Project description DEENESFRITPL Lignin waste finds new life as carbon fibres and in bio-based ink Lignin is a complex organic polymer second in abundance only to cellulose in plants. Millions of tonnes of lignin are produced annually as a by-product of the paper and pulp industry. Lignin has tremendous potential as bio-based natural material for many applications, but processing costs are high and most of it is burned onsite to produce steam for heat and power production. The EUCALIVA project, which received funding from the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking, a public-private partnership between the EU and industry, will create waste valorisation chains for lignin from eucalyptus. The lignin will be used to make carbon fibres and non-wovens as well as bio-based ink. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective Natural resources are being exhausted due to the great demand of their services and the insufficient actions taken for their preservation. Against this background, the use of waste components from industrial activities as raw materials to obtain high value-added products is of great relevance.Lignin from pulping process is present all over Europe and represents a big source of underexploited material. There is an estimated 70 million tonnes of lignin available from pulping processes worldwide, but much of this is not isolated but burned onsite to provide steam for heat and power production. Until now only about 2% of the lignins available in the pulp and paper industry is commercially used comprising of about 1,000,000 tons/year lignosulphonates originating from sulphite pulping and 104,000 tons/year of kraft lignins produced in the kraft process Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineering Keywords Lignin carbon fibres elctrospinning Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy Main Programme H2020-EU.3.2.6. - Bio-based Industries Joint Technology Initiative (BBI-JTI) Topic(s) BBI-2016-D03 - Valorisation of lignin and other side-streams to increase efficiency of biorefineries and increase sustainability of the whole value chain Call for proposal H2020-BBI-JTI-2016 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme IA - Innovation action Coordinator CONTACTICA SL Net EU contribution € 274 903,13 Address CALLE CANCHAL 8 LOCAL 3 28021 Madrid Spain See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 392 718,75 Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all ENVIROHEMP SL Spain Net EU contribution € 281 419,25 Address POL IND ALOA CALLE A NAVE 03 31100 Puente La Reina See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Noreste Comunidad Foral de Navarra Navarra Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 402 027,50 GRADO ZERO INNOVATION SRL Italy Net EU contribution € 580 562,50 Address VIA NOVE 2A 50056 Montelupo Fiorentino Fi See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Centro (IT) Toscana Firenze Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 829 375,00 BIOSENSOR SRL Italy Net EU contribution € 321 125,00 Address VIA DEGLI OLMETTI 44 00060 Formello See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 458 750,00 SAECHSISCHES TEXTILFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT E .V. Germany Net EU contribution € 185 125,00 Address Annabergerstrasse 240 09125 Chemnitz See on map Region Sachsen Chemnitz Chemnitz Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 185 125,00 TAMPEREEN KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SR Finland Net EU contribution € 151 875,00 Address KALEVANTIE 4 33100 Tampere See on map Region Manner-Suomi Länsi-Suomi Pirkanmaa Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 151 875,00
