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 aim of LigniOx project is to demonstrate the techno-economic viability of the unique alkali-O2 oxidation technology (LigniOx) for the conversion...
The MACRO CASCADE project will prove the concept of the cascading marine macroalgal biorefinery. This is a production platform that covers the entire...
Plastic recycling is a major technological challenge. Currently, only 14 per cent is recycled, with 72 per cent simply not recovered at all. Despite...
Mixed biowaste from the agri-food sector is both abundant and rich in valuable compounds. But its potential is largely untapped: 75% of it goes into...
The EU’s largest business sector is its food and drink industry. It is also its biggest producer of waste, of which 50 % is organic waste. Currently...
Creating the bioeconomy lies at the heart of Europe’s solution to the economic and environmental challenges facing society now and in the future. If...
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...
As the world’s population increases, it needs more textiles. A source with great potential for long term increase in production volumes are man-made...
