The AFTERLIFE project proposes a flexible, cost- and resource-efficient process for recovering and valorising the relevant fractions from wastewater...
The EU is already the largest producer of food and drink in the world. Yet as the demand for food increases – and the need for EU food security grows...
Despite being one of the largest markets in the world for biochemicals, very few biomass-derived compounds are being developed here in Europe. However...
The growing success of the bio-based economy is creating an unforeseen problem demand for suitable feedstocks which is proving increasingly difficult...
Novel fibre substrates are needed to replace conventional materials and reduce the pressure to use woody biomass to the extent that the carbon sink of...
The FUNGUSCHAIN project aims to extract value from the agricultural offcuts of commercial mushroom farming. It seeks to process these offcuts into bio...
The GRETE project aims to develop new and better technologies for wood pulp modification, cellulose dissolution and fibre quality generation complying...
There is a steadily-growing demand for bio-based chemicals, as they increasingly find new applications in industrial chemicals and pharmaceuticals as...
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...
Europe is shifting to an economy that is making greater and more sustainable use of renewable resources. Aside from the clear environmental benefits...
With an increasing population and a consequent growing demand for land for food, new sources of food, feed and industrial raw materials are urgently...
Global plastic production relies heavily on petrochemicals – around 8 % of the world oil production goes to manufacturing plastics. However, there is...
Olive groves are a common sight throughout southern Europe, particularly in the Mediterranean countries and in Portugal. While the fruit of the olive...
