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IT114-COMETA/COMET

COMETA - Colture autoctone mediterranee e loro valorizzazione con tecnologie avanzate di chimica verde

Description

Conversion of different crop fractions (seeds, underground and above-ground biomass) into bioproducts of interest to the agricultural and industrial sectors

Sector

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

Needs/ Problem statement

increase the sustainability of production systems by valorising waste and obtaining low-input products

Objective

The objective is to study and validate innovative low-input non-food cropping systems suitable for cultivation in marginal areas at risk of erosion/desertification, underutilised, polluted and/or poorly utilised.

Bioeconomy fields

Crop residues and perennial plants✓

Designer crops for optimised biomass content✓

Algae biomassnull

Waste or recycled materialnull

Microbial assisted processingnull

Biorefineries ✓

Feedstock

Biomass

Outcomes and final product

The project developed optimized cultivation protocols and innovative biomass management while valorizing seeds and by-products into bio-based materials, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, animal feed, and agricultural applications.

Mobility

Mobile

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

Farmers, consumers, retailers

Complexity of the process

1
2
3

3 -complex application

Final user

Farmer✓

Foresternull

Researchernull

Advisornull

NGOnull

Training organizationnull

Processor or retailer✓

Consumer✓

Public Authority + LAGnull

Othernull

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

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

Added value

Very low
Low
Intermediate
High
Very high

Bioplastics & Polymers = Intermediate

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

null

Country

IT

Official website

https://www.novamont.com/cometa

OG Region

ITF3Campania

Geographic Scope

Regional

Focus Area

FA 1B: Strengthening the links between agriculture, food production and forestry and research and innovation

Key words

Arable crops

Main source of funding

Other public (national, regional) research funds

Period

2018-2022

Duration (months)

42

Number of partners by type

Farmer:

null

Forester:

null

Advisor:

null

Researcher:

5

NGO:

null

Processor or retailer:

1

Training orgaznization:

null

Consumer:

null

Public Authority:

null

Other:

null

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)

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