Objective BRIGIT aims to develop a cost-competitive and environmentally friendly continuous process to produce biopolymers (polyhydroxybutyrate, PHB, and succinate-based biopolyesters, PBS-Poly-Butylene-Succinate) from waste-derived lignocelullosic sugar feedstock liquor of wood sulphite pulping process based on “in-situ” fermentation process and new fermentation culture technology without alteration of the quality of current lignosulphonates (they have a high market demand as additive). Other non-wood plant waste, used nowadays in the pulp production, will be also considered as alternative sugar source in this project.In comparison with previous projects to obtain biopolymers from different sources, the main innovation in BRIGIT is the use of an existing sugar-rich waste stream and the process integration with the existing industrial operation, that will permit an overall reduction in resource consumption and in greenhouse gas emissions and a dramatic reduction of operational costs due to the use of non-sterile steps, without the need of intermediate discontinuous bioreactors and avoiding waste transport.BRIGIT aims to develop bio-based composites for high-tech fire-resistant applications. The use of these biopolymers in combination with natural fabrics (flax, hemp,...) will be mainly in the passenger and goods transport sector (aeronautics, train, buses, shipping, trucks,..) as an alternative to 3D sandwich panels made from thermoset resins reinforced with continuous glass fibres with high fire resistance. The new panels will be recyclable, lighter, with a broad processing windows, high production capacity (using a continuous compression moulding process) and low embodied energy in comparison with current panels that are heavy, non-recyclable, have narrow processing windows, low production capacity, dirty process with high production of waste and based on materials with high embodied energy. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental biotechnologybioremediationbioreactorsengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcompositesengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaeronautical engineeringagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesforestryengineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybioprocessing technologiesfermentation Programme(s) FP7-KBBE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology Topic(s) KBBE.2012.3.4-02 - Biotechnology for novel biopolymers Call for proposal FP7-KBBE-2012-6-singlestage 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 € 645 583,57 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 Cristina Abad Rodriguez (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (15) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University Sweden EU contribution € 636 498,84 Address Paradisgatan 5c 22100 LUND See on map Region Södra Sverige Sydsverige Skåne län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Tomislava Andric (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA Spain EU contribution € 313 530,22 Address AVENIDA DE LOS CASTROS S/N 39005 Santander See on map Region Noroeste Cantabria Cantabria Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Juan Jose San Miguel Roncero (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 € 540 180,00 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 SILICOLIFE LDA Portugal EU contribution € 223 000,00 Address RUA DO CANASTREIRO 15 4715 387 Braga See on map Region Continente Norte Cávado Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Simao Soares (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data GEOPONIKO PANEPISTIMION ATHINON Greece EU contribution € 453 469,20 Address IERA ODOS 75 11855 Athina See on map Region Αττική Aττική Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Stella Fanou (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data AVECOM Belgium EU contribution € 336 150,00 Address INDUSTRIEWEG 122P 9032 Gent-Wondelgem See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. 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OBORNICKA 46 BOLECHOWO OSIEDLE 62-005 Owinska See on map Region Makroregion północno-zachodni Wielkopolskie Poznański Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Dawid Szkucik (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT SCPA Italy EU contribution € 259 688,74 Address STRADA TORINO 50 10043 Orbassano See on map Region Nord-Ovest Piemonte Torino Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Maria Onida (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data