PROMOFER

To achieve its objective of improving the fermentation process and downstream purification, PROMOFER aims to:

• Apply an efficient pre-treatment to lignocellulosic biomass.
• Develop microbial-based processes to transform different types of post-industrial wastes into polymers.
• Improve fermentation capabilities and performance of microbial production of polymers by using different methodologies, among which genetic engineering.
• Improve polymers extraction and purification by applying environmentally friendly alternatives.
• Apply an efficient process design for the fermentation to maximise the accumulation of produced polymers.
• Obtain bio-based polymeric compounds and demonstrate their performance through the production of prototypes for packaging and agricultural applications.
• Improve the environmental performance across all fermentation process stages.
• Assess public awareness and acceptance of bio-based products, as well as support acceptance of scalable bio-based solutions.

The PROMOFER project expects to:

• Make available new industrial biotechnology-based production routes for bio-based products from sustainably sourced biomass.
• Improve productivity, yield, titre, and selectivity of scaled-up fermentation processes for bio-based products.
• Increase competitiveness of European biorefineries.
• Improve the environmental performance across the value chain against fossil-based or bio-based benchmarks.
• Improve circularity and resource efficiency via practical application of the circular bioeconomy concept.
• Promote social acceptance of circular bio-based solutions and products.
• Make a broader range of bio-based products available that meet market requirements.
• Facilitate market uptake of scalable bio-based solutions.