Objective Whey is the major worl-wide disposal and pollution problem for the cheese making companies. The development of the project will reach the following results: The solution for the profitability management of the whey as by-product. The diversification of the whey product market avoiding strong whey prices fluctuations. Production of a new high added value product (lactic acid) at low cost from whey. The general aim of this proposal is to design a process for the lactic acid production from deproteinized whey. New immobilisation techniques will be applied in fermentation process with near Infrared spectroscopy that will be set as analytical tool to control the process in a quantitative way, at real time. Green chemistry strategies will be used for the simultaneous reaction and extraction of lactic acid in supercritical fluids technology in order to get a whole sustainable and environmental friendly process. The potential market to produce lactic acid at a low cost with higher purity based on new production technologies will suppose a great increase in the demand and the evolution of new applications. Lactic acid and its derivatives are widely used in the pharmaceutical, food, cosmetic, …. Recently, in the pharmaceutical filed, there has been an increased interest in lactic acid production, since it can be used as a raw material for production of L(+)-polylactic acid, a polymer used for manufacturing high cost biomedical implants and environmental-friendly biodegradable plastic. This project requires the use of advanced facilities and the simultaneous collaboration of experts in biotechnology, supercritical fluids and processes developers. Three RTD performance has been selected to ensure the achievement of these objectives. At the end of the project relevant information required for the industrial application and exploitation of the solution will be obtained (economic prediction of production cost, chemical process designed) Fields of science engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbioplasticspolylactic acid Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-1 - Research for SMEs Call for proposal FP7-SME-2007-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinator FUNDACION CARTIF EU contribution € 42 000,00 Address PQ TECNOLOGICO BOECILLO 205 47151 Boecillo Spain See on map Region Centro (ES) Castilla y León Valladolid Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Julio González (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all PORTO CONTE RICERCHE SRL Italy EU contribution € 2 728,00 Address S.P. 55 PORTO CONTE-CAPO CACCIA KM 8.4 07041 Alghero See on map Region Isole Sardegna Sassari Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Paolo Posadinu (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data NATEX PROZESSTECHNOLOGIE GESMBH Austria EU contribution € 2 665,00 Address WERKSTRASSE 7 2630 TERNITZ See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Franz Lang (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data HIJOS DE SALVADOR RODRIGUEZ SA Spain EU contribution € 151 742,50 Address CARRETERA DE MOZAR S/N 49620 ZAMORA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Marco Rodríguez (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data F.LLI PINNA INDUSTRIA CASEARIA SPA Italy EU contribution € 156 179,30 Address Via F.lli Chighine 5 07047 THIESI See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Gavino Murittu (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data HIGHLAND FINE CHEESES LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 148 473,30 Address KNOCKBRECK STREET 10 IV19 1BJ TAIN See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Tina Drake (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data INDLACTO MURES SRL Romania EU contribution € 180 641,30 Address STR PRUTULUI 20A 540244 TARGU MURES See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Alceo Zanotti (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data RAGACTIVES SL Spain EU contribution € 128 688,90 Address PARQUE TECNOLOGICO PARCELAS 2 Y 3 47151 BOECILLO See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Marta Rico (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data BIOFARMITALIA SPA Italy EU contribution € 134 499,80 Address VIA EGADI 7 20144 MILANO See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Diego Maffioletti (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
