Objective The project aims to develop a new cost-competitive and environmentally friendly bionanocomposite material based on the combination of a polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) matrix with new chemical, structure produced by new fermentation culture technology with two types of nanofibres,cellulose whiskers and lignin-based, in order to have a true alternative to engineering materials in two main sectors: household appliances, computers & telecommunications. To fulfil this global objective, current limitations of PHB polymers and their composites will be overcome using a synergic combination of different approaches: •A tailor-made PHB biopolymer structure obtained using new fermentation culture conditions, i.e by synergic combination of different media and precursor feedings (specific sugar blends) obtained from hydrolyzed bio-mass, being able to select a structure to provide a PHB with enhanced functionalities (improved thermal and chemical properties, cellulose compatibility, processing, higher impact,..) in comparison with commercial ones. •To improve the cost competitiveness of PHB biopolymer by optimization of the fermentation process (increasing yield) and the use of lingo-cellulose biomass and other industrial by-products as fermentation feedstock. It will be no competition with food supply. •Development of cellulose whiskers and lignin nanofibres using enzymatic production routes with new functionalities (antimicrobial, flame retardant and self-assembly) from wood waste. •Compounding of new PHB with a synergic combination of both types of nanofibres and long natural fibres, using the planetary multi-screw extruder for improved nanofibres distribution, reducing thermal degradation,improve matrix-nanofibre interphase and introduction of coupling agents by reactive extrusion. •Development of multilayer structures (co-extrusion and co-injection) in order to obtain multifunctional material properties to improve the final performance of plastic parts in select sectors. Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcompositesengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsagricultural sciencesagricultural biotechnologybiomassengineering and technologymaterials engineeringnanocompositesengineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybioprocessing technologiesfermentation Programme(s) FP7-NMP - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies Topic(s) NMP-2009-2.4-1 - New biomass-based composite materials and their processing Call for proposal FP7-NMP-2009-SME-3 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-TP - Collaborative Project targeted to a special group (such as SMEs) Coordinator AIMPLAS - ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE MATERIALES PLASTICOS Y CONEXAS EU contribution € 619 547,26 Address VALENCIA PARC TECHNOLOGIC CALLE GUSTAVE EIFFEL 4 46980 PATERNA VALENCIA Spain See on map Region Este Comunitat Valenciana Valencia/València Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Itziar Carracedo Fernández (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (14) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all NETCOMPOSITES LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 230 612,91 Address BRIDGE WAY 4A BROOM BUSINESS PARK S41 9QG Chesterfield See on map Region East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire East Derbyshire Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Gordon Bishop (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data BIOTREND-INOVACAO E ENGENHARIA EM BIOTECNOLOGIA SA Portugal EU contribution € 303 622,50 Address BIOCANT PARK NUCLEO 4 LOTE 2 3060-197 Cantanhede See on map Region Continente Centro (PT) Região de Coimbra Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Bruno Ferreira (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data NATURSTOFF-TECHNIK GMBH Participation ended Germany EU contribution € 87 365,40 Address MARIE-CURIE-STRASSE 11 27711 Osterholz-Scharmbeck See on map Region Niedersachsen Lüneburg Osterholz Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Holmer Wöhlk (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data WETLANDS INCUBATOR SPRL Belgium EU contribution € 223 525,11 Address RUE DU LAID BURNIAT 5 1348 LOUVAIN LA NEUVE See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Christian-Marie Bols (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data BIOREFINERY.DE GMBH Germany EU contribution € 145 210,00 Address Stittstrasse 2 14471 POTSDAM See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Jörg Beckmann (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data BH INDUSTRIES PROJECT SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA Poland EU contribution € 112 176,88 Address Raclawicka 131/35 02-117 Warszawa See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ludomir Hexel (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data EXTRUDER EXPERTS SYSTEMS UG GMBH Germany EU contribution € 155 871,00 Address AM STAMMHAUS 8 52156 MONSCHAU IMGENBROICH See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Dirk Zimmermann (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data PROMOLDING BV Netherlands EU contribution € 130 144,00 Address LAAN VAN YPENBURG 108 2497 GC Den Haag See on map Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Jac Gofers (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Proform Ipari és Kereskedelmi Kft. Hungary EU contribution € 124 175,78 Address Teve UTCA 60 1139 Budapest See on map Region Közép-Magyarország Budapest Budapest Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Laszlo Helmajer (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FERMAX ELECTRONICA SA Spain EU contribution € 107 383,99 Address AVENIDA TRES CRUCES 133 46017 VALENCIA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Sergio Rodriguez Luis (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ARCELIK A.S. Türkiye EU contribution € 86 636,10 Address KARAAGAC, SUTLUCE BEYOGLU CAD. 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