Project description DEENESFRITPL Smart biorefinery for high-value bioactive compounds The residual biomass produced in Europe is used for either compost and animal feed or safely disposed of. It is rich in several bioactive compounds that are beneficial for human health and well-being. However, the lack of technology for extracting and preserving the bioactive compounds prevents its use for high-value applications. Polyphenols, for instance, are not exploited sufficiently. The EU-funded PHENOLEXA project will develop a cascade smart biorefinery to procure high-value bioactive compounds and unlock the potential of polyphenol-rich agri-side streams (olive, grape shoots and leaves, chicory and onion residues). The project combines pretreatment of the biomass with benign environmentally friendly green solvent extraction technology. PHENOLEXA will demonstrate the technology and validate the biorefinery’s techno-economic feasibility and environmental sustainability. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective According to Eurostat, the agricultural sector is by far the biggest producer of the residual biomass in Europe, annually generating ca. 400 million tonnes (Mt) of dry agricultural waste. This residual biomass is usually either utilized for low value applications (compost or animal feed) or have to be deactivated to be safely disposed. On the other side, this residual biomass is highly rich in various bioactive compounds (oils, fatty acids, polyphenols, proteins) which could be used to improve the human health and wellbeing but usually lost for high-value applications due to the lack of comprehensive technology to effectively extract and preserve the bioactives. Among the natural bio-based compounds, polyphenols is the biggest class of bioactives with a range of beneficial properties for human health which have not be utilized for their full potential. PHENOLEXA project proposes to unlock the potential of polyphenols-rich agri-side streams (olive, grape shoots and leaves, chicory and onion residues) to procure bioactive compounds of high value via the development of cascade smart biorefinery which combines pretreatment of the biomass with benign environmentally friendly green solvents extraction technology. PHENOLEXA will focus on the processing of several types of agri and biowaste to create a pool of new functional polyphenolic bioactives with the tuned functionality (anticancer, antiviral, anti-oxidant, antimicrobial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory) whereas the remaining fibres and colorants will be utilised in functional foods. PHENOLEXA will demonstrate the technology of the bioactive ingredients procurement at TRL4/5 and will create lab scale prototypes of cosmetic, nutraceutical, pharma and functional food products with their proved efficacy by the end of the project. PHENOLEXA will also validate the techno-economic feasibility and environmental sustainability of the proposed biorefinery. Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcolorsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculeslipidsengineering and technologyenvironmental biotechnologybioremediationcompostagricultural sciencesagricultural biotechnologybiomassagricultural sciencesanimal and dairy sciencedomestic animalsanimal husbandryanimal feed Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy Main Programme H2020-EU.2.1.4. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Biotechnology H2020-EU.3.2.6. - Bio-based Industries Joint Technology Initiative (BBI-JTI) Topic(s) BBI-2020-SO2-R4 - Extract bioactive compounds from new, under-exploited and/or recalcitrant residual bio-based streams for high-value applications Call for proposal H2020-BBI-JTI-2020 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme RIA - Research and Innovation action Coordinator CIVITTA EESTI AS Net EU contribution € 166 375,00 Address Riia 24 a 51010 Tartu Estonia See on map Region Eesti Eesti Lõuna-Eesti Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 14 000,00 Participants (13) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all FUNDACIO EURECAT Spain Net EU contribution € 985 375,00 Address Avenida universitat autonoma 23 08290 Cerdanyola del valles (barcelona) See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 195 000,00 NOVATICA TECHNOLOGIES LTD United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 464 250,00 Address 38 roundhill way, roundhill way LE11 4WB Loughborough See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region East Midlands (England) Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire Leicestershire CC and Rutland Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 43 000,00 CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE Italy Net EU contribution € 467 937,50 Address Piazzale aldo moro 7 00185 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 77 000,00 FUNDACION CARTIF Spain Net EU contribution € 378 125,00 Address Pq tecnologico boecillo 205 47151 Boecillo See on map Region Centro (ES) Castilla y León Valladolid Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 69 000,00 CELABOR SCRL Belgium Net EU contribution € 551 500,00 Address Avenue du parc 38 zoning de petit rechain 4650 Herve chaineux See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Région wallonne Prov. Liège Arr. Verviers — communes francophones Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 130 000,00 UNIWERSYTET MIKOLAJA KOPERNIKA W TORUNIU Poland Net EU contribution € 320 187,50 Address Ul. jurija gagarina 11 87100 Torun See on map Region Makroregion północny Kujawsko-pomorskie Bydgosko-toruński Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 76 000,00 LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 143 275,00 Address Ashby road LE11 3TU Loughborough See on map Region East Midlands (England) Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire Leicestershire CC and Rutland Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 28 000,00 BIONIGREE SP. Z O.O. Poland Net EU contribution € 69 750,00 Address Solna nr 4 lok 2 59 500 Zlotoryja See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Makroregion południowo-zachodni Dolnośląskie Jeleniogórski Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 15 000,00 EPC - PROJEKTGESELLSCHAFT FUR KLIMA NACHHALTIGKEIT KOMMUNIKATION MBH GEMEINNUTZIG Germany Net EU contribution € 128 875,00 Address Potsdamer platz 1 10785 Berlin See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Berlin Berlin Berlin Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 15 000,00 CHAMBRE REGIONALE D'AGRICULTURE PROVENCE ALPES COTE AZUR France Net EU contribution € 58 698,75 Address Avenue henri pontier 22 13626 Aix en provence See on map Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Bouches-du-Rhône Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 9 000,00 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. CHAMBRE DEP D'AGRICULTURE DU VAR France Net EU contribution € 30 095,00 Address 11 rue pierre clement 83300 Draguignan See on map Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Var Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. CHAMBRE D'AGRICULTURE DU VAUCLUSE France Net EU contribution € 30 095,00 Address Site agroparc rn 7 cantarel route de marseille 84140 Avignon See on map Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Vaucluse Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 CREACIONES AROMATICAS INDUSTRIALES S.A. Spain Net EU contribution € 108 156,25 Address Cl cuatrecasas i arumi 2 08192 Sant quirze del valles See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 40 000,00
