Sustainable mechanochemical synthesis of nanomaterials from biomass

Project description

Sustainable material production from cellulose and lignin

Cellulose and lignin constitute abundant natural resources for material production, with the potential to substitute most of the currently used petroleum-based products. However, processing these major components of biomass into value-added products, such as cellulose nanocrystals and lignin nanoparticles, is strongly limited by their insolubility. Furthermore, this biomass conversion process involves the use of large volumes of caustic or toxic chemicals and clean water, and it generates hazardous waste. Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the ENBIOMECH project plans to produce cellulose nanocrystals and lignin nanoparticles from biomass by employing certain enzymes that should enable solid-state chemical transformations. These reactions allow obtaining materials from solid reagents, eliminating the need for biopolymer solubilisation.

Fields of science

• social sciences › economics and business › economics › sustainable economy
• agricultural sciences › agricultural biotechnology › biomass

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Topic(s)

• MSCA-IF-2020 - Individual Fellowships

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-IF-2020
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Funding Scheme

MSCA-IF-EF-RI - RI – Reintegration panel

Coordinator

AALTO KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SR

Address

Otakaari 1
02150 Espoo
Finland

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 202 680,96