Project description
High-performance bioplastics for the civil construction and composite industries
Environmental and health concerns, together with EU legislation are driving forces in the search for sustainable alternatives to plastic. The EU-funded BIOPLAS-PRO project plans to develop and commercialise high-performance and cost-effective bioplastic products that contain more than 95 % starch-based biopolymers, and are 100 % eco-friendly and recyclable. The target products include 3D structured mats for soil stabilisation, erosion control and water drainage control. The products will be produced by a unique isotropic extrusion moulding process specifically adapted to bioplastic production.
Objective
Environmental awareness, limited oil reserves and EU legislations are driving the need for eco-friendly alternatives to synthetic plastics. In this context, we present BIOPLAS-PRO, project aiming at developing and commercializing high-performance and cost-effective bioplastic products for the civil and advanced composite industry that contain more than 95% of starch-based biopolymers, are 100% eco-friendly, recyclable and O-degradable. Envisioned products include BIO-MAT and BIO-DRAIN, 3D structured mats for soil stabilization, erosion control and water drainage control, and BIO-CORE, a 2D/3D structured spacer and resin flow media used in composite products. Our products are produced by our unique isotropic extrusion-moulding process ensuring the best biopolymer processing conditions and highest quality products. We are the first company in the world to have successfully adapted this extrusion-moulding process to bioplastics.
The Phase I feasibility study is required to set-up detailed product and production scale-up requirements and ensure the overall commercial viability of the project.
The end users of our products are construction companies and enterprises manufacturing composite products. Their needs are high quality products and low environmental impacts. Our products provide similar or better performance to existing synthetic and/or natural solutions, are made 100% from renewable resources and have controlled biodegradability (100% degradation in 1-5 years). Within the first 5 years, we estimate to sell 13 kton of products, which will generate €30 million of accumulated revenues while reducing plastic waste by 10 kton and CO2 emission by 32 kton. This is perfectly in-line with EU strategies on reducing the use of harmful materials and improving waste management.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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- engineering and technology environmental engineering waste management
- engineering and technology materials engineering composites
- engineering and technology civil engineering
- natural sciences chemical sciences polymer sciences
- engineering and technology industrial biotechnology biomaterials bioplastics
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Programme(s)
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H2020-EU.2.1.2. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Nanotechnologies
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H2020-EU.2.1.5. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Advanced manufacturing and processing
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H2020-EU.2.1.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Advanced materials
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H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument
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Funding Scheme
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Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017
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20121 MILANO
Italy
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