PROLIFIC - Integrated cascade processes for the extraction of proteins and bioactive molecules from Legumes, Fungi and Coffee agro-industrial side streams

Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 790157.

About

The overall objective of the PROLIFIC project is to apply, validate and scale up an integrated array of PROcesses, to recover a significant amount of proteins/peptides and other value-added compounds (e.g. carotenoids, phenols and fibres) from agro-industrial processing residues of legumes (seeds of peas, beans and chickpeas), fungi (cuttings and mycelia of different species) and coffee (silver skin and not compliant green beans).

 Within this it will pursue the following specific objectives:

  • mapping the availability and sustainability of the chosen feedstocks (legumes, fungi and coffee residues) during and after the project;

  • defining the specifications and compliance of residue derived compounds with existing regulations;

  • establishing flexible and fully-scalable biorefinery extraction protocols for isolating proteins and bioactive compounds from plant residues;

  • converting extracted fractions into valuable ingredients tailored to the specific final applications of industrial end-users;

  • selecting, validating and demonstrating the use of extracted/converted fractions as ingredients in the food sector;

  • Selecting, validating and demonstrating the use of extracted/converted fractions as ingredients in cosmetic sector;

  • selecting, validating and demonstrating the use of extracted/converted fractions as ingredients and additives in packaging sector;

  • selecting, validating and demonstrating the use of extracted/converted fractions as ingredients in the animal feed sector.

Duration

Settembre 2018 - Agosto 2022

DICAM Project Responsible

Annamaria Celli

Coordinator

FACHHOCHSCHULE NORDWESTSCHWEIZ, Switzerland

Participants

  • ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITÀ DI BOLOGNA, Italy
  • IRIS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, SOCIEDAD LIMITADA, Spain
  • UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PARMA, Italy
  • STAZIONE SPERIMENTALE PER L'INDUSTRIA DELLE CONSERVE ALIMENTARI, Italy
  • CELABOR SCRL, Belgium
  • IGV INSTITUT FUR GETREIDEVERARBEITUNG GMBH. Germany
  • STOLZENBERGER REINER ERICH, Germany
  • BIO BASE EUROPE PILOT PLANT VZW, Belgium
  • CONSERVES FRANCE, France
  • RTD TALOS LIMITED, Cyprus
  • TSATSOS GEORGIOS, Greece
  • ILLYCAFFE S.P.A, Italy
  • NUTRITION SCIENCES, Belgium
  • PLEURETTE, France
  • FEMTO ENGINEERING SRL, Italy
  • INNOVACOOP SRL, Italy

EU contribution

Euro  4 672 382,75

Website

https://www.prolific-project.eu/