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Development of novel functional proteins and bioactive ingredients from rapeseed, olive, tomato and citrus fruit side streams for applications in food, cosmetics, pet food and adhesives

Descrizione del progetto

Preparare il terreno per un futuro sostenibile nel settore dei bioprodotti

La domanda di fonti proteiche alternative e di prodotti fenolici è in aumento a livello mondiale, il che riflette il passaggio a scelte più sostenibili e salutari, guidato dalle preferenze dei consumatori e dalle preoccupazioni ambientali. In questo contesto, il progetto Pro-Enrich, finanziato dall’UE, affronterà questa crescente domanda concentrandosi sui residui agricoli tradizionali come la farina di colza, le olive, i pomodori e gli agrumi. Tali residui, considerati in precedenza come rifiuti, saranno ora trasformati in risorse preziose per ingredienti alimentari, cibo per animali, cosmetici e adesivi. Questa iniziativa di collaborazione riunisce 16 partner di sette Paesi, che coprono l’intera catena del valore della bioraffineria. In generale, Pro-Enrich intende isolare e purificare proteine, polifenoli, fibre alimentari e pigmenti.

Obiettivo

Pro-Enrich will develop a flexible biorefinery approach capable of processing a range of agricultural residues (rapeseed meal, olives, tomatoes and citrus fruits) in response to the increasing global demand for alternative sources of protein and phenolic product streams, tailored to the cross sectoral requirements of industry.

Pro-Enrich will optimise existing biomass fractionation technologies and validate novel extraction approaches beyond the current state of the art (from TRL2 through to TRL 4/5) to isolate and purify proteins, polyphenols, dietary fibres and pigments. The products being targeted are food ingredients, pet food, cosmetics and adhesives. These will be developed through an iterative process of feedstock mapping, laboratory process development, functionality/performance testing of samples by industry and pilot upscaling.

Pro-Enrich gathers the expertise of 16 partners from 7 countries, covering the entire biorefinery value chain and consisting of 8 SMEs, 5 large enterprises, 2 RTOs and 1 university.
The project facilitates supply chain building across different sectors, including biomass production and logistics; materials handling and processing, through to end-users. The project will engage and collaborate with key industry stakeholders from farming and biomass supply, processors and brand name owners.

Pro-Enrich produces detailed life-cycle, socio-economic and safety assessments to facilitate policy and decision-making by industry and the EU, inform and guide consumer acceptance and assist with regulatory compliance.

The outcome of Pro-Enrich will have a huge economical impact on the involved partners especially the industries and generate a large number of new job positions. However, the impact goes beyond the consortium by contributing to the BBI’s strategy for zero-waste processing in the biobased products sector, by addressing technical, commercial and environmental impact across the whole supply chain.

Coordinatore

TEKNOLOGISK INSTITUT
Contribution nette de l'UE
€ 866 340,30
Indirizzo
GREGERSENSVEJ 1
2630 Taastrup
Danimarca

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Regione
Danmark Hovedstaden Københavns omegn
Tipo di attività
Research Organisations
Collegamenti
Costo totale
€ 866 340,30

Partecipanti (17)