All Projects

AC2GEN
  • (Inter)Cluster, 2G sugar, 2G sugar - agriculture, 2G sugar - industrial, Agricultural sidestreams, Biopolymers, Bulk chemicals, Carbon fibres, Chemical building blocks, Coating, Coordinator, Corn stover, DSP process development, Fermentation, In situ product recovery, Industrial sidestreams, Moonshot flanders-cSBO, Ongoing projects, Paper and cardboard, Polymers and packaging and biomaterials, Process development (TRL 4-5), Product recovery and purification, Regional-flanders, WP leader

Acrylates from 2nd generation sugars: a powerful combination of fermentation, catalysis, and CO2 recycling

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ELLIPSE
  • Biomass pretreatment, Bioplastics, Fermentation, HEurope-CBEJU-IA, Industrial sidestreams, Ongoing projects, PHA, Paper and cardboard, Partner, Polymers and packaging and biomaterials, Product recovery and purification

The ELLIPSE project will address the valorisation of two heterogeneous waste streams generated in significant amounts in Europe, slaughterhouse waste (bellygrass) and paper and pulp sludge, to produce cost-efficient PHAs for agricultural and packaging sectors.

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FERM eiwit
  • 1G sugar, 2G sugar, Agricultural sidestreams, Agriculture, Biomass pretreatment, Bulk chemicals, Coordinator, Database and network, Demonstration (TRL 5-7), Enzymes, Feed, Fermentation, Fermented foods, Food, Food ingredients, Food related sidestreams, Forestry sidestreams, Gas fermentation, Gasses, Industrial sidestreams, Low TRL, Oils and derivatives, Ongoing projects, Other feedstock, Personal and home care, Process development (TRL 4-5), Product recovery and purification, Proteins, Regional-flanders, Scale-up (TRL 4-6), Single cell protein, VLAIO/AO, Value chain building, WP leader

The ‘FERM eiwit’-project focuses on strengthening Flanders as an international leader in fermentation-based proteins.

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FUCATIL
  • (Inter)Cluster, 2G sugar, 2G sugar - agriculture, 2G sugar - industrial, Acrylic deratives, Agricultural sidestreams, Automotive, Biopolymers, Bulk chemicals, Carbon fibres, Chemical building blocks, Coordinator, Corn stover, DSP process development, Fermentation, In situ product recovery, Industrial sidestreams, Lactic acid, Moonshot flanders-cSBO, Ongoing projects, Paper and cardboard, Polymers and packaging and biomaterials, Process development (TRL 4-5), Product recovery and purification, Regional-flanders, WP leader

Full Carbon Utilization: Conversion of abundant Flemish waste streams into platform chemicals using advanced separation and catalytic technologies

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Green-B2B-2
  • 2G sugar, 2G sugar - industrial, Bulk chemicals, Butadiene, Butanediol, Chemical building blocks, Fermentation, Green chemistry, Heterogeneous catalysis, Industrial sidestreams, Low TRL, Moonshot flanders-cSBO, Ongoing projects, Paper and cardboard, Partner, Polymers and packaging and biomaterials, Process development (TRL 4-5), Product recovery and purification, Regional-flanders, VLAIO/AO, WP leader

Sustainable production of butadiene from paper and cardboard waste through fermentation to 1,3-butanediol and catalytic conversion.

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HYBRID
  • (Inter)Cluster, Dicarboxylic acids, Industrial sidestreams, Low TRL, Moonshot flanders-cSBO, Ongoing projects, Organic acids, Partner, Plastic waste, Polymers and packaging and biomaterials, Regional-flanders, Specialty chemicals

Harnessing pyrolysis and biotechnology to recycle mixed plastic waste to dicarboxylic acids.

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REPurpose
  • 2G sugar, 2G sugar - industrial, Alcohols, Biocatalysis, Biodegradable, Biomass pretreatment, Bioplastics, Bulk chemicals, Chemical building blocks, Construction materials, Consumer goods, Coordinator, Enzymes, Fermentation, Forestry sidestreams, Green chemistry, HEurope-Other, HEurope-RIA, Industrial sidestreams, Lignin biomass, Ongoing projects, Paper & cardboard, Plastic waste, Polymers, Polymers and packaging and biomaterials, Process development (TRL 4-5), Product recovery and purification, Scale-up (TRL 4-6), WP leader

Recyclable Elastomeric Plastics safely and sUstainably designed and produced via enzymatic Recycling of Post-cOnsumer waSte strEams

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SURFs UP
  • 2G sugar, 2G sugar - food, 2G sugar - forestry, 2G sugar - industrial, Agriculture, Biosurfactants, Coordinator, Cosmetic ingredients, Demonstration (TRL 5-7), Detergent ingredients, Detergents, Food related sidestreams, Food waste, Forestry sidestreams, Glycerol, HEurope - CBE JU, HEurope-CBEJU-IA, Hard wood, Industrial sidestreams, MELs, Oils and derivatives, Ongoing projects, Personal and home care, Scale-up (TRL 4-6), Sophorolipids, Starch, Used cooking oil

Safe and sustainable by design microbial and lignin-based biosurfactants sourced from sustainable feedstock for home, personal care and agrochemical application.

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UPLIFT
  • Biodegradable, Bioplastics, Biopolymers, Eco-design, Enzyme development, Fermentation, Food and drink packaging, H2020-RIA, Industrial sidestreams, Ongoing projects, Partner, Plastic upcycling, Plastic waste, Polymers, Polymers and packaging and biomaterials, Scale-up (TRL 4-6)

The concept of UPLIFT is to introduce biological depolymerization technology as an addition and integration to established recycling practices, by converting persistent plastic waste into more easily recyclable and/or degradable polymers.

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