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PROMOFER

Boosting upstream and downstream processes to maximize yield of PHB production and 2,3-butanediol

Budget
7.278.906,25
Duration
Start date:
01/06/2024
End date:
31/05/2028
Beneficiaries
AIMPLAS, INSTITUTO REGIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO AGROALIMENTARIO Y FORESTAL DE CASTILLA LA MANCHA (IRIAF), GESTIÓN AMBIENTAL DE CASTILLA-LA MANCHA (GEACAM), PAQUES Biomaterials B. V. (PAQUES), BIO BASE EUROPE PILOT PLANT VZW (BBEPP), UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN (UCD), CELIGNIS LIMITED (CELIGNIS), Novamont S.p.A. (NVMT), VEGEA SRL (VEGEA), STICHTING PDC RESEARCH FOUNDATION (PDC), HELLENIC BIOMASS ASSOCIATION (HELLABIOM), ETAM ANONYMH ETAIREIA SYMBOYLEYTIKON KAI MELETHTIKON YPIRESION (ETAM), RIGHT-CLICK (RC)
SDG

AIMPLAS is aligned in this project with the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Objectives

The main goal of the PROMOFER project is to improve the efficiency in the fermentation process production of two of the most commercialized biobased compounds: Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) a flexible biodegradable and biobased polymer with higher thermal and mechanical properties compared to well-know PHB and 2,3-butanediol (BDO), a chemical compound with a high demand for a wide range of applications (printing inks, perfumes, fumigants, moistening agents and softening agents). In this case, 2,3-BDO obtained by fermentation will be used as starting material to produce biobased polyurethanes (PUs). PROMOFER will demonstrate fermentation technologies to facilitate the large-scale deployment of industrial bio-based systems (PHBV and 2,3- BDO).

Description

EU biorefineries producing bio-based products are expected to be an important part of the circular bio-based economy. Moreover, deployment of biorefineries that utilise EU biomass will increase safe supply of raw materials, decrease emissions, and create jobs and business opportunities, especially in rural areas. Approximately 300 chemical and material driven biorefineries at commercial or demonstration scale are located in the EU.

PROMOFER project will address the valorisation of two kinds of feedstock (lignocellulosic biomass and food industry waste) through the improvement of the fermentation processes and downstream purification solving identified bottlenecks at both upstream and downstream steps and producing high-value applications. It will be produced 3 SSbD, circular bio-based products 1, 2) polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) to be used in geotextile nets applications (agriculture sector) and coated paper packaging applications (packaging sectors); 3) 2,3-Butanediol (2,3-BDO) to produce bio-based PU for the technical textile applications in the fashion industry sector. The integration of these waste streams as biorefinery feedstocks will allow reducing the volumes of landfilled waste, improving competitiveness, resource efficiency and opening new opportunities for the bioplastics production with added advantages of environmental performances and social acceptance. PROMOFER will work towards achieving an optimal cascading use of bio-based feedstock, aiming for ‘zero waste’ and ‘zero-pollution’ operations.

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Financing

circular biobased europe

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Nº Expediente:
101157239
Importe:
783.365,00
Funding Organization:
Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking
Other sectors
Raw materials
Recycling
Circular economy
European
08. Trabajo decente y crecimiento económico
09. Industria, innovación e infraestructura
12. Producción y consumo responsables
13. Acción por el clima
Biotechnology
Catalysis
Polymer synthesis
Recycling