All Projects

Afterlife
  • Aerobic fermentation, Anaerobic fermentation, Bioplastics, CAPEX, Circular Economy, Demonstration (TRL 5-7), Fermentation, H2020 BBI-RIA, Industrial sidestreams, LCA, Mixed culture, PHA, PHB, Passed projects, Polymers and packaging and biomaterials, Process development (TRL 4-5), Process waters, Product recovery and purification, Scale-up (TRL 4-6), WP leader

The AFTERLIFE project proposes a flexible, cost- and resource-efficient process for recovering and valorising the relevant fractions from wastewater.

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BioRen
  • 2G biomass, Advanced fuels, Biofuel, Bulk chemicals, Ethanol, Finished projects, Fuels, Glycerol tertiary butyl ether, H2020-RIA, Industrial sidestreams, Isobutanol, MSW, Municipal solid waste, Other feedstock, Paper & cardboard, Process development (TRL 4-5), Product recovery and purification, Scale-up, Scale-up (TRL 4-6), WP leader

The objective of BioRen is to develop competitive drop-in biofuels for road transport from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW). A higher value fuel is targeted: glycerol tertiary butyl ether (GTBE) is a promising fuel additive to both diesel and gasoline that improves engine performance and cuts harmful exhaust emissions (e.g. fine dust).

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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, Finished projects, In situ product recovery, Industrial sidestreams, Lactic acid, Moonshot flanders-cSBO, 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
  • (Inter)Cluster, 1G sugar, 2G biomass, Biomass pretreatment, Bioplastics, Bulk chemicals, Butadiene, Butanediol, CO2, Diols, Fermentation, Finished projects, Gas fermentation, Gasses, H2, Industrial sidestreams, Low TRL, MOT 1 - biobased chemistry, Moonshot flanders-cSBO, Paper & cardboard, Polymers and packaging and biomaterials, Process development (TRL 4-5), Product recovery and purification, Regional-flanders, Sugar

Using micro-organisms, GREEN-B2B aims to convert paper and cardboard waste into chemicals such as biobased butadiene.

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MUCOFORM
  • 2G sugar, 2G sugar - industrial, Bulk chemicals, EU RRF project, Fermentation, Finished projects, Fwo, In situ product recovery, Industrial sidestreams, Low TRL, Muconic acid, Organic acids, Paper and cardboard, Partner, Product recovery and purification, Regional-flanders, Specialty chemicals, WP leader

Synthesis and transformation of muconic acid into platform molecules starting from biomass.

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My-Fi
  • Aerobic fermentation, Automotive applications, Brewers spent grain, Fermentation, Finished projects, Food related sidestreams, H2020-IA, Industrial sidestreams, Partner, Polymers and packaging and biomaterials, Residue textile industry, Scale-up (TRL 4-6), Textile fibres

The MY-FI project targets the development of responsible fabrics composed of a new and innovative material based on mycelium micro-fibres, to meet the latest market demands for beautiful, sustainable and functional materials. 

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Nano3Bio
  • 1G sugar, Agricultural applications, Agriculture, Animal feed, Biomedical applications, Biopolymers, Chitin, Chito-oligosaccharides, Chitosans, Cosmetic ingredients, FP7, Fermentation, Finished projects, Food related sidestreams, Glycerol, Industrial sidestreams, Partner, Personal and home care, Personal care, Process development (TRL 4-5), Product recovery & purification, Scale-up (TRL 4-6)

The Nano3Bio project aims to develop biotechnological production systems for nanoformulated chitosans. Chitosans are among the most versatile and most promising biopolymers and have excellent physico-chemical and material properties as well as a wide range of biological functionalities.

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UPLIFT
  • Biodegradable, Bioplastics, Biopolymers, Eco-design, Enzyme development, Fermentation, Finished projects, Food and drink packaging, H2020-RIA, Industrial sidestreams, 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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USABLE PACKAGING
  • Biodegradable, Biomaterials, Bioplastics, Biopolymers, Finished projects, H2020 BBI-RIA, Industrial sidestreams, Mixed culture, PHA, PHB, Packaging, Partner, Polymers and packaging and biomaterials, Process development (TRL 4-5), Process waters, Product recovery and purification, Scale-up (TRL 4-6)

USABLE PACKAGING project will establish a new value chain for bioplastics. This will be based on low-cost and widely-available feedstock, such as by-products and sidestreams from the food processing industry.

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