Descrizione del progetto DEENESFRITPL Una nuova via a basso costo verso una migliore plastica biodegradabile L’azienda italiana POLìPO S.r.l. ha sviluppato un innovativo processo chimico a basso costo per produrre poliidrossialcanoato (PHA) da oli e grassi vegetali derivati dall’industria non alimentare. Il PHA è l’unica bioplastica degradabile al 100 % in ambiente naturale, ma le sue applicazioni attuali sono limitate a causa degli alti costi di produzione. Il principale vantaggio del PHA rispetto ad altre plastiche biodegradabili è la sua resistenza alla temperatura, alla degradazione idrolitica, ai raggi UV, all’olio e all’acqua. Il progetto POLIPO, finanziato dall’UE, realizzerà lo studio di fattibilità di questa tecnologia, che comprende la convalida dei clienti, la definizione della catena industriale, la ricerca di partner e investitori e l’affinamento del piano aziendale. Mostra l’obiettivo del progetto Nascondi l’obiettivo del progetto Obiettivo POLìPO S.r.l. has developed the first chemical route (not based on bacterial fermentation) to produce PHA from vegetal oils and fats. PHA is the only bioplastic which is 100% degradable in natural environment but is presently only applied in niche applications due the high costs of production. POLìPO's chemical route to PHA represents a game changing technology in the field of bioplastic, making it possible to produce a biodegradable bioplastic with key advantages with respect to current fermentative route: reduction of production cost > 35 %; reduction of investment for production plant of around 70-80%; reduction of plant size of around 50%; use of non-food raw materials.The unique selling point is then to enable production of 100% biodegradable PHAs from different non-food oil sources in a competitive manner for large scale applications (e.g. food packaging) which are presently not allowed by the high price of PHAs. This will allow as first step to substitute bio-based PET in this segment, worth 800 kt/year in 2016, and successively targeting substitution of fossil based plastics. After validation at pre-industrial scale, POLìPO’s process will be licensed to existing and new industrial players in the bioplastic manufacturing sector, in the form of License Agreement or Joint Venture. In the feasibility study POLìPO needs to 1) carry out Customer Validation for the technology, 2) Define the industrial upstream and downstream value chain and profiling industrial partners and investors 3) Refine the Business Plan the Business Model and the Investment strategy. Campo scientifico engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processesrecyclingsocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness modelsengineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesfood technologyfood packagingengineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbioplasticspolyhydroxyalkanoatesengineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybioprocessing technologiesfermentation Programma(i) H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs Main Programme H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges H2020-EU.2.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies Argomento(i) EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020 - SME instrument Invito a presentare proposte H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020 Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Bando secondario H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1 Meccanismo di finanziamento SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1 Coordinatore POLIPO SRL Contribution nette de l'UE € 50 000,00 Indirizzo VIA DELLA BASTITA 35 12045 FOSSANO CN Italia Mostra sulla mappa PMI L’organizzazione si è definita una PMI (piccola e media impresa) al momento della firma dell’accordo di sovvenzione. Sì Regione Nord-Ovest Piemonte Cuneo Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Partecipazione a programmi di R&I dell'UE Opens in new window Rete di collaborazione HORIZON Opens in new window Costo totale € 71 429,00
