Safe and sustainable by design microbial and lignin-based biosurfactants sourced from sustainable feedstock for home, personal care and agrochemical application

Informazioni relative al progetto

SURFs UP

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 101157586

DOI

10.3030/101157586

Data della firma CE 25 Aprile 2024

Data di avvio 1 Maggio 2024

Data di completamento 31 Ottobre 2027

Finanziato da

• Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment

Costo totale

€ 9 325 204,75

Contributo UE

€ 7 396 501,35

Coordinato da

BIO BASE EUROPE PILOT PLANT VZW
Belgium

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - SURFs UP (Safe and sustainable by design microbial and lignin-based biosurfactants sourced from sustainable feedstock for home, personal care and agrochemical application)

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2024-05-01 al 2025-04-30

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

SURFs UP ambition is to demonstrate optimized cost-efficient, Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) production in home- and personal care and agrochemical applications of second generation (2G) biologically and chemically produced biosurfactants (lactonic sophorolipids (SLs), acidic SLs, C9 glycolipids (GLs), bolasophorosides (SSs), mannosylerythritol lipid A (MEL-A), two lipopeptides (LPs): fengycin and lichenysin) and lignin based biosurfactants at 150 L-10 m3 scale. The biobased feedstocks will include wood processing co-products (sugars and lignin) and regional (food) (processing) waste.

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

- Selection of 16 feedstocks which fulfil technical, legal and consumer requirements, the selection of the 3 most promising biomasses is still in progress.
- A data scheme to collect information for the spatial (Life Cycle Assessment) LCA was developed
- Feedstock biomaterials was shared with partners for preliminary tests for the development of the proof of concept for allowing optimal valorisation and best conditions for the SURFs UP biosurfactants production processes. Prior the scale-up of feedstock pre-treatment, lab scale trials were carried out and proposed the steps for pilot run.
- Optimisation and demonstration of the different biosurfactants’ production is actively ongoing. Further research and optimization will be continued in the coming reporting period. Large scale production is planned for the upcoming period as well.
- First physicochemical characteristics of biosurfactants were analysed.
- The DEMO plant functional layout is ready, the equipment and raw materials procurement plan will be completed in July 2025. Meanwhile, the basic engineering and value engineering are ongoing.
- Internal workshops took place to explain the SSbD Framework, and introducing the preliminary step of scoping analysis and on Hazard assessment of the SSbD Framework.

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

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