Bio Innovation of a Circular Economy for Plastics

Project description

Transforming plastic waste into new polymers

Europe’s waste management policy has evolved over the last 30 years – shifting away from discarding waste as an unwanted burden to seeing it as a valued resource. Today, plastic waste is considered a priority waste stream. The EU-funded BioICEP project aims to reduce the burden of plastic waste. Forming a European-Chinese collaboration, the project will develop a solution for mixed plastic pollution environments. Specifically, researchers will work on three innovative booster technologies aimed at increasing plastics degradation to record levels. BioICEP will take a triple-action depolymerisation systems approach to break down plastic waste: mechano-biochemical disintegration processes, biocatalytic digestion and microbial consortia. The outputs will be used as building blocks for new polymers or other bioproducts.

Field of science

• /natural sciences/chemical sciences/polymer science
• /natural sciences/earth and related environmental sciences/environmental sciences/pollution

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.2.1.4. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Biotechnology

Topic(s)

• CE-BIOTEC-05-2019 - Microorganism communities for plastics bio-degradation (RIA)

Call for proposal

H2020-NMBP-BIO-CN-2019
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Funding Scheme

RIA - Research and Innovation action

Coordinator

ATHLONE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Address

Dublin Road
Athlone
Ireland

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 905 637

Participants (11)

ACTECO PRODUCTOS Y SERVICIOS SL

Spain

EU contribution

€ 192 437

Address

C Zamora 24 Poligono Industrial L Alfac Iii
03440 Ibi Alicante

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

AIMPLAS - ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE MATERIALES PLASTICOS Y CONEXAS

Spain

EU contribution

€ 498 875

Address

Calle Gustave Eiffel 4 Parque Tecnologico De Paterna
46980 Paterna Valencia

Activity type

Research Organisations

AVECOM

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 388 750

Address

Industrieweg 122P
9032 Gent-wondelgem

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT CLAUSTHAL

Germany

EU contribution

€ 247 675

Address

Adolph Romer Strasse 2A
38678 Clausthal Zellerfeld

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

INSTITUT ZA MOLEKULARNU GENETIKU I GENETICKO INZENJERSTVO

Serbia

EU contribution

€ 473 500

Address

Vojvode Stepe 444A
11010 Beograd

Activity type

Research Organisations

INSTITUTO DE BIOLOGIA EXPERIMENTAL E TECNOLOGICA

Portugal

EU contribution

€ 412 250

Address

Avenida Da Republica Quinta Do Marques
2781-901 Oeiras

Activity type

Research Organisations

LIMERICK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Ireland

EU contribution

€ 398 910

Address

Moylish Park
V94 Limerick

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

LOGOPLASTE INNOVATION LAB LDA

Portugal

EU contribution

€ 275 063

Address

Estrada Da Malveira Ed Logoplaste Mato Romao
2750 782 Cascais

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

MICROLIFE SOLUTIONS BV

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 396 875

Address

Science Park 406
1098 XH Amsterdam

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS - NTUA

Greece

EU contribution

€ 383 015

Address

Heroon Polytechniou 9 Zographou Campus
15780 Athina

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN

Ireland

EU contribution

€ 424 802

Address

College Green
2 Dublin

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments