Avant-garde R&D platform and demonstration plant towards efficient industrial biotechnologies

Informazioni relative al progetto

THE GREEN FACTORY

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 876134

DOI

10.3030/876134

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 9 Luglio 2019

Data di avvio 1 Agosto 2019

Data di completamento 30 Novembre 2019

Finanziato da

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs

Costo totale

€ 71 429,00

Contributo UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordinato da

NATURAMOLE
France

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - THE GREEN FACTORY (Avant-garde R&D platform and demonstration plant towards efficient industrial biotechnologies)

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2019-08-01 al 2019-11-30

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

Naturamole, a French biotechnology company founded in 2003, has pioneered in the manufacturing of natural molecules through proprietary environmentally friendly enzymatic and microbiological catalytic processes to supply the fragrance and flavour (F&F) industry. We produce, through biocatalysis, 100% natural molecules (mainly esters) at purity >98%.
It is estimated that 3.63% of the worldwide CO2 footprint originates from the chemical process industry . Additionally, consumers are demanding products coming from natural sources, fact that has forced the industry to seek for natural ingredients. Green chemistry can lower these CO2 emissions.
We have already performed a pilot version of our bioreactor with successful results, and now we plan to scale up our plant to 1500 production tons per year to meet the demand of the F&F, cosmetic and bioprocess development industry, and we will start offering R&D contracts once the demonstration plant is validated.

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

We have obtained feedback form reference customers regarding the scale-up and the new business models. We have assessed the resources needed and set the development plan. We have validated our commercial strategy and updated it.

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

Naturamole is ready for the Green Factory project, needed to decrease by 88% the costs of production, by 75% the time taken per batch, producing 12 times more per batch, decreasing by 38% the energy needed to produce our molecules and increasing the yield by 7.8%, reaching >97%, which is sought after in the industry. Our production capacity will be 94 times bigger.
The development plan starts with the scale-up of the plant, introducing automation, digitalization, continuous biocatalysis, and others. Then, we will set-up our own immobilized enzyme process needed for all our activities, develop new enzymatic esterification process at scale and then we will start the validation by manufacturing esters for the F&F and cosmetics industries (and other chemical industries) directly with early adopters or via our R&D contracts.

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