Objective
EcoBioCAP will provide the EU food industry with customizable, ecoefficient, biodegradable packaging solutions with direct benefits both for the environment and EU consumers in terms of food quality and safety. This next-generation packaging will be developed using advanced composite structures based on constituents (biopolyesters, fibres, proteins, polyphenolic compounds, bioadhesives and high performance bio-additives) derived from food (oil, dairy, cereal and beer) industry by-products only and by applying innovative processing strategies to enable customisation of the packaging’s properties to fit the functional, cost, safety and environmental impact requirements of the targeted fresh perishable foods (fruit and vegetable, cheese and ready to eat meal). Demonstration activities with SMEs and industrial partners will enable the EcoBioCAP technology to be optimised in terms stability, safety, environmental impact and cost-effectiveness before full exploitation. The development of a decision support system for use by the whole packaging chain will make the EcoBioCAP technology is accessible to all stakeholders. Extensive outreach activities will not only disseminate the project results to the scientific community but also ensure that consumers and end-users are informed of
the usage conditions and benefits of such bio-degradable packaging and how it should be disposed of.
Fields of science
Call for proposal
FP7-KBBE-2010-4
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Funding Scheme
CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research projectCoordinator
75007 Paris Cedex 07
France
Participants (16)
80686 Munchen
2781-901 Oeiras
46980 Paterna (Valencia)
00185 Roma
Participation ended
402 29 Goeteborg
4704 553 Braga
T12 YN60 Cork
28006 Madrid
1096 Budapest
30300 Fourques
28100 Novara
48150 Hures La Parade
66000 Perpignan
40126 Bologna
75015 Paris
501 15 Boras