ES147-ECOBIOLIVO/ECBI

Revalorización económica de compuestos bioactivos de subproductos del olivar mediante demostración de su efectividad pleiotrópica en ensayos de intervención nutricional en humanos

Description

Extraction and valorisation of phenolic compounds from olive by-products for nutraceutical and functional applications.

Sector

A1.6Support activities to agriculture and post-harvest crop activities

Needs/ Problem statement

Olive sector by-products are often underutilised despite containing valuable bioactive compounds with potential health and economic benefits.

Objective

To valorise olive by-products by extracting and demonstrating the potential of bioactive compounds for nutraceutical and functional applications.

Bioeconomy fields

Crop residues and perennial plantsx

Designer crops for optimised biomass contentnull

Algae biomassnull

Waste or recycled materialx

Microbial assisted processingnull

Biorefineries null

Feedstock

Biomass residues

Outcomes and final product

Development of processes to extract and validate high-value bioactive compounds from olive by-products, enabling their use in nutraceutical and functional food applications.

Mobility

Static

Value chains

1
2
3

3 - High potential - Significant arisings of feedstocks available currently.

C Sink

1
2
3

2 - Medium potential - strong potential for carbon sequestration at the feedstock or product level only.

Intended user

Intended for olive growers, cooperatives and food or nutraceutical companies interested in the valorisation of olive by-products. Results are shared through project dissemination, research outputs and collaboration with sector stakeholders.

Complexity of the process

1
2
3

3 -complex application

Final user

Farmerx

Foresternull

Researcherx

Advisornull

NGOnull

Training organizationnull

Processor or retailerx

Consumernull

Public Authority + LAGnull

Otherx

Economic sustainability

1
2
3

3 - High potential - Expected to bring at least 3 significant economic benefits.

Social sustainability

1
2
3

2 - Medium potential -Expected to bring 2 or 1 social benefits.

Environmental sustainability

1
2
3

2 - Medium potential - Expected to bring 2 or 1 environmental benefits.

Added value

Very low
Low
Intermediate
High
Very high

Fine chemicals = Very high

Equipment maintenance costs (€/year)

null

Investment cost (€)

null

Operational costs (€)

null

Return of investment (€)

null

Return of investment (Year)

null

Coherence with BBioNets

1
2
3

3-green

Country

ES

Official website

OG Region

ES61Andalucía

Geographic Scope

Regional

Focus Area

FA 5C: Facilitating the supply and use of renewable sources of energy

Key words

Circular economy, incl. waste, by-products and residues

Main source of funding

Rural development 2014-2020

Period

2021-2024

Duration (months)

39

Number of partners by type

Farmer:

1

Forester:

null

Advisor:

null

Researcher:

2

NGO:

null

Processor or retailer:

1

Training orgaznization:

null

Consumer:

null

Public Authority:

null

Other:

1

Status

Completed

TRL

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

TRL 5 – technology validated in relevant environment (industrially relevant environment in the case of key enabling technologies)