Projects

The Central Europe LEaders in Bioeconomy (CELEBio) project aims at strengthening the enabling environment for bio-based businesses in eight countries...

Packaging is essential for transporting and protecting food and goods and communicating end-user information. The food packaging industry, agile to...

The use of polymers in manufacturing is an essential element of numerous aspects of modern life. They are used to create the high-strength, low-weight...

While there have been huge advances in waste recycling over recent decades, there still remains room for improvement; some waste is not used as...

Achievement of Europe’s sustainability and climate goals requires a transition from fossil-based to bio-based chemical building blocks. As an abundant...

CUBIC is developing sustainable and circular bio-based materials, including polyamides, pre-pregs and carbon fibres for use in thermoplastic and...

The EU generates almost 140 million tonnes of urban biowaste every year. Around 75 percent of this is sent for incineration or landfilled and has a...

A recently developed enzyme has the potential to increase biogas yield by 10% or more. However, the current fermentation process does not yield enough...

Dendromass4Europe (D4EU) aims at establishing sustainable, Short-Rotation Coppice (SRC)-based, regional cropping systems for agricultural dendromass...

Cellulose is the most widely-available renewable material on Earth. Using cellulose-derived materials to replace fossil-based plastics in a range of...

The lightweight and excellent mechanical properties of thermoset fibre-reinforced composites (FRCs) make them attractive materials for demanding...

Polyamides (Nylon) and polyesters are two of the most widespread families of polymers, with applications spanning from garments, carpets and...

Forests and forestry will play a key role in making a European bio-based economy a reality. By applying modern technology to forestry techniques, the...

ELLIPSE will produce polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) – natural biodegradable polyesters – using significant, locally available and renewable waste...

Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHP) waste, which includes post-consumers nappies, adult incontinence products, feminine hygiene items, wipes, etc. are...

Biomass bio-refineries can be greener and even more effective if they use efficient bio-based chemical technologies. EnzOx2 explores the potential use...

Plastic waste is a major and increasing problem for the EU. In 2017, more than 27 million tonnes of plastic waste were produced in the EU28 (plus...

Lignin from pulping processes represents a major source of underexploited material with an estimated 17 million tonnes of lignin available from...

The EXCornsEED project will combine chemistry, biology, engineering and biotechnology tools and expertise to develop and validate processes for...

Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) is a revolutionary product, with potential in a huge range of applications, including personal care, cosmetics, home...