Descripción del proyecto
Producción de bioproductos a partir de ácidos grasos residuales presentes en efluentes secundarios industriales
El objetivo del proyecto IRODDI, financiado con fondos europeos, es desarrollar nuevos procesos ecológicos para obtener bioproductos derivados de ácidos grasos libres presentes en los efluentes secundarios de destilados del proceso de desodorización, la etapa final del proceso de refinación de aceites y grasas. Estos productos nuevos tendrán múltiples usos, a saber: como agentes tensioactivos biocompatibles y ecológicos, como aceites base biodegradables que pueden emplearse directamente en la formulación de biolubricantes y como polioles sostenibles para la producción de poliuretanos. Es más, el proyecto trabajará en el desarrollo de tecnologías innovadores basadas en el CO2 supercrítico y la extracción de líquidos iónicos para aislar compuestos menores. Los productos resultantes del proyecto se utilizarán en detergentes de uso alimentario (agentes tensioactivos), biolubricantes (aceites base), adhesivos (polioles) y cosméticos (compuestos menores como el escualeno).
Objetivo
IRODDI is an ambitious initiative that proposes the development of new greener processes for obtaining new bio-based products with specific properties/functionalities derived from the Free Fatty Acids (FFAs) contained in the deodorizer distillates residual streams of the deodorization process, the last step of the refining process of oils and fats. These newly obtained products will suppose an high added value for FFAs valorization in comparison to their conventional biodiesel application, as they will be used as (1) bio-compatible and eco-friendly surfactants with increased solubility in cold water (by chemical neutralization of FFAs with eco-friendly ILs), (2) biodegradable base-oils that can be directly used in the formulation of bio-lubricants (by enzymatic esterification of FFAs with glycerol) and (3) sustainable polyols for polyurethanes production (by chemical co-valorization of the base-oils obtained in the enzymatic processes of FFAs esterification). Moreover, in order to achieve the maximally possible added value of the deodorization distillates side streams, innovative technologies based on supercritical CO2 (scCO2) and ionic liquids extraction will be developed to isolate minor compounds with a high added-value under softer operational conditions, that will their high quality. One advantage of the IRODDI project is that the technologies developed could be applied individually or in an integrated process to maximize profits of deodorization distillates valorization.
The outcomes of the project will be focused on the demonstration of the applicability of these components in different industrial sectors: food-grade detergents (surfactants), bio-lubricants (base-oils), adhesives (polyols), and cosmetics (minor compounds such as squalene).
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Programa(s)
- H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy Main Programme
- H2020-EU.2.1.4. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Biotechnology
- H2020-EU.3.2.6. - Bio-based Industries Joint Technology Initiative (BBI-JTI)
Régimen de financiación
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinador
20009 DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIAN (GIPUZKOA)
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