URBIOFIN

Demonstration of an integrated innovative biorefinery for the transformation of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) into new BioBased products (URBIOFIN)

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Project details

Type of project: Innovation Action - Demonstration
Project focus: Packaging
Feedstock origin: Organic waste
Feedstock type: Organic fraction of municipal solid waste

Project period: 1 June 2017 - 30 September 2022
Status: Completed
CBE JU Contribution: € 10 946 366,03
Call identifier: H2020-BBI-JTI-2016

Summary

Each person in Europe generates an average of 500 kg of municipal solid waste (MSW) per year. Around 50 % of this is organic waste, made up of carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids, all of which represent useful raw materials for creating valuable products. In addition, converting these will reduce the polluting effects and contribute to the shift to a genuine circular economy.

Digesting and composting have helped reduce the biodegradable fraction of MSW sent to landfills. However, the low economic value of compost and biogas leads to higher taxes for citizens to support separate sourcing systems, slowing potential adoption. However, new bio-based products can help to improve the sustainability of such approaches.

The URBIOFIN project has demonstrated the techno-economic and environmental viability of converting the organic fraction of MSW at a semi-industrial scale. It has created chemical building blocks, bio-based polymers, and additives using the urban biorefinery concept applied to MSW. Ultimately, URBIOFIN has offered a new feasible and more sustainable scenario for the current treatment of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste.

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Project coordination

PERSEO BIOTECHNOLOGY S.L. L'ALCUDIA, Spain

Consortium

URBASER SA MADRID, Spain
UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID VALLADOLID, Spain
NATUREPLAST MONDEVILLE, France
NOVOZYMES A/S Bagsvaerd, Denmark
THE INTERNATIONAL NATURAL AND ORGANIC COSMETICS ASSOCIATION AISBL BRUXELLES, Belgium
LEYGATECH SAS Saint Romain Lachalm, France
CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES ENERGETICAS MEDIOAMBIENTALES Y TECNOLOGICAS MADRID, Spain
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS MADRID, Spain
FUNDACION UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID VALLADOLID, Spain
GESTION AMBIENTAL DE CASTILLA-LA MANCHA SA Cuenca, Spain
ETAM ANONYMH ETAIREIA SYMBOYLEYTIKON KAI MELETHTIKON YPIRESION IRAKLEIO, Greece
AINIA Paterna Valencia, Spain
INSTITUTO REGIONAL DE INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO AGROALIMENTARIO Y FORESTAL DE CASTILLA-LA MANCHA TOMELLOSO, Spain
IRIS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, SOCIEDAD LIMITADA CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT, Spain
STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH Wageningen, Netherlands
BIOMASA PENINSULAR S.A Madrid, Spain