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Project BioMates
Runtime 10/2016 – 03/2022
The four-year project aims at manufacturing intermediate products made from wood-like or stalk-like non-food biomass, e.g. from agricultural residues and perennial grasses, which are suitable for...
moreProject KEEKS
Runtime 05/2016 – 04/2019
The project KEEKS (Climate and Energy Efficient School Canteens) investigates the possibilities to design school canteens more climate and energy efficient. Main aspects include the selection of food,...
moreProject SEEMLA
Runtime 01/2016 – 12/2018
Funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme, the three-year project is focusing on the reliable and sustainable use of biomass from marginal land.
moreProject COSMOS
Runtime 03/2015 – 08/2019
COSMOS aims at reducing the dependence on imported coconut and palm kernel oils and fatty acids and on castor oil as sources for medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA, C10–C14) and medium-chain polymer...
moreProject D-FACTORY: The Micro-Algae Biorefinery
Runtime 12/2013 – 11/2017
The research project "The Micro-Algae Biorefinery (D-FACTORY)" aims at developing a concept for a microalgae biorefinery that is used for the sustainable production of Dunaliella algae and its...
moreProject PUFAChain
Runtime 11/2013 – 10/2017
The research project "The Value Chain from Microalgae to PUFA" (PUFAChain) aims at creating a profound scientific and technological basis for the industrial production of high-value products from...
moreProject OPTIMA
Runtime 10/2011 – 09/2015
The project, coordinated by the University of Catania, focused on the Mediterranean region where marginal lands are usually characterised by poor water availability.
moreProject BIOCORE
Runtime 03/2010 – 02/2014
The project focused on the production of a wide range of products from non-food biomass feedstocks using an innovative Organosolv technology.
moreProject SUPRABIO
Runtime 02/2010 – 08/2014
The SUPRABIO project researched, developed and demonstrated a toolkit of novel generic processes that can be applied to a range of biorefinery concepts.
moreProject BIOLYFE
Runtime 01/2010 – 12/2013
The BIOLYFE project improved critical process steps and demonstrated the whole supply chain, from feedstock sourcing via fuel production to product utilisation.
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- Energy 481
- Methods & Tools 7
- Mobility 228
- Nutritional transition 103
- Resources 219
- Industry and products 108
- Biomass 335
Methods & Tools
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Methods & Tools
85
- Evaluations 16
- Participation 4
- Models 21
- Calculation tools 19
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and material flow analyses 10
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Sustainability assessment
19
- Local environmental impacts: LC-EIA 8
- Integrated life cycle sustainability assessment (ILCSA) 9
- Sustainability indicators 13
- EIA and SEA 1