Tecnalia is a privately funded applied research center in Spain that identifies business opportunities through applied research. It has over 1,500 experts across 7 divisions working on topics like sustainable construction, energy/environment, health technologies, and more. Tecnalia works to transform knowledge into economic growth and improve quality of life by generating business opportunities for companies. A key area is bioeconomy, which involves using renewable natural sources like biomass to create business opportunities to replace finite resources like oil.
Recommendations for the Finnish forest-based bioeconomy R&DBiotalous.fi
Forest bioeconomy NRA
Recommendations for the Finnish forest-based bioeconomy R&D
By the Finnish National Support Group to the Forest-based Sector Technology Platform
FTP Finnish NSG task force group:
Leena Paavilainen Luke (chair of the group)
Johanna Buchert VTT (Luke)
Christine Hagström-Näsi FIBIC
Timo Heikka Stora Enso
Eeva Jernström LUT
Erno Järvinen MTK
Recommendations for the Finnish forest-based bioeconomy R&DBiotalous.fi
Forest bioeconomy NRA
Recommendations for the Finnish forest-based bioeconomy R&D
By the Finnish National Support Group to the Forest-based Sector Technology Platform
FTP Finnish NSG task force group:
Leena Paavilainen Luke (chair of the group)
Johanna Buchert VTT (Luke)
Christine Hagström-Näsi FIBIC
Timo Heikka Stora Enso
Eeva Jernström LUT
Erno Järvinen MTK
Bioeconomy: a strategic priority for EuropeBiocopacPlus
SPRING – Sustainable Processes and Resources for Innovation and National Growth is a non-profit Association, born in 2012 in response to the Call of MIUR for the Development and Strengthening of National Technological Clusters. It is proposed as representative and promoter of the national chemical industry from renewable sources, stimulating actions of research, demonstratives of transfer technological divulgation and training in constant dialogue with the stakeholders of the local area (agricultural, industrial, institutional and no profit spheres).
Joachim von Braun, Director, Center for Development Research (ZEF) and Professor, Economics and Technical Change, University of Bonn
POLICY SEMINAR
Bioeconomy – the new transformation of agriculture, food, and bio-based industries – implications for emerging economies
OCT 24, 2017 - 12:15 PM TO 01:15 PM EDT
Alfredo Aguilar-'Los retos del Planeta y propuestas de soluciones desde la bi...Fundación Ramón Areces
El 1 de febrero de 2017 dedicamos en la Fundación Ramón Areces un simposio internacional a 'Los retos del Planeta y propuestas de soluciones desde la bioeconomía'. Organizado en colaboración con la Asociación BioEuroLatina, fue inaugurado por la Secretaria de Estado de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación del Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Carmen Vela. Durante toda la jornada, los ponentes debatieron sobre cómo la bioeconomía, conjunto de actividades económicas que utilizan de manera sostenible los recursos de origen biológico, contribuye a producir alimentos, y energía de soporte para el conjunto del sistema económico.
The experts' roundtable on ASEAN circular economy
Session 2: Agriculture, Forestry and Tehnology Adoption
By Dr. Michael Brady, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor
Uganda's vision for its bamboo sector and the role of trilateral cooperation. Presented by H. E. Flavia Munaaba Nabugere, Uganda's State Minister for the Environment at the event 'Harnessing Chinese Expertise to Support South-South and Trilateral Collaboration,' COP21, Paris.
Management of Congo Basin forest resources: The quest for sustainabilityCIFOR-ICRAF
Robert Nasi, Director of the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees, Agroforestry gives an overview of the evolution of forest management in the Congo Basin. He gave this policy keynote address on 22 May 2013 during a two-day policy and science conference entitled "Sustainable forest management in Central Africa: Yesterday, today and tomorrow", organized by CIFOR and its partners and held in Yaounde, Cameroon.
ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE BIOMASS ENERGY PRODUCTION IN UGANDA THROUGH PRACTICAL I...RECSONETWORKRECSONET
ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE BIOMASS ENERGY PRODUCTION IN UGANDA THROUGH PRACTICAL INCENTIVE MECHANISMS
A Presentation by Issa Katwesige, Principal Forest Officer Forest Sector Support Department, Ministry of Water and Environment , at Esella Hotel October 07, 2020
During the National dissemination and policy engagement workshop on identification of practical incentives for advancing sustainable Biomass Energy Production within Central Forest Reserves and Forest Landsapes in Uganda.
Organized by Environmental Alert in partnership with financial support from Norad within the framework of the project titled, ‘Increasing access to sustainable and renewable energy alternatives in the AlbertineGraben’ that is implemented by WWF-Uganda Country Office.”
Handbook for Green Products - Edition 2013michael waibel
The Handbook for Green Products provides comprehensive information in an accessible format about technical and constructive products solutions as well as services for climate-adapted and energy-efficient commercial and residential buildings in Vietnam. It gives Vietnamese small- and medium-sized companies in particular a unique chance to explain the general relevance of their innovative products and their specific relevance for Vietnam in a consumer-friendly way.
