{"id":98976,"date":"2021-10-19T07:20:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T05:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=98976"},"modified":"2021-10-14T14:50:17","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T12:50:17","slug":"nenu2phar-project-update-after-1-year-of-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/nenu2phar-project-update-after-1-year-of-work\/","title":{"rendered":"nenu2PHAr project update after 1 year of work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Launched in\u00a0September\u00a02020, the\u00a0NENU2PHAR\u00a0project<\/a>\u00a0is\u00a0setting-up an innovative\u00a0European value chain of bio-plastic products from\u00a0microalgae and bacteria,\u00a0these\u00a0sustainable\u00a0and renewable\u00a0resources\u00a0will provide\u00a0plastic\u00a0products\u00a0an acceptable end\u00a0of life\u00a0through\u00a0of composting, recycling or re-using.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For about 3 years, the project will\u00a0work on\u00a0developing\u00a0an original\u00a0production\u00a0route\u00a0of\u00a0PHA\u00a0(Polyhydroxyalkanoate),\u00a0a\u00a0family\u00a0of\u00a0biobased\u00a0polymers\u00a0and\u00a0biodegradable\u00a0plastics.\u00a08 PHA-based\u00a0high volume consumer\u00a0products, that will be either used for\u00a0packaging,\u00a0agricultural or medical\u00a0applications,\u00a0will be developed and benchmarked to\u00a0their fossil-based counterparts.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over two days\u00a0in September, the remote event was the opportunity for the partners to\u00a0share their recent outcomes with great progress\u00a0on the development of the\u00a0bio-based\u00a0plastic material.\u00a0NENU2PHAR\u2019s\u00a0partners\u00a0are pleased to\u00a0share key\u00a0outcomes from\u00a0their\u00a0first year\u00a0of\u00a0work.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FOCUS ON FIRST OUTCOMES\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Development of\u00a0PHA\u00a0bioproduction\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Over its first year,\u00a0the 16 partners of\u00a0the\u00a0NENU2PHAR\u00a0project\u00a0have\u00a0been working on the\u00a0development of microalgal\u00a0biomass\u00a0that will be used as\u00a0the\u00a0primary feedstock for\u00a0PHA-accumulating bacteria.\u00a0This microalgal biomass is cultivated under\u00a0specific\u00a0conditions\u00a0by the\u00a0partner CEA\u00a0triggering a remarkable accumulation of starch.\u00a0Then, this bio-based\u00a0substrate\u00a0is used as\u00a0a\u00a0carbon\u00a0feedstock for bacteria\u00a0cultivation\u00a0to\u00a0accumulate the PHA polymer. UBS-IRDL\u00a0is\u00a0in\u00a0charge of\u00a0the\u00a0optimisation\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0parameter\u00a0of\u00a0new\u00a0bacteria\u00a0strains\u00a0and\u00a0BIOTREND is performing the upscaling of the cultivation. The extraction processes of the\u00a0PHA polymer\u00a0is\u00a0carried out by CELABOR\u00a0following innovative processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Legal,\u00a0regulatory,\u00a0framework,\u00a0REACH,\u00a0and\u00a0policies\u00a0for\u00a0plastic\u00a0products\u00a0and\u00a0processes\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The first public\u00a0deliverable has been drafted under the coordination of LOMARTOV:\u00a0partners\u00a0have worked on defining the completely legal, regulatory framework, REACH and policies for\u00a0plastics products and processes.\u00a0The infographics are available on\u00a0the\u00a0NENU2PHAR\u00a0website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other\u00a0lines of progress\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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In addition to\u00a0these two\u00a0significant developments,\u00a0the\u00a0other\u00a0activities\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0project\u00a0related\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0formulation,\u00a0compounding\u00a0and\u00a0processing\u00a0of the PHA materials\u00a0has been initiated by partners\u00a0ITENE, ELIXANCE, BIOMI, IPC\u00a0and CENTEXBEL.\u00a0ZER0-E, with IAR and LOMARTOV have worked on the first versions of the\u00a0market\u00a0assessments\u00a0of bio-plastic products\u00a0and the identification of value map and consumer needs\u00a0to allow the industrial partners\u00a0to\u00a0target the\u00a0relevant markets and consumers.\u00a0

In\u00a0addition,\u00a0first tests on compostability, disintegration and ecotoxicity have been launched by\u00a0ITENE on several samples of reference including PHB and PHB-based blends. At the same\u00a0time, biodegradation in sea water was also started by IRDL using the same type of materials.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PROJECT\u2019S NEXT STEPS\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the forthcoming months, the next steps of the project will\u00a0be dedicated to:\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
  • –\u00a0the development of product materials in collaboration with the industrial partners\u00a0(DANONE, KAJ PLASTICS, SOFRADIM PRODUCTION and IFG EXELTO), targeting\u00a0properties higher than their fossil-based counterparts.\u00a0<\/li>
  • –\u00a0the upscaling process of biobased PHA from microalgae biomass feedstock\u00a0<\/li>
  • –\u00a0Biodegradation\u00a0on land and marine waters\u00a0and recycling assessments of PHA-compounds\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n


