Objective
SYNPOL aims to propel the sustainable production of new biopolymers from feedstock. SYNPOL will thereto establish a platform that integrates biopolymer production through modern processing technologies, with bacterial fermentation of syngas, and the pyrolysis of highly complex biowaste (e.g. municipal, commercial, sludge, agricultural). The R&D activities will focus on the integration of innovative physico-chemical, biochemical, downstream and synthetic technologies to produce a wide range of new biopolymers. The integration will engage novel and mutually synergistic production methods as well as the assessment of the environmental benefits and drawbacks. This integrative platform will be revolutionary in its implementation of novel microwave pyrolytic treatments together with systems-biology defined highly efficient and physiologically balanced recombinant bacteria. The latter will produce biopolymer building-blocks and polyhydroxyalkanoates that will serve to synthesize novel bio-based plastic prototypes by chemical and enzymatic catalysis. Thus, the SYNPOL platform will empower the treatment and recycling of complex biological and chemical wastes and raw materials in a single integrated process. The knowledge generated through this innovative biotechnological approach will not only benefit the environmental management of terrestrial wastes, but also reduce the harmful environmental impact of petrochemical plastics. This project offers a timely strategic action that will enable the EU to lead worldwide the syngas fermentation technology for waste revalorisation and sustainable biopolymer production.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
- engineering and technology environmental engineering waste management waste treatment processes recycling
- natural sciences chemical sciences catalysis
- social sciences economics and business economics sustainable economy
- engineering and technology industrial biotechnology biomaterials bioplastics polyhydroxyalkanoates
- engineering and technology industrial biotechnology bioprocessing technologies fermentation
Programme(s)
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Call for proposal
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FP7-KBBE-2012-6-singlestage
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28006 MADRID
Spain
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Participants (15)
M13 9PL Manchester
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89081 Ulm
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4 DUBLIN
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2800 Delemont
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100 44 STOCKHOLM
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Berlin
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67081 STRASBOURG
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46980 Paterna
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D12 XY86 DUBLIN
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9000 GENT
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30320 Fuente Alamo De Murcia
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4103 Bottmingen
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48530 Ortuella
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41014 Sevilla
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1012WX Amsterdam
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