Project description
Renewable polyesters meet circular economy criteria
Collection and recycling strategies assist in tackling the biodegradation of organic materials; however, more studies are needed to provide effective solutions addressing the materials' entire life cycle. The EU-funded RenEcoPol project aims to develop alternative routes for recyclable polyester synthesis founded on bio-based building blocks using green processes such as biocatalysis. One strategy is to select monomers from renewable sources for the synthesis of polyesters which are possible candidates for different uses ranging from packaging to high-performance materials. It will analyse the new bio-based polyesters for structure confirmation and assess their physicochemical properties. The project will evaluate biodegradability in different natural and synthetic conditions and develop a strategy to recover the components in compliance with bioeconomy and circular economy criteria.
Objective
"During the years it has been shown that the problem of the environmental impact due to the dispersion in the environment of organic materials recalcitrant to biodegradation (e.g. plastics, lubricants) can only be partially solved by collection and recycling strategies. In this respect, studies are needed that provide effective solutions, embracing the entire life cycle of the material, starting from its design, up to its ""end of life"". Thus, The RenEcoPol project aim is to develop alternative routes for recyclable polyester synthesis based on biobased building blocks using green processes such as biocatalysis. RenEcoPol first develops a strategy for the selection of monomers from renewable sources completed by a selection of the green catalysts for synthesis of polyesters possible candidates for different applications ranging from packaging to high performance materials. The new biobased polyesters will be characterized in detail by several analytical techniques for structure confirmation and assessment of the physico-chemical properties. In the third step the biodegradability in different natural and synthetic conditions of the synthesized materials will be evaluated and in the last step the development of a strategy for the recoverment of the components will be performed. Following all the steps the compliance to bioeconomy and circular economy criteria will be demonstarted. The RenEcoPol project will familiarize the researcher with bioinformatics, marine biotechnology and will promote her development as independent researcher and facilitate the acquisition of a stable research position in Europe."
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- engineering and technology mechanical engineering tribology lubrication
- social sciences economics and business economics bioeconomy
- natural sciences chemical sciences catalysis biocatalysis
- social sciences economics and business economics sustainable economy
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H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)
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(opens in new window) H2020-MSCA-IF-2020
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34127 Trieste
Italy
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