Project description
Environmentally friendly disposal of palm oil production waste
The palm oil production industry generates 60 M tonnes of waste as empty fruit baskets annually. The land dumping of empty baskets causes decomposition with high levels of methane emission and water pollution, while incineration disposal was banned completely as a major contributor to global CO2 emission. AutoDisplay GmbH developed enzyme technology that can prevent the environmental damage caused by empty fruit basket dumping. This EU-funded project supports the effort to incorporate this innovative technology into the growing palm oil production industry as a necessary step for conversion to self-sufficient and environmentally responsible biorefinery processing.
Fields of science
- agricultural sciencesagricultural biotechnologybiomass
- engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbiofuels
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturefruit growing
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteinsenzymes
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processes
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementcommerce
Programme(s)
Call for proposal
H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1
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Funding Scheme
SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1Coordinator
AUTODISPLAY BIOTECH GMBH
Address
Merowingerplatz 1A
40225 Dusseldorf
Germany
40225 Dusseldorf
Germany
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
EU contribution
€ 50 000
