Objective
RES URBIS aims at making it possible to convert several types of urban bio-waste into valuable bio-based products, in an integrated single biowaste biorefinery and by using one main technology chain. This goal will be pursued through:
- collection and analysis of data on urban bio-waste production and present management systems in four territorial clusters that have been selected in different countries and have different characteristics.
- well-targeted experimental activity to solve a number of open technical issues (both process- and product-related), by using the appropriate combination of innovative and catalogue-proven technologies.
- market analysis whitin several economic scenarios and business models for full exploitation of bio-based products (including a path forward to fill regulatory gaps).
Urban bio-waste include the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (from households, restaurants, caterers and retail premises), excess sludge from urban wastewater treatment, garden and parks waste, selected waste from food-processing (if better recycling options in the food chain are not available), other selected waste streams, i.e. baby nappies.
Bio-based products include polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) and related PHA-based bioplastics as well as ancillary productions: biosolvents (to be used in PHA extraction) and fibers (to be used for PHA biocomposites).
Territorial and economic analyses will be done either considering the ex-novo implementation of the biowaste biorefinery or its integration into existing wastewater treatment or anaerobic digestion plants, with reference to clusters and for different production size. The economic analysis will be based on a portfolio of PHA-based bioplastics, which will be produced at pilot scale and tested for applications:
- Biodegradable commodity film
- Packaging interlayer film
- Speciality durables (such as electronics)
- Premium slow C-release material for ground water remediation
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processesrecycling
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processeswastewater treatment processes
- engineering and technologyenvironmental biotechnologybioremediationbioreactors
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcompositesbiocomposites
- engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbioplasticspolyhydroxyalkanoates
Programme(s)
Call for proposal
H2020-CIRC-2016OneStage
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Funding Scheme
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
00185 Roma
Italy
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Participants (22)
2800 Kgs Lyngby
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2829 516 Caparica
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3060-197 Cantanhede
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47122 Forli
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30123 Venezia
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37129 Verona
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46980 Paterna
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00185 Roma
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08007 Barcelona
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40126 Bologna
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38122 Trento
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51000 Rijeka
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38068 Rovereto
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1250-144 Lisboa
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8008 Zurich
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CF37 1DL Pontypridd
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00187 Roma
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08040 Barcelona
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SG12 9HP Ware
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75007 Paris Cedex 07
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48022 Lugo
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1300 254 Lisboa
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