Objective Currently, different origin waste oils have been used mostly as animal feed, raw material for soap makers, and feed stock for fatty acid production. The existent patents and commercial processes to make fatty acids from waste oils always refers to hydrolysis and acidification steps using strong acids such as sulphuric or hydrochloridic acids, producing a mixture of fatty acids, inorganic salts, water, and other small components such as glycerine or phospholipids. Waste technical fats can provide a raw material basis for the production of surfactants. This amount of waste oil will serve as raw material for obtaining bio-surfactant and ester oils by biotechnological processes.This project Bio-SURFEST will develop two biotechnological processes at semi-industrial scale in order to produce two different classes of bio-products, bio-surfactants and ester oils (non useful for biodiesel production). Bio-surfactants will be produced by fermentative process and ester oils will be produced by enzymatic catalysis. Both biotechnological methods will use as raw materials or feedstock fry waste oil or technical fats.The main goal of the project Bio-SURFEST is to obtain high-value compounds such as bio-surfactants and ester oils from waste oils or technical fats, which represent a low value residue from a great variety of industries like hotels, restaurants, vegetable oil industry, biodiesel producers, etc. The aim of the present project is to determine suitable technical and economical production methods in order to obtain biosurfactants and other bio-products of high added value. Bio-SURFEST is focusing on the biotechnological optimisation of bio-products synthesis, using techniques such as fermentation and enzymatic catalysis. Using this approach, tailor-made bio-products will be obtained, purified and finally tested for their use in different applications. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculeslipidsnatural scienceschemical sciencescatalysisengineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbiofuelsengineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybioprocessing technologiesfermentationagricultural sciencesanimal and dairy sciencedomestic animalsanimal husbandryanimal feed Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-2011-1 - Research for SMEs Call for proposal FP7-SME-2011 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinator INDUSTRIAS SUESCUN SA EU contribution € 310 447,00 Address Carreterra na-134 km 53,400 31261 Andosilla Spain See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Raul Suescun (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all GREEN TECHNOLOGIES MELETES KAI ERGA GIA TO PERIVALLON ETAIRIA PERIORISMENIS EYTHINIS Greece EU contribution € 151 495,00 Address Ellinos stratiotou 5 26223 Patra See on map Region Κεντρική Ελλάδα Δυτική Ελλάδα Αχαΐα Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Constantina Zafeiri (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MACHINEFABRIEK OTTO SCHOUTEN BV Netherlands EU contribution € 164 981,00 Address Bedrijvenstraat 6 4283 JH Giessen See on map Region Zuid-Nederland Noord-Brabant Midden-Noord-Brabant Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Gijsbert Schouten (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data COMPUESTOS Y GRANZAS, S.A. Spain EU contribution € 38 539,00 Address Crta. lodosa-los arcos km 13 31587 Mendavia See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Cristina Castroviejo (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data PHYTOLUTIONS GMBH Germany EU contribution € 230 691,00 Address Campus ring 1 28759 Bremen See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Brigitte Schweitzer (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data L'UREDERRA, FUNDACION PARA EL DESARROLLO TECNOLOGICO Y SOCIAL Spain EU contribution € 1 440,00 Address Área industrial perguita c/a n°1 31210 Los arcos See on map Region Noreste Comunidad Foral de Navarra Navarra Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Claudio Fernandez (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data PANEPISTIMIO PATRON Greece EU contribution € 800,00 Address University campus rio patras 265 04 Rio patras See on map Region Κεντρική Ελλάδα Δυτική Ελλάδα Αχαΐα Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Michael Kornaros (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data VEREIN ZUR FORDERUNG DES TECHNOLOGIETRANSFERS AN DER HOCHSCHULE BREMERHAVEN EV Germany EU contribution € 1 344,00 Address Am lunedeich 12 27572 Bremerhaven See on map Region Bremen Bremen Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Gerhard Schories (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UAB BIOCENTRAS Lithuania EU contribution € 1 344,00 Address Graiciuno 10 02241 Vilnius See on map Region Lietuva Sostinės regionas Vilniaus apskritis Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Saulius Grigiskis (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data