Its visual and content design builds upon the highly successful Handbook for Green Housing, published in 2011. Like the Handbook for Green Housing, this tangible product pursues a bottom-up approach by trying to convince people rather than to force them by regulations. We firmly believe that behaviour change is the key to sustainability.
The most important local cooperation partner regarding funding support and dissemination is the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam.
https://www-docs.tu-cottbus.de/megacity-hcmc/public/2013_edition_Handbook_for_Green_Products_ENG.pdf
Sổ tay cho sản phẩm xanh cung cấp toàn bộ thông tin, được trình bày dễ hiểu, về các sản phẩm kỹ thuật và xây dựng, các giải pháp cũng như các dịch vụ cho các công trình thương mại và dân dụng thích nghi với khí hậu, tiết kiệm năng lượng tại Việt Nam. Nó mang lại cho các công ty vừa và nhỏ tại Việt Nam nói riêng một cơ hội đặc biệt để giải thích về các sản phẩm cũng như công ty của họ thích hợp đối với Việt Nam theo cách thân thiện với người tiêu dùng.
Hình thức và nội dung của cuốn Sổ tay được xây dựng dựa trên cuốn Sổ tay Ngôi Nhà Xanh đã rất thành công trước đó, xuất bản năm 2011. Cũng như cuốn Sổ tay Ngôi nhà Xanh, sản phẩm lần này theo đuổi phương pháp tiếp cận từ cộng đồng bằng cách cố gắng thuyết phục mọi người chứ không buộc họ phải tuân theo những quy định. Chúng tôi tin rằng sự thay đổi về ý thức là chìa khóa để phát triển bền vững.
Đối tác chính tại địa phương về nguồn tài trợ và phương thức phổ biến là Phòng Thương mại châu Âu tại Việt Nam.”
https://www-docs.tu-cottbus.de/megacity-hcmc/public/2013_edition_Handbook_for_Green_Products_VN.pdf
The role of private sector in forest conservation & finance CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Aida Greenbury, Chair of Private Sector Roundtable at the 3rd Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit, on 23–25 April 2018 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
This presentation was delivered on the 21st March 2013 at SINTEF in Trondheim, Norway. It looks at the developing bioeconomy with a focus on the biobased chemical and polymers market.
The Engineering Technology Pathways project is a collaboration between Purdue University College of Technology and Ivy Tech Community College to increase the advanced technical education mission and supported by the National Science Foundation. A brief summary is located here: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1104245
A recent history of industrial biotechnology, bioenergy and bioeconomy in the ukNNFCC
Over the last 10 years the UK has been developing its Industrial Biotechnology Strategy and investing in the infrastructure, such as open access pilot plants, to support innovation. In recent years UK strategy has started to move towards the development of it bioeconomy.
Bioeconomy: a strategic priority for EuropeBiocopacPlus
SPRING – Sustainable Processes and Resources for Innovation and National Growth is a non-profit Association, born in 2012 in response to the Call of MIUR for the Development and Strengthening of National Technological Clusters. It is proposed as representative and promoter of the national chemical industry from renewable sources, stimulating actions of research, demonstratives of transfer technological divulgation and training in constant dialogue with the stakeholders of the local area (agricultural, industrial, institutional and no profit spheres).
Joachim von Braun, Director, Center for Development Research (ZEF) and Professor, Economics and Technical Change, University of Bonn
POLICY SEMINAR
Bioeconomy – the new transformation of agriculture, food, and bio-based industries – implications for emerging economies
OCT 24, 2017 - 12:15 PM TO 01:15 PM EDT
Alfredo Aguilar-'Los retos del Planeta y propuestas de soluciones desde la bi...Fundación Ramón Areces
El 1 de febrero de 2017 dedicamos en la Fundación Ramón Areces un simposio internacional a 'Los retos del Planeta y propuestas de soluciones desde la bioeconomía'. Organizado en colaboración con la Asociación BioEuroLatina, fue inaugurado por la Secretaria de Estado de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación del Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Carmen Vela. Durante toda la jornada, los ponentes debatieron sobre cómo la bioeconomía, conjunto de actividades económicas que utilizan de manera sostenible los recursos de origen biológico, contribuye a producir alimentos, y energía de soporte para el conjunto del sistema económico.
The experts' roundtable on ASEAN circular economy
Session 2: Agriculture, Forestry and Tehnology Adoption
By Dr. Michael Brady, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor
Uganda's vision for its bamboo sector and the role of trilateral cooperation. Presented by H. E. Flavia Munaaba Nabugere, Uganda's State Minister for the Environment at the event 'Harnessing Chinese Expertise to Support South-South and Trilateral Collaboration,' COP21, Paris.
Management of Congo Basin forest resources: The quest for sustainabilityCIFOR-ICRAF
Robert Nasi, Director of the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees, Agroforestry gives an overview of the evolution of forest management in the Congo Basin. He gave this policy keynote address on 22 May 2013 during a two-day policy and science conference entitled "Sustainable forest management in Central Africa: Yesterday, today and tomorrow", organized by CIFOR and its partners and held in Yaounde, Cameroon.
ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE BIOMASS ENERGY PRODUCTION IN UGANDA THROUGH PRACTICAL I...RECSONETWORKRECSONET
ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE BIOMASS ENERGY PRODUCTION IN UGANDA THROUGH PRACTICAL INCENTIVE MECHANISMS
A Presentation by Issa Katwesige, Principal Forest Officer Forest Sector Support Department, Ministry of Water and Environment , at Esella Hotel October 07, 2020
During the National dissemination and policy engagement workshop on identification of practical incentives for advancing sustainable Biomass Energy Production within Central Forest Reserves and Forest Landsapes in Uganda.
Organized by Environmental Alert in partnership with financial support from Norad within the framework of the project titled, ‘Increasing access to sustainable and renewable energy alternatives in the AlbertineGraben’ that is implemented by WWF-Uganda Country Office.”
Handbook for Green Products - Edition 2013michael waibel
The Handbook for Green Products provides comprehensive information in an accessible format about technical and constructive products solutions as well as services for climate-adapted and energy-efficient commercial and residential buildings in Vietnam. It gives Vietnamese small- and medium-sized companies in particular a unique chance to explain the general relevance of their innovative products and their specific relevance for Vietnam in a consumer-friendly way.
Its visual and content design builds upon the highly successful Handbook for Green Housing, published in 2011. Like the Handbook for Green Housing, this tangible product pursues a bottom-up approach by trying to convince people rather than to force them by regulations. We firmly believe that behaviour change is the key to sustainability.
The most important local cooperation partner regarding funding support and dissemination is the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam.
https://www-docs.tu-cottbus.de/megacity-hcmc/public/2013_edition_Handbook_for_Green_Products_ENG.pdf
Sổ tay cho sản phẩm xanh cung cấp toàn bộ thông tin, được trình bày dễ hiểu, về các sản phẩm kỹ thuật và xây dựng, các giải pháp cũng như các dịch vụ cho các công trình thương mại và dân dụng thích nghi với khí hậu, tiết kiệm năng lượng tại Việt Nam. Nó mang lại cho các công ty vừa và nhỏ tại Việt Nam nói riêng một cơ hội đặc biệt để giải thích về các sản phẩm cũng như công ty của họ thích hợp đối với Việt Nam theo cách thân thiện với người tiêu dùng.
Hình thức và nội dung của cuốn Sổ tay được xây dựng dựa trên cuốn Sổ tay Ngôi Nhà Xanh đã rất thành công trước đó, xuất bản năm 2011. Cũng như cuốn Sổ tay Ngôi nhà Xanh, sản phẩm lần này theo đuổi phương pháp tiếp cận từ cộng đồng bằng cách cố gắng thuyết phục mọi người chứ không buộc họ phải tuân theo những quy định. Chúng tôi tin rằng sự thay đổi về ý thức là chìa khóa để phát triển bền vững.
Đối tác chính tại địa phương về nguồn tài trợ và phương thức phổ biến là Phòng Thương mại châu Âu tại Việt Nam.”
https://www-docs.tu-cottbus.de/megacity-hcmc/public/2013_edition_Handbook_for_Green_Products_VN.pdf
The role of private sector in forest conservation & finance CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Aida Greenbury, Chair of Private Sector Roundtable at the 3rd Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit, on 23–25 April 2018 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
This presentation was delivered on the 21st March 2013 at SINTEF in Trondheim, Norway. It looks at the developing bioeconomy with a focus on the biobased chemical and polymers market.
The Engineering Technology Pathways project is a collaboration between Purdue University College of Technology and Ivy Tech Community College to increase the advanced technical education mission and supported by the National Science Foundation. A brief summary is located here: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1104245
A recent history of industrial biotechnology, bioenergy and bioeconomy in the ukNNFCC
Over the last 10 years the UK has been developing its Industrial Biotechnology Strategy and investing in the infrastructure, such as open access pilot plants, to support innovation. In recent years UK strategy has started to move towards the development of it bioeconomy.
Bioeconomy — One of the Ways for Europe Reindustralisation. Opportunities for...LvivPolytechnic
Presentation: Bioeconomy — One of the Ways for Europe Reindustralisation. Opportunities for Poland-Ukraine Cooperation
Presented by: Prof. dr hab. Stanisław Bielecki
Lodz University of Technology
For: Ukrainian-Polish Forum «Technical Education for the Future of Europe»
Lviv, Ukraine, November, 6-9, 2014
The UK development of industrial biotechnology and bioenergy in the context o...NNFCC
This presentation was given on the 27th November 2014 at a BBSRC Grant Holders meeting held at Warwick University. It introduces the value of the bioeconomy and how the UK is developing its industrial biotechnology sector.
Kirsi-Marja Oksman-Caldentey presented VTT's wide and novel expertise in Industrial Biotechnology in the Polish-Finnish Innovation Forum in Helsinki June 8, 2016.
