Objective
Approximately one third of all food produced globally is wasted every year throughout the whole value chain-from farmers to consumers. To extract the significant amounts of valuable compounds contained in these wastes, AgriMax will combine affordable and flexible processing technologies (ultrasound assisted and solvent extraction, filtration, thermal and enzymatic treatments) for the valorization of side streams from the horticultural culture and food processing industry to be used in a cooperative approach by local stakeholders.
Through the selection of case-scenarios previously developed to a pilot scale by the participating RTOs and their industrial transfer in new applications as food additives, packaging and agricultural materials among others, the project will disclose the holistic potential of four new agro-value chains (residues and by products from the culture and processing of tomato, cereals, olives, potato). Any by-product generated along the production cycle will be valorized in a cascade manner to reach over 40% of high value use of the waste. This will lead to additional production of active ingredients in lower concentration, but also fibres, biogas and fertilizers from the left biomass (the latter with the aim of being used in closed loop in the culture of the crops used in the project to prevent soil impoverishing). An LCA and LCC will also study the best approach to minimize the environmental impact of the new value chains without jeopardizing the cost effectiveness of the operations. The pilot multi-feedstock bio-refinery processes will be validated in two demonstration sites in Spain and Italy. Societal, ethical, safety, techno-feasibility and regulatory aspects will be studied. Last but not least, a business model and platform for communication between the potential raw materials suppliers will be set up to maximize the use of the cooperative treatment plants throughout the year.
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- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcompositesbiocomposites
- engineering and technologyenvironmental biotechnologybioremediationcompost
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness models
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and films
- engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbioplastics
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08940 Madrid
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46980 Paterna
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9000 Gent
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50121 Firenze
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00185 Roma
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08140 Caldes De Montbui Barcelona
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9291 Tromso
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46980 Paterna
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40126 Bologna
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80686 Munchen
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43100 Parma
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4 Dublin
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04120 Almeria
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YO19 5SN York
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08038 Barcelona
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1030 WIEN
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1030 Wien
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3000 Celje
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Participation ended
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CV1 2TT Coventry
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56121 Pisa Pi
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50026 San Casciano In Val Di Pesa
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6723 Szeged
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21020 Inarzo
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9000 GENT
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2613 AX Delft
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44195 Teruel
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46893 Alfarrasi
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43122 Parma
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25125 Alguaire
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64046 Montorio Al Vomano
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42027 Montecchio Emilia
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46013 Canneto Sull'Oglio
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