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Bioplastica Vegetale

Description

Laboratory-scale conversion of agricultural waste into bioplastics

Sector

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

Needs/ Problem statement

to improve the management of natural resources used in agriculture, such as water, soil and air

Objective

The project stems from challenges linked to the difficulty of managing waste products from the agricultural brewing sector and the livestock industry, specifically the problem of waste in the form of spent grain and silage maize contaminated with aflatoxins under certain environmental conditions. Bioplastics, derived from renewable sources, offer a promising alternative to tackle the dual challenge of reducing the use of fossil-based plastics and the need to recover agricultural waste that would otherwise be destined for costly disposal.

Bioeconomy fields

Crop residues and perennial plantsnull

Designer crops for optimised biomass contentnull

Algae biomassnull

Waste or recycled materialx

Microbial assisted processingnull

Biorefineries null

Feedstock

Biomass residues

Outcomes and final product

Laboratory-scale conversion of agricultural waste into bioplastics: microbiota, biotechnology and biochemistry in the service of PHAs. Qualitative and quantitative characterisation of brewers’ grains and contaminated maize silage. Development of an effective, low-cost and sustainable method for the preservation and treatment of waste materials for their conversion into PHAs. Selection of microbial strains and development of a laboratory-scale production process. Characterisation of powdered biomass and identification of potential polymeric matrices. Compounding tests and characterisation of the resulting blends.

Mobility

Static

Value chains

1
2
3

2 - Medium potential - Significant availability of feedstocks available by 2035.

C Sink

1
2
3

3 - High potential - strong potential for carbon sequestration at the feedstock and product level).

Intended user

Farmers/foresters

Complexity of the process

1
2
3

2 -easy to use /replicate

Final user

Farmerx

Foresternull

Researchernull

Advisornull

NGOnull

Training organizationnull

Processor or retailernull

Consumernull

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

3 - High potential - Expected to bring at least 3 significant 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

3-green

Country

IT

Official website

http://www.arav.it/Progetti/BioplasticaVegetale

OG Region

ITH3Veneto

Geographic Scope

Local

Focus Area

FA 2A: Improving the economic performance of all farms and facilitating farm restructuring and modernisation

Key words

AKIS, incl. advice, training, on-farm demo, interactiveinnovation projects

Main source of funding

Rural development 2014-2020

Period

2025-2028

Duration (months)

38

Number of partners by type

Farmer:

4

Forester:

null

Advisor:

null

Researcher:

1

NGO:

null

Processor or retailer:

null

Training orgaznization:

2

Consumer:

null

Public Authority:

null

Other:

null

Status

Ongoing

TRL

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

TRL 2 – technology concept formulated

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