The raw material that will be used to obtain organic products will come from both cultivated and wild species. The research and selection of underutilized species with the potential to generate organic products, under severe ecological requirements and a suitable chemical composition, is one of the main targets of this project. The harvested species will be the source of biomass utilised by the different companies, that constitute the BeonNAT project consortium, for the processing and production of the new bio-based products.
The consortium will study how to make use of marginal and underutilised land, as well as, the potential of tree and shrub species to grow properly on the selected land. The biochemical and ecological capabilities of the harvested biomass and its potential as feedstock for the industrial processes involved will be analysed too. Furthermore, a comparison between harvested biomass of cultivated and wild species will be made. At the same time, the consortium will investigate the best initial soil conditions, cultivation and harvesting techniques and technologies and other factors affecting the quality and quantity of the crops. During the treatment of the post-harvest biomass, the possibility of optimising the refining and purification processes will be assessed.
The innovative and bio-based products provided by BeonNAT will be developed in several Work Packages (WP): essential oils and vegetable extracts (WP3), bioplastics for packaging (WP4), biochar and activated carbon (WP5), new absorbents for the pet industry (WP6), cellulose pulp and agglomerates (WP7).
A key aspect in the achievement of this project is the accurate analysis of the processes involved. The first batches will be performed on a pilot scale, while simultaneously, the way to carry out an industrial scaling will be studied in order to increase productivity and decrease the associated costs. Everything will be done with the aim of achieving maximum performance and prioritizing sustainability in all project stages.
Project partners
The consortium is composed of sixteen organizations from seven countries. CIEMAT (Project Coordinator) (Spain), FUNDACION CENTRO DE SERVICIOS Y PROMOCIÓN FORESTAL Y DE SU INDUSTRIA DE CASTILLA Y LEÓN (Spain), CONSORZIO PER LA RICERCA E LA DIMOSTRAZIONE SULLE ENERGIE RINNOVABILI (Italy), AIMPLAS (Spain), LEIBNIZ INSTITUT FUER AGRARTECHNIK UND BIOOEKONOMIE (Germany), BRANDENBURGISCHE TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT COTTBUS-SENFTENBERG (Germany), UNIVERSITATEA STEFAN CEL MARE DIN SUCEAVA (Romania), INSTITUTO POLITECNICO DE BRAGANCA (Portugal), CONTACTICA S. L. (Spain), IDOASIS 2002 S.L. (Spain), EL JARPIL S.L. (Spain), ENVIROHEMP S.L. (Spain), NNFCC LIMITED (United Kingdom), LABORATORIOS MAVERICK.
Source
AIMPLAS, press release, 2021-10-09.
Supplier
AIMPLAS (Asociación de Investigación de Materiales Plásticos y Conexas)
Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus (BTU Cottbus)
CIEMAT
Leibniz-Institut für Agrartechnik Potsdam-Bornim e.V. (ATB)
NNFCC
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