbon...

Europe is shifting to an economy that is making greater and more sustainable use of renewable resources. Aside from the clear environmental benefits...

The issue of sustainability is multifactorial; it is not restricted to the materials with which items are fabricated; it also embraces the various...