18 Nov Horizion 2020 – l’UNC Umbria partecipa al progetto
L’UNC Umbria è orgogliosa di comunicare che parteciperà ad un ambiziosissimo progetto Europeo: “upPE-T: Upcycling of PE & PET wates to generate biodegradable bioplastics for food & drink packaging” . La partecipazione al progetto premia il Gruppo dirigente dell’associazione che da anni si sta spendendo per la creazione di una rete di collaborazioni europee ed extraeuropee e con la presentazione di progetti UE a valere su bandi erasmus plus e altri.
Siamo sempre disponibili a valutare ulteriori collaborazioni per la presentazione di progetti.
La cordata del progetto è rilevante e amplia, così da supportare gli obiettivi dello stesso:
- ASOCIACIÓN EMPRESARIAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN CENTRO TECNOLÓGICO DEL CALZADO Y DEL PLÁSTICO DE LA REGIÓN DE MURCIA – CETEC, the Coordinator
- ENZYMICALS AG – ECS, beneficiary
- DRUSTVO SA OGRANICENOM ODGOVORNOSCU ECO Plastics Beograd CUKARICA – ECO, beneficiary
- ASOCIACION PARA LA PROMOCION, INVESTIGACION, DESARROLLO E INNOVACION TECNOLOGICA DE LA INDUSTRIA DEL CALZADO Y CONEXAS DE LA RIOJA – CTCR, beneficiary
- UNIVERSITAET FUER BODENKULTUR WIEN – BOKU, beneficiary
- TAMPEREEN KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SR – TAU, beneficiary
- LAPPEENRANNAN-LAHDEN TEKNILLINEN YLIOPISTO LUT – LUT, beneficiary
- TECNOALIMENTI S.C.P.A. – TECN, beneficiary
(Corsini Bakery Dolci e Biscotti S.r.l.- CORSINI, linked third party to TECN)
- INSTITUT ZA RAZVOJ I INOVACIJE – IRI – INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION – IDI, beneficiary
- DIGIOTOUCH OÜ – DIGI, beneficiary
- UNIONE NAZIONALE CONSUMATORI UMBRIA – UNC, beneficiary
- DIMOS NEAS SMYRNI – MUNICIPALITY NEASSMYRNIS – MoNS, beneficiary
- DURUKAN SEKERLEME SANAYI VE TICARETANONIM SIRKETI – DURUKAN CONFECTIONERY INC – DURU, beneficiary
- ASOCIACION ESPANOLA DE NORMALIZACION – UNE, beneficiary
- CETEC BIOTECHNOLOGY SL – CETBIO, beneficiary
- UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE – UA, beneficiary
- BIO-MI DRUSTVO S OGRANICENOM ODGOVORNOSCU ZA PROIZVODNJU, ISTRAZIVANJEI RAZVOJ – BIOMI, beneficiary
- VILLANI SPA – VILLANI, beneficiary
- MOSES PRODUCTOS SL – MOSES, beneficiary
- UNIVERSITAET GREIFSWALD – UG, beneficiary
Parteciperemo al primo Virtual Kick Off Meeting il 23 e 24 novembre 2020! Vi terremo informati.
Abstract del progetto
The upPE-T project aims upcycling recalcitrant oil-based plastics by bioconversion into biodegradable bioplastic for food and drink packaging production. Plastic packaging, which make up nearly 60% of the total plastic waste in Europe, is highly problematic from a waste management- and environmental- point of view due to their durability and resistance to degradation. Polyethylene (PE) and Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) are the leading plastic use in food and drink packaging (43% PE and 19% PET). The sustainable management of this plastic waste has become a very challenging problem for global society. In upPE-T we will include sustainable strategies as an alternative for plastic chemical degradation. The consortium will improve PE and PET depolymerization through enzymatic engineering to positively impact food and drink packaging recycling rate and achieving the European Union expected impact. In upPE-T we will turn PE and PET waste streams via enzymatic degradation and microbial assimilation into raw material for the production of biodegradable bioplastics. In addition, we will simplify the downstream bioplastic recovery process from cell biomass using an efficient and green extraction approach in which toxic solvents are not used. Finally, together with customers and food and drink brand owners, bio-based end-packaging will be demonstrated and validated to ensure fast market deployment. Additionally, in order to ensure 100% of PE and PET recyclability, plastic rejections not optimal for microbial bioconversion into bioplastics will be valorized by their use in building applications instead of be sent to incineration or landfilling. upPE-T will be an important part of the actions for compliance with the European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy.