Objective Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biologically synthesized and biodegradable polyesters that may substitute fossil oil-derived plastics. A new process for sustainable production of PHAs with controlled composition to be used as key components in the design and production of biodegradable plastic packaging items is proposed. Whey, a European wide surplus and waste material from dairy industry will be taken as cheap feed stock for the process. After assessment of raw materials and PHA producing bacterial strains, the biotechnological process will be optimized as well as polyester extraction, using nontoxic inexpensive solvents. Purified PHA will be chemically and physically characterized and, guided by the industrial converter partners and end-user needs, an integrated production process for novel biodegradable plastics dedicated to environmentally friendly packaging and containers, meeting the EC-directive 62/94, will be the ultimate project goal. Fields of science agricultural sciencesanimal and dairy sciencedairysocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economyengineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbioplasticspolyhydroxyalkanoates Programme(s) FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.1.3.-5. - RTD Activities of a Generic Nature : materials and their technologies for production and transformation and new and improved materials and production technologies in the steel field Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY EU contribution No data Address Petersgasse 12 8010 GRAZ Austria See on map Total cost No data Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all BDI ANLAGEBAU GES.M.B.H Austria EU contribution No data Address Eduard-Ast-Strasse 1 8073 FELDKIRCHEN BEI GRAZ See on map Total cost No data CENTRE OF POLYMER CHEMISTRY - POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Poland EU contribution No data Address M. Curie Sklodowskiej Str. 34 41 800 ZABRZE See on map Total cost No data GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Austria EU contribution No data Address 25,Inffeldgasse 25 8010 GRAZ See on map Total cost No data IDROPLAX S.R.L Italy EU contribution No data Address Via E. Toti 70 51016 MONTECATINI TERME See on map Total cost No data LATTERIE VICENTINE SCARL Italy EU contribution No data Address Via S. Benedetto 4 36050 BOLZANO VICENTINO See on map Total cost No data NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY Slovenia EU contribution No data Address Hajdrihova 19 1000 LJUBLJANA See on map Total cost No data POLYMER INSTITUTE OF THE SLOVAK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Slovakia EU contribution No data Address Dubravska cesta 9 84236 BRATISLAVA See on map Total cost No data SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Slovakia EU contribution No data Address 9,Radlinskeho 9 812 37 BRATISLAVA See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA Italy EU contribution No data Address Strada Romea 16 35020 ALBIGNASEGO See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PISA Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Risorgimento 35 56100 PISA See on map Total cost No data