Jornada informativa sobre el Reto Social 2: "Seguridad alimentaria, agricultura sostenible, investigación marina y marítima y bioeconomía" dentro del Programa Marco Europeo Horizonte 2020 organizada por la Agencia en colaboración con la Universidad de Córdoba. Noviembre, 2016.
biotechnology and its applications
application s of biotechnology, bt.cotton, cloning, dna, dna fingerprinting, dna isolation, gene manipulation, genetic engineering, goldenrice., r dnatechnology, recombinant vaccines, transgenic, vectors
This presentation was given at a Royal Society of Chemistry Industrial Biotechnology Group Meeting on the 17th September 2013. The presentation covers the key aspects of the biobased chemical market and introduces the support for innovation given by the European Interreg IVB Bio Base NWE project.
Contact our invest officers via our website: http://www.investinflanders.be With great expertise in the field of industrial biotechnology, Flanders plays a leading role in creating a biobased economy. Europe’s chemical industry is at a crucial crossroads, ready to seize the major opportunity of using biomass as a resource for chemicals, materials and energy.
The biobased economy is developing rapidly and is here to stay. Flanders goes to great lengths to specialize in this domain to secure its position at the heart of one of the world’s biggest chemical clusters.
'Developing the Biobased Economy' presentation given at the 25th Anniversary ...NNFCC
This presentation on 'Developing the Biobased Economy' was given on the 16th September at the 25th Anniversary of the Biocomposites Centre at Bangor University. The talk discusses the UK IB Catalyst Funding programme, Interreg IVB sponsored Bio Base NWE project, Industrial Biotechnology Networks in the UK and the identification of bioeconomy policy interventions through the Climate KIC project BioHorizons.
Invenire lead a project to establish a business ecosystem with edible insects in Finland, funded by Tekes, the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation through its BioNets programme. The project ran from April to October 2016.
This Report summates our key findings on the state of the market, how an edible insects business ecosystem could be structured and function, and strategies to overcome existing roadblocks. This report also outlines key activities & outputs created through the project.
Horizon 2020, Societal Challenge 5: Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials - Giulio Pattanaro, Research Programme Officer, European Commission, DG Research
Manuel Lainez-'Los retos del Planeta y propuestas de soluciones desde la bioe...Fundación Ramón Areces
El 1 de febrero de 2017 dedicamos en la Fundación Ramón Areces un simposio internacional a 'Los retos del Planeta y propuestas de soluciones desde la bioeconomía'. Organizado en colaboración con la Asociación BioEuroLatina, fue inaugurado por la Secretaria de Estado de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación del Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Carmen Vela. Durante toda la jornada, los ponentes debatieron sobre cómo la bioeconomía, conjunto de actividades económicas que utilizan de manera sostenible los recursos de origen biológico, contribuye a producir alimentos, y energía de soporte para el conjunto del sistema económico.
Axyoma is a business project developed by the first Latin America generation of engineers in Biobusiness, supported by a multidisciplinary engineers and researchers team that provides to companies a service of Laboratories and facilities outsourcing with diagnostic, design and development of mainly food or biotechnological specialized raw materials and pre-bioproducts that increase the commercial value, sustainability, and efficiency of their final products.
Biobased Chemicals, Industrial Sugar and the development of BiorefineriesNNFCC
This presentation, developed as part of the Interreg NWE Bio Base NWE project, was presented at the UK Institute of Food Research Annual Food and Health Symposium. It provides an overview of developments in the biobased chemicals market and how the UK in developing an ecosystem for the development of Industrial Biotechnology including the potential for knowledge exchange in North West Europe.
2021 hidalgo et al. - development of an innovative process involving the us...Jokin Hidalgo
Development of an innovative process involving the use of
ionic liquids for the recovery and purification of rare earths
from permanent magnets and NIMH batteries
EIT RM Summit 2020, September 30 [CROCODILE]Jokin Hidalgo
The CROCODILE project will showcase innovative metallurgical systems based on advanced pyro-, hydro-, bio-, iono- and electrometallurgy technologies for the recovery of cobalt and the production of cobalt metal and upstream products from a wide variety of secondary and primary European resources. CROCODILE will demonstrate the synergetic approaches and the integration of the innovative metallurgical systems within existing recovery processes of cobalt from primary and secondary sources at different locations in Europe, to enhance their efficiency, improve their economic and environmental values, and will provide a zero-waste strategy for important waste streams rich in cobalt such as batteries.
More than 140+ experts presented their inspiring projects and connected with over 700+ participant worldwide during this year’s online edition of the Raw Material Summit 2020 that took place on 29-30 September 2020. The innovative technologies of PLATIRUS projects and its latest project results were one of the successful presentations hosted by the project coordinator TECNALIA along with the support of the partner Monolithos Ltd. (Iakovos Yakoumis) during the EASME session H2020 – Innovation and innovators along the raw materials value chain on 30 September.
PLATIRUS consortium held a presentation sharing insights about the PLATInum group metals Recovery Using Secondary raw materials. The Platirus concept, partnership along with the technologies developed were presented by Guillermo Pozo (TECNALIA), while Iakovos Yakoumis (Monolithos Ltd) presented the incorporation of Deep-Eutectic-Solvents (DES) Leaching Technology developed in the framework of Platirus to MONOLITHOS’ integrated circular economy model for manufacturing new automotive catalysts from 100% recycled Platinum Group Metals (EIT Raw Materials CEBRA Up-Scaling Project).