    About nenu2PHAr<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The NENU2PHAR project aims at bridging this crucial gap in the EU industry, within an\u00a0inclusive approach that will\u00a0address the whole PHA-based plastic value chain, targeting high\u00a0volume consumer products. The NENU2PHAR project gathers 17 partners, leaders in the\u00a0different fields of research, from biomass development to formulation of biopolymer up to\u00a0plastic processes.\u00a0First, bio-sourced\u00a0will be tackled by developing and optimised production\u00a0
    of PHA biopolymer thanks to the optimisation of carbon feedstock from micro-algae biomass\u00a0and selection of bacteria strains. Then, innovative polymer processing options will generate\u00a0different structures with various bulk-surface properties, and various end of life properties.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Market uptake of this new PHA will be supported by a competitive cost (5\u20ac\/kg for PHA\u00a0compounds), high purity product and processes optimised for PHA bioplastic\u00a0to tackle\u00a0functional\u00a0properties\u00a0of\u00a0high-volume\u00a0consumer\u00a0products\u00a0better\u00a0than\u00a0fossil-based\u00a0counterparts. 8 PHA-based products will be developed and benchmarked to their fossil-based counterparts. Full validation of the\u00a0end-of-life\u00a0scenarios and environmental footprint\u00a0will be studied based on biodegradability, compostability or recyclability of the bioplastics\u00a0formulated.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    NENU2PHAR*\u00a0brings together 16\u00a0European partners, coordinated by CEA (France):\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    • 4\u00a0large industries<\/strong>: DANONE (France), KAJ PLASTICS\u00a0(Poland), SOFRADIM\u00a0PRODUCTION (France), IFG EXELTO (Belgium)\u00a0<\/li>
    • 6 SMEs:<\/strong> ELIXANCE (France), CELABOR (Belgium), BIO-MI Ltd (Croatia),\u00a0BIOTREND (Portugal), LOMARTOV S.L. Applied Innovation Engineering (Spain),\u00a0ZERO EMISSIONS ENGINEERING B.V. (The Netherlands)\u00a0<\/li>
    • 4\u00a0RTOs:<\/strong>\u00a0CEA (France’s Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission),\u00a0Innovation Plasturgie Composites (France), ITENE (Spain), CENTEXBEL (Belgium)\u00a0<\/li>
    • 1 academic:<\/strong> Universit\u00e9 de Bretagne Sud\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Institut de recherche Dupuy de L\u00f4me\u00a0(France)\u00a0<\/li>
    • 1 innovative cluster:<\/strong> IAR, the French Bioeconomy Cluster (France)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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      Duration:<\/strong> 42 months (September 2020\u00a0–\u00a0February\u00a02024) | Total budget: \u20ac 6 395 081.2\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      NENU2PHAR has received \u20ac 4 983 169.87 funding from the Bio-Based Industries Joint\u00a0Undertaking (JU) under grant agreement No 887474. The JU receives support from the\u00a0European Union\u2019s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and the Bio Based\u00a0Industries Consortium.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Project coordinator\u00a0
      Sophie Mailley\u00a0–\u00a0CEA\u00a0
      E-Mail: sophie.mailley@cea.fr<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Launched in\u00a0September\u00a02020, the\u00a0NENU2PHAR\u00a0project\u00a0is\u00a0setting-up an innovative\u00a0European value chain of bio-plastic products from\u00a0microalgae and bacteria,\u00a0these\u00a0sustainable\u00a0and renewable\u00a0resources\u00a0will provide\u00a0plastic\u00a0products\u00a0an acceptable end\u00a0of life\u00a0through\u00a0of composting, recycling or re-using.\u00a0 For about 3 years, the project will\u00a0work on\u00a0developing\u00a0an original\u00a0production\u00a0route\u00a0of\u00a0PHA\u00a0(Polyhydroxyalkanoate),\u00a0a\u00a0family\u00a0of\u00a0biobased\u00a0polymers\u00a0and\u00a0biodegradable\u00a0plastics.\u00a08 PHA-based\u00a0high volume consumer\u00a0products, that will be either used for\u00a0packaging,\u00a0agricultural or medical\u00a0applications,\u00a0will be developed and benchmarked to\u00a0their fossil-based counterparts.\u00a0 Over two days\u00a0in September, the remote […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"One year after the launch of the project, the 16 European partners gathered online to review their work and plan the next activities of the project","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[13383,5838,5847,12239,19188],"supplier":[8053,8031,18914,3252,16954,5520,2317,2274,4831,17658],"class_list":["post-98976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-bacteria","tag-bioeconomy","tag-bioplastics","tag-compostability","tag-microlgae","supplier-centexbel","supplier-bbi-joint-undertaking","supplier-bio-mi-drustvo-sa-ogranicenom-odgovornocu","supplier-biotrend","supplier-cea-accueil-de-la-recherche-a-lindustrie","supplier-danone-sa","supplier-european-commission","supplier-iar-pole-de-competitivit-industrie-et-agro-ressources","supplier-technological-institute-for-packaging-transport-and-logistics-itene","supplier-universite-bretagne-sud"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98976\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98976"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=98976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}