{"id":86432,"date":"2021-03-19T07:35:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T06:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=86432"},"modified":"2021-03-16T14:02:53","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T13:02:53","slug":"zelcor-zero-waste-ligno-cellulosic-biorefineries-by-integrated-lignin-valorisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/zelcor-zero-waste-ligno-cellulosic-biorefineries-by-integrated-lignin-valorisation\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelcor \u2013 Zero Waste Ligno-Cellulosic Biorefineries by Integrated Lignin Valorisation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Unbenannt2\"<\/p>\n

The\u00a0EU project\u00a0Zelcor <\/a>officially ended on 28 February 2021 after four and a half years intense research & activities by 17 partners, demonstrating the feasibility of transforming lignocellulose biorefinery recalcitrant side streams to high added-value bio-based products.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Among the most promising value chains explored is the cascade production from soda lignins of multi-functional insect repellent extracts, aqueous colloidal lignin anti-viral dispersions, substituents to oil-based aromatics, and phenolic antioxidant with 4-times higher activity than lignins. In parallel, the successful conversion of lignocellulose bioethanol residues into nanomaterials offers a realistic zero-waste scenario for the development of 2G biorefineries. Besides integrated approaches for side streams valorisation, one innovation pillar in the Zelcor project was the exploration of new biological conversion tools: 16 new enzymes of interest for industry were identified, including a lignin-solubilizing enzyme produced and immobilized by a private company, and an insect bioreactor was designed for the concomitant production of chitosan and protein feed.<\/p>\n

The consortium can look back on overall 20 scientific publications and many activities that brought the output of their research to a wide audience. The two \u201cSummer Schools\u201d organised in 2018 and 2021 remains highlights of the project.<\/p>\n

Taken together, no less than 10 PhD students and post-docs participated to the project.<\/p>\n

\"Unbenannt\"<\/p>\n

In the final meeting in February the project coordinator St\u00e9phanie Baumberger (Professor at AgroParisTech) is looking forward satisfied and confident: \u201cZelcor was a great collective human adventure. Of course, we can be proud of the scientific and technical advances made thanks to our multi-competence consortium, but a major result remains the settlement of sustainable collaborations. Various new projects involving partners of Zelcor consortium have already started (e.g. ERA CoBioTech Milimo, SPIRE Impress ANR Funclipro, Joint Erasmus + Master Bioceb) and no doubt that future proposals will arise soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

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All information and publications are available on http:\/\/zelcor.eu\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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About the Project<\/h3>\n

The Zelcor Project received funding\u00a0from the Bio Based\u00a0Industries Joint Undertaking under the\u00a0European Union\u2019s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the grant agreement No 720303.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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