Descrizione del progetto
I panelli di colza potrebbero produrre proteine per il consumo umano
Sempre più persone si rivolgono alle proteine vegetali per soddisfare le esigenze alimentari per vari motivi. I panelli di colza sono un prodotto ad alto contenuto proteico e ad alta energia, ottenuti mediante la pressione intensa dei semi di colza dopo la produzione di olio. Anche se vengono comunemente utilizzati come mangime per gli animali da allevamento, non sono mai stati sfruttati per il consumo umano. Il progetto ALSEOS, finanziato dall’UE, potrebbe cambiare molto presto questa situazione. Alcuni scienziati stanno pianificando di mostrare la loro tecnologia multi-brevettata per l’estrazione di proteine di alta qualità dai panelli di colza in un dimostratore su vasta scala. Si prevede che la bioraffineria raddoppierà il fatturato per i trasformatori della colza.
Obiettivo
The continuing growth of world population is pushing demand for food. Climate changes and limited resources for farming lead to increased interest in new sources of nutrients alternative to meat. Additionally, human diet undergoes a significant shift towards proteins. Therefore, the growth of plant protein market is predicted to be drastically driven up in the coming years. Oilseeds, known for their high content of nutritious proteins, are expected to take center stage as main source of plant proteins aimed for human consumption. Nowadays, the main product of rapeseed processing is oil. A by-product – rapeseed cake – is used as animal feed. There is no commercial technology capable of extracting fully functional protein from rapeseed cake. At NapiFeryn BioTech (NFB) we came up with a new technology which allows more efficient use of this by-product. Our technology is protected with three patent applications. It enables full recovery of high-quality rapeseed cake proteins, ready to be used in food industry. Our business model is based on licensing of the technology to rapeseed processors. Licensing fee will be calculated individually for each oilseed processor or integrated formulator, based on the annual scale of the processed rapeseed. We have validated the pricing strategy with rapeseed processors. The first license agreement has been signed already in 2016. In the Ph2 project we aim primarily at delivering full-scale demonstrator (TRL9) of the rapeseed protein isolation technology at the commercial level (market launch), collect and prove all the data needed to quantify the cost-effectiveness of our technology. These activities will provide the input required for the main deliverables of the project: The Basic Engineering Level design of Biorefinery. With our technology the value that could be derived from the same amount of crop will double, from EUR 450 to EUR 900 per ton, which might be the only way for rapeseed processors to stay in business.
Campo scientifico
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteins
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness models
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturegrains and oilseedsoilseeds
- medical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutrition
- agricultural sciencesanimal and dairy sciencedomestic animalsanimal husbandryanimal feed
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H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-2
Meccanismo di finanziamento
SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2Coordinatore
93 465 Lodz
Polonia
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