Abstract
The overall objective of the project is to obtain valuable bio-based products by the conversion of several types of urban bio-wastes by simple and assessed technologies and procedures, while also minimizing any residual or consequent waste to be disposed of.
More in details:
- target bio-based products are polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) and related PHA-based bioplastics; bio-based solvents (to be possibly used also in PHA extraction); fibers (to be used for PHA-based biocomposites);
- target urban bio-waste includes the organic fraction from separate collection of municipal solid waste, such as food and kitchen waste from households, restaurants, caterers and retail premises; excess sludge from treatment of urban wastewater (not excluding integration with wastewater treatment), garden and parks waste, and similar selected waste from food-processing facilities.
The feasibility of the proposed concept and scenarios will be investigated in territorial clusters, which have been selected in different European countries and present different characteristics, such as: Province of Trento (Italy); Barcelona Metropolitan area (Spain); Lisbon Metropolitan area (Portugal); South Wales (United Kingdom).
Economic analysis will be based on several PHA-derived bioplastics, which will be produced at pilot scale and tested for their final applications. These will include a full portfolio of applications: Biodegradable commodity film; Packaging interlayer film; Specialty durables (such as electronics and/or interior design good); Premium slow C release system for groundwater remediation.
Durata del progetto/Project duration
January the 1st, 2017 – december the 31st, 2019
Unibo Team Leader/Responsabile scientifico/Responsabile locale
Lorenzo Bertin
Coordinator
Mauro Majone (University “la Sapienza” of Rome, Italy)
Partnership
- Alma Mater Studiorum - Università Di Bologna (Italy)
- Area Metropolitana De Barcelona (Spain)
- Bbia (UK)
- Bioinicia Sl (Spain)
- Biotrend - Inovacao E Engenharia Em Biotecnologia Sa (Portugal)
- Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche (Italy)
- Danmarks Tekniske Universitet - Technical University Of Denmark (Denmark)
- Epal-Empresa Portuguesa Das Águas Livres, Sa (Portugal)
- Execon Partners Gmbh (Switzerland)
- Inail (Italy)
- Institut National De La Recherche Agronomique-Inra (France)
- Mi-Plast Doo Za Proizvodnju Trgovinu I Pruzanje Usluga - Mi-Plast Llc Manufacturing, Trading And Services Miplast (Croatia)
- Nova Id Fct - Associacao Para A Innovacao E Esenvolvimento Da Fct (Portugal)
- Physis S.R.L. (Italy)
- Provincia Autonoma Di Trento (Italy)
- So.F.Ter. S.P.A. (Italy)
- Università Ca' Foscari (Italy)
- Universita' Degli Studi Di Verona (Italy)
- Universitat De Barcelona (Spain)
- University Of South Wales Prifysgolde Cymru (UK)
Finanziamento/Contribution/Budget
Euro 3 377 915
Sito web
https://www.resurbis.eu