Turning agri-food waste and biomass into sustainable polymers.
The Polymers-5B project develops novel alternative biological polymers synthesized from biobased monomers sourced from underexploited second-generation feedstocks, such as agri/food waste and biomass, obeying the food first and cascading principle.
Polymers-5B brings together cutting-edge technologies and knowledge to develop and drive innovation in biocatalysis and green chemistry processes, generating novel bio-based polymers like polyesters and polyamides with pendent functional groups (e.g. hydroxy, carboxylic, amine, epoxy, thiol, etc.), polyphenols and polyfurans, which mimic fossil-based polymers properties, targeting improved biodegradability.
These new polymers will be blended to provide valuable bio-composites and polymeric materials for the textile, automotive, furniture and polymeric resin markets.
On the other hand, the machine learning tools of the project will drive the optimisation of the developed technologies towards a minimum resource usage, while technological, economic, and environmental sustainability aspects will be incorporated by Eurecat early in the design phase by adopting Sustainable by Design (SSbD) approaches.
Eurecat participates in the project through different Technological Units: Waste, Energy and Environmental Impact (WEEI), Water, Air and Soil (WAS), Chemical Technology, Functional Textiles and Composite Materials.
The Polymers-5B consortium is made up of 12 partners from seven European countries.
General details
Project
Polymers-5B – Synthesis of Biobased and Biodegradable polymers using monomers from renewable Biowastes via Biocatalysis and Green Chemistry to contribute to European Circular Bioeconomy
Project reference
101157840
Programme and call for tender
Project funded by the Horizon Europe programme of the European Union under the call HORIZON-JU-CBE-2023-R-04 – Development of novel, high-performance bio-based polymers and co-polymers
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