Tecnalia Research & Innovation - Oct 2018Jokin Hidalgo
Tecnalia Corporation is a Technology Corporation set up in 2001 with the principal aim of contributing towards the development of the economic and social environment by means of the use and promotion of Technological Innovation through the development and dissemination of Research in an international context.
Tecnalia Research & Innovation is a Technology Corporation set up in 2001 with the principal aim of contributing towards the development of the economic and social environment by means of the use and promotion of Technological Innovation through the development and dissemination of Research in an international context.
We develop technology and generate business opportunities for eco-industry and other industrial sectors, focusing our activities in solving their environmental problems …
IONIC LIQUIDS can replace traditional industrial processes such as electrodeposition, pyro and hydrometallurgy (solid-liquid extraction, liquid-liquid extraction, precipitation) for new eco-friendly, no volatile organic solvents containing, no energy- intensive, and cost effective processes .
Toxic effects of heavy metals : Lead and Arsenicsanjana502982
Heavy metals are naturally occuring metallic chemical elements that have relatively high density, and are toxic at even low concentrations. All toxic metals are termed as heavy metals irrespective of their atomic mass and density, eg. arsenic, lead, mercury, cadmium, thallium, chromium, etc.
hematic appreciation test is a psychological assessment tool used to measure an individual's appreciation and understanding of specific themes or topics. This test helps to evaluate an individual's ability to connect different ideas and concepts within a given theme, as well as their overall comprehension and interpretation skills. The results of the test can provide valuable insights into an individual's cognitive abilities, creativity, and critical thinking skills
Deep Behavioral Phenotyping in Systems Neuroscience for Functional Atlasing a...Ana Luísa Pinho
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) provides means to characterize brain activations in response to behavior. However, cognitive neuroscience has been limited to group-level effects referring to the performance of specific tasks. To obtain the functional profile of elementary cognitive mechanisms, the combination of brain responses to many tasks is required. Yet, to date, both structural atlases and parcellation-based activations do not fully account for cognitive function and still present several limitations. Further, they do not adapt overall to individual characteristics. In this talk, I will give an account of deep-behavioral phenotyping strategies, namely data-driven methods in large task-fMRI datasets, to optimize functional brain-data collection and improve inference of effects-of-interest related to mental processes. Key to this approach is the employment of fast multi-functional paradigms rich on features that can be well parametrized and, consequently, facilitate the creation of psycho-physiological constructs to be modelled with imaging data. Particular emphasis will be given to music stimuli when studying high-order cognitive mechanisms, due to their ecological nature and quality to enable complex behavior compounded by discrete entities. I will also discuss how deep-behavioral phenotyping and individualized models applied to neuroimaging data can better account for the subject-specific organization of domain-general cognitive systems in the human brain. Finally, the accumulation of functional brain signatures brings the possibility to clarify relationships among tasks and create a univocal link between brain systems and mental functions through: (1) the development of ontologies proposing an organization of cognitive processes; and (2) brain-network taxonomies describing functional specialization. To this end, tools to improve commensurability in cognitive science are necessary, such as public repositories, ontology-based platforms and automated meta-analysis tools. I will thus discuss some brain-atlasing resources currently under development, and their applicability in cognitive as well as clinical neuroscience.
Comparing Evolved Extractive Text Summary Scores of Bidirectional Encoder Rep...University of Maribor
Slides from:
11th International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (IcETRAN), Niš, 3-6 June 2024
Track: Artificial Intelligence
https://www.etran.rs/2024/en/home-english/
Phenomics assisted breeding in crop improvementIshaGoswami9
As the population is increasing and will reach about 9 billion upto 2050. Also due to climate change, it is difficult to meet the food requirement of such a large population. Facing the challenges presented by resource shortages, climate
change, and increasing global population, crop yield and quality need to be improved in a sustainable way over the coming decades. Genetic improvement by breeding is the best way to increase crop productivity. With the rapid progression of functional
genomics, an increasing number of crop genomes have been sequenced and dozens of genes influencing key agronomic traits have been identified. However, current genome sequence information has not been adequately exploited for understanding
the complex characteristics of multiple gene, owing to a lack of crop phenotypic data. Efficient, automatic, and accurate technologies and platforms that can capture phenotypic data that can
be linked to genomics information for crop improvement at all growth stages have become as important as genotyping. Thus,
high-throughput phenotyping has become the major bottleneck restricting crop breeding. Plant phenomics has been defined as the high-throughput, accurate acquisition and analysis of multi-dimensional phenotypes
during crop growing stages at the organism level, including the cell, tissue, organ, individual plant, plot, and field levels. With the rapid development of novel sensors, imaging technology,
and analysis methods, numerous infrastructure platforms have been developed for phenotyping.
Remote Sensing and Computational, Evolutionary, Supercomputing, and Intellige...University of Maribor
Slides from talk:
Aleš Zamuda: Remote Sensing and Computational, Evolutionary, Supercomputing, and Intelligent Systems.
11th International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (IcETRAN), Niš, 3-6 June 2024
Inter-Society Networking Panel GRSS/MTT-S/CIS Panel Session: Promoting Connection and Cooperation
https://www.etran.rs/2024/en/home-english/
ESR spectroscopy in liquid food and beverages.pptxPRIYANKA PATEL
With increasing population, people need to rely on packaged food stuffs. Packaging of food materials requires the preservation of food. There are various methods for the treatment of food to preserve them and irradiation treatment of food is one of them. It is the most common and the most harmless method for the food preservation as it does not alter the necessary micronutrients of food materials. Although irradiated food doesn’t cause any harm to the human health but still the quality assessment of food is required to provide consumers with necessary information about the food. ESR spectroscopy is the most sophisticated way to investigate the quality of the food and the free radicals induced during the processing of the food. ESR spin trapping technique is useful for the detection of highly unstable radicals in the food. The antioxidant capability of liquid food and beverages in mainly performed by spin trapping technique.
The use of Nauplii and metanauplii artemia in aquaculture (brine shrimp).pptxMAGOTI ERNEST
Although Artemia has been known to man for centuries, its use as a food for the culture of larval organisms apparently began only in the 1930s, when several investigators found that it made an excellent food for newly hatched fish larvae (Litvinenko et al., 2023). As aquaculture developed in the 1960s and ‘70s, the use of Artemia also became more widespread, due both to its convenience and to its nutritional value for larval organisms (Arenas-Pardo et al., 2024). The fact that Artemia dormant cysts can be stored for long periods in cans, and then used as an off-the-shelf food requiring only 24 h of incubation makes them the most convenient, least labor-intensive, live food available for aquaculture (Sorgeloos & Roubach, 2021). The nutritional value of Artemia, especially for marine organisms, is not constant, but varies both geographically and temporally. During the last decade, however, both the causes of Artemia nutritional variability and methods to improve poorquality Artemia have been identified (Loufi et al., 2024).
Brine shrimp (Artemia spp.) are used in marine aquaculture worldwide. Annually, more than 2,000 metric tons of dry cysts are used for cultivation of fish, crustacean, and shellfish larva. Brine shrimp are important to aquaculture because newly hatched brine shrimp nauplii (larvae) provide a food source for many fish fry (Mozanzadeh et al., 2021). Culture and harvesting of brine shrimp eggs represents another aspect of the aquaculture industry. Nauplii and metanauplii of Artemia, commonly known as brine shrimp, play a crucial role in aquaculture due to their nutritional value and suitability as live feed for many aquatic species, particularly in larval stages (Sorgeloos & Roubach, 2021).
The ability to recreate computational results with minimal effort and actionable metrics provides a solid foundation for scientific research and software development. When people can replicate an analysis at the touch of a button using open-source software, open data, and methods to assess and compare proposals, it significantly eases verification of results, engagement with a diverse range of contributors, and progress. However, we have yet to fully achieve this; there are still many sociotechnical frictions.
Inspired by David Donoho's vision, this talk aims to revisit the three crucial pillars of frictionless reproducibility (data sharing, code sharing, and competitive challenges) with the perspective of deep software variability.
Our observation is that multiple layers — hardware, operating systems, third-party libraries, software versions, input data, compile-time options, and parameters — are subject to variability that exacerbates frictions but is also essential for achieving robust, generalizable results and fostering innovation. I will first review the literature, providing evidence of how the complex variability interactions across these layers affect qualitative and quantitative software properties, thereby complicating the reproduction and replication of scientific studies in various fields.
I will then present some software engineering and AI techniques that can support the strategic exploration of variability spaces. These include the use of abstractions and models (e.g., feature models), sampling strategies (e.g., uniform, random), cost-effective measurements (e.g., incremental build of software configurations), and dimensionality reduction methods (e.g., transfer learning, feature selection, software debloating).
I will finally argue that deep variability is both the problem and solution of frictionless reproducibility, calling the software science community to develop new methods and tools to manage variability and foster reproducibility in software systems.
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Observation of Io’s Resurfacing via Plume Deposition Using Ground-based Adapt...Sérgio Sacani
Since volcanic activity was first discovered on Io from Voyager images in 1979, changes
on Io’s surface have been monitored from both spacecraft and ground-based telescopes.
Here, we present the highest spatial resolution images of Io ever obtained from a groundbased telescope. These images, acquired by the SHARK-VIS instrument on the Large
Binocular Telescope, show evidence of a major resurfacing event on Io’s trailing hemisphere. When compared to the most recent spacecraft images, the SHARK-VIS images
show that a plume deposit from a powerful eruption at Pillan Patera has covered part
of the long-lived Pele plume deposit. Although this type of resurfacing event may be common on Io, few have been detected due to the rarity of spacecraft visits and the previously low spatial resolution available from Earth-based telescopes. The SHARK-VIS instrument ushers in a new era of high resolution imaging of Io’s surface using adaptive
optics at visible wavelengths.
BREEDING METHODS FOR DISEASE RESISTANCE.pptxRASHMI M G
Plant breeding for disease resistance is a strategy to reduce crop losses caused by disease. Plants have an innate immune system that allows them to recognize pathogens and provide resistance. However, breeding for long-lasting resistance often involves combining multiple resistance genes
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In this book, we use conservation of energy techniques on a fluid element to derive the Modified Bernoulli equation of flow with viscous or friction effects. We derive the general equation of flow/ velocity and then from this we derive the Pouiselle flow equation, the transition flow equation and the turbulent flow equation. In the situations where there are no viscous effects , the equation reduces to the Bernoulli equation. From experimental results, we are able to include other terms in the Bernoulli equation. We also look at cases where pressure gradients exist. We use the Modified Bernoulli equation to derive equations of flow rate for pipes of different cross sectional areas connected together. We also extend our techniques of energy conservation to a sphere falling in a viscous medium under the effect of gravity. We demonstrate Stokes equation of terminal velocity and turbulent flow equation. We look at a way of calculating the time taken for a body to fall in a viscous medium. We also look at the general equation of terminal velocity.
Travis Hills' Endeavors in Minnesota: Fostering Environmental and Economic Pr...Travis Hills MN
Travis Hills of Minnesota developed a method to convert waste into high-value dry fertilizer, significantly enriching soil quality. By providing farmers with a valuable resource derived from waste, Travis Hills helps enhance farm profitability while promoting environmental stewardship. Travis Hills' sustainable practices lead to cost savings and increased revenue for farmers by improving resource efficiency and reducing waste.
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Bioeconomy Tecnalia
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Bioeconomy
www.tecnalia.com
Business opportunities for an economy based on natural sources.
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Inspiring Business
IDEAS THAT CREATE VALUE
THIS IS US,
THIS IS TECNALIA
TECNALIA Research & Innovation is the first privately funded applied research centre in Spain and one of the leading such centres in Europe. A combination of technology, tenacity, efficiency, courage and imagination.
We identify and develop business opportunities through applied research. Inspiring Business is a different, unique vision: we visualise ideas that generate value and provide creative technological solutions to produce real results.
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At TECNALIA we are organised in 7 fully interconnected Business Divisions.
Cooperation works thanks to the transversality of teams, projects and clients collaborating
with each other, combining expertise and commitment. Our best asset is our team, made
up of more than 1,500 experts who work to transform knowledge into GDP in order to
improve people’s quality of life by generating business opportunities for companies.
We are committed to the future, society, our planet and our environment.
This responsibility provides focus to our values and reinforces our activities.
THIS IS US,
THIS IS TECNALIA
“TECNALIA transforms Knowledge into
GDP to improve people’s quality of life
by generating business opportunities
for Companies”
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Bioeconomy refers to the economic use of natural sources, especially biomass; that is, of renewable sources that compete with fossil resources such as oil.
In view of the progressive lack of resources, bioeconomy is gradually playing a more important role. Bioeconomy involves feedstocks, industrial processes and natural resource-based products, and affects sectors such as agriculture, biotechnology, fine chemicals, food, food ingredients, bioplastics and energy.
In the field of bioeconomy, the recovery of waste and co-products goes from urban solid waste to CO2, including co-products from the agri-food industry. This leads to a fully sustainable economy, which is a priority in European policies and is part of Europe 2020, the EU’s growth strategy for the coming decade.
SOME OF THE SECTORS
INVOLVED IN BIOECONOMY
Bioeconomy
Business opportunities for an economy based
on natural sources.
Human Food and Animal Feed
Bioindustry
Biofuels
Bioref i nery
Biopolymers
Biochemistry
BIO
ECONOMY
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At TECNALIA we want to help to create and to
make the most of these business opportunities.
We have technology that is used throughout the
entire value chain, from the raw materials to the
end-product. We also have the business vision
and the means that can support the development
process, from the idea to the exploitation of the
obtained product or service.
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“The Bioeconomy encompasses the production of renewable biological resources and the conversion of these resources and waste streams into value added products, such as food, feed, bio-based products and bioenergy. Its sectors and industries have strong innovation potential due to their use of a wide range of sciences, enabling and industrial technologies, along with local and tacit knowledge.”
— INNOVATING FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH: A BIOECONOMY FOR EUROPE. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS. SWD(2012) 11 FINAL
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Our Offer
BIOECONOMY AND NATURAL
RAW MATERIALS
MICROALGAE
Microalgae are microorganisms that can grow phototrophically or heterotrophically, and are a source of sugars, fats and high added-value compounds such as protein and carotene. At TECNALIA we work with phototrophic microalgae to bind CO2, and to produce energy (liquid biofuels and biogas) and high value- added molecules. With heterotrophic microalgae we optimise carbon sources and fermentation conditions for their adequate growth, and to increase their performance in the production of oil with a high fatty acid content (omega 3 and 6), and of other high- value compounds such as pigments, carbohydrates and proteins.
PLANT CELL SUSPENSION CULTURES
Plant cells can be become natural reactors to produce molecules of interest, naturally and in an oriented manner, avoiding expensive purification stages, which are often not sustainable. In this sense, we use plant cell suspension cultures, for example, to obtain food ingredients.
SPECIFIC CULTURES
These cultures are used to produce specific compounds such as oils or sugars that are used as a starting point from which to produce biocompounds and biofuels. At TECNALIA we study the properties of cultures that can potentially be used in sectors such as plastics, biofuels, food and chemicals.
We look for raw materials to be converted into resources from which to generate an alternative economy to oil and other finite resources, oriented towards the production of compounds which are of interest to sectors like energy, chemical, food, construction, pharmacy, etc.
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BIOECONOMY AND NATURAL
RAW MATERIALS
Our Offer
PRODUCTION OF FOOD INGREDIENTS FROM PLANT CELL CULTURES
Production of encapsulated anti-ageing ingredients from plant cell suspension cultures, to achieve their stability and guarantee that they work against diseases related to oxidative stress and ageing (like cardiovascular or neurodegenerative diseases, amongst others).
PRODUCTION OF OILS AND
HIGH VALUE-ADDED COMPOUNDS FROM MICROALGAE
Selection of microalgal species and nutrients, and optimisation of phototrophic and heterotrophic microalgae culture for energy uses. Production of sugars and fat to obtain oils rich in fatty acids and high added-value compounds to be used in food, such as pigments, carotenoids, phycobiliproteins, proteins in general, etc.
PRODUCTION OF PLANT-BASED ADDITIVES
Production and purification of plant-based antimicrobial and/or antioxidant compounds and extracts, to be used in the fields of food, agriculture and chemistry. Development of protection systems to ensure their functionality, and application systems (films, capsules, sprays, etc.) that optimise their dosage and release kinetics, and reduce raw material consumption.
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Our Offer
Sustainable management of available resources is an essential principle in bioeconomy and includes both renewable biological resources and waste or by-products from different production processes.
BIOECONOMY AND
WASTE / BY-PRODUCTS
TECNALIA is specialised in the use of secondary streams to exploit their potential as raw materials. Bioenergy, biopolymers and bioproducts of a higher added-value are obtained from these streams through sustainable and efficient pathways.
This way, a potentially problematic
by-product is turned into feedstock for another industrial process, obtaining higher added-value products such as new polymers, lubricants, chemical products, resins, additives, etc.
We also modify and functionalise materials such as agroforestry waste and other natural fibres with the aim of improving their properties (hydrophobicity, fireproofing, etc.).
Likewise, we develop new materials based on nanocellulose and modified natural fibres.
We develop advanced technological solutions for the comprehensive use of secondary streams, considering not only their use to generate energy (power, heat, biofuels), but also to turn them into alternative raw materials for other production processes, leading to different high-value products with varying uses.
We work to make use of different kinds of by-products and/or waste and with very different features - from the recovery of CO2 present in greenhouse gas emissions to the recovery of municipal solid waste, including industrial waste, agroforestry waste (straw, rice, pruning waste),
post-consumer waste and agri-food
by-products.
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Our Offer
BIOFUELS MADE FROM USED DOMESTIC OIL
TECNALIA has taken part in the development of an integrated system to collect, treat and reuse used frying oil as biodiesel. As well as technological-scientific objectives, the aim was to raise public awareness with dissemination programmes in the countries that have taken part in the initiative. The local bus fleet in the town of Oeiras, in Portugal, situated in the metropolitan area of Lisbon, has been the first to use this biodiesel as part of a pilot project.
CELLULOSE-BASED BUILDING INSULATION
This includes a new production process and a new type of material with an insulation capacity and a density that matches the commercially available rigid polyurethane foam.
GLYCEROL CARBONATE SYNTHESIS BASED ON GLYCEROL, CO2 AND ITS DERIVATIVES
This synthesis responds to the need to take profit of the by-products from the manufacture of biodiesel through the generation of a base compound for the synthesis of more complex, high added-value chemical products.
BIOECONOMY AND
WASTE / BY-PRODUCTS
OILPRODIESEL
Integrated Waste Management System for the Reuse of Used Frying Oils to Produce
Biodiesel for the Municipality Fleet of Oeiras
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A linear model of resource consumption, of goods production and of waste generation is an obsolete socioeconomic model, or in any case, a model that is under strain because of the increasing population, the incorporation of emerging countries and economies, as well as the effect of climate change and the increase in the demand of resources. Due to these problems, a circular economic model is proposed, in which the waste generated at each stage of the manufacturing process is used, after its consumption or use.
Today’s waste and by-products will be an important part of the feedstocks of tomorrow. We employ our knowledge and experience in various disciplines such as Biotechnology, Chemistry and Engineering to start up more effective and efficient processes that generate less waste or that even achieve zero waste.
From an industrial point of view, the biorefinery plays an essential role in bioeconomy. The biorefinery uses different kinds of raw materials, both waste and feedstocks obtained directly from biomass. By using different kinds of processes, they are transformed into chemical compounds, ingredients, intermediate products or directly into end products for various segments such as pharmaceuticals, food, construction, transport, energy, etc.
In bioeconomy the cycle is completed by making use of the used products, generated secondary products and CO2 emissions, amongst others.
We employ our knowledge and experience to start up more effective and efficient