Biowafer Project

BIOWAFER – BIOWAFER. Biorefining Waste of the Agro Food Chain in Emilia Romagna

BIOWAFER Project is an Industrial Research project, co-financed by the Emilia Romagna Region through the POR FESR 2014-2020. The project aims to develop innovative extraction processes for the valorization of agri-food waste.

Objectives:

• Increase the value of agri-food waste through the production of chemical compounds and materials of interest for non-food and non-feed industrial sectors.
• To develop an innovative industrial system in which the production of by-products and co-products managed as waste is reduced.

Expected results:

• Development of a waste biorefinery for the continuous producion of chemical compounds for cosmetic, pharmaceutical, agronomic and energy sector (eg hyaluronic acid for dermo-cosmetic products, biochar as soil improver and syngas for recovery of thermal and electrical energy).
• Increase the awareness, knowledge and ability of companies to apply the principles of the circular economy.
• Development of new technologies and innovative business models that are applicable to overcome the linear system of production.
• Respond to the growing demand for sustainable products, obtainable without changing individual behavior but by improving the products already used by consumers.

Partners:

SSICA – Fondazione di Ricerca (https://www.ssica.it/ )

BioDNA – Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (https://centridiricerca.unicatt.it/biodna )

SITEIA.PARMA – Università di Parma (http://www.centritecnopolo.unipr.it/siteiaparma/ )

Companies:

Steriltom S.r.L. (https://www.steriltom.com/ )

Terre Cevico (https://www.terrecevico.com/ )

Latteria Sociale Stallone (https://www.latteriasocialestallone.it/ )

Davines S.p.A. (https://it.davines.com/ )

Savona Medicinali S.p.A. (http://www.savoma.it/ )

For more information, visit the project website: http://www.biowafer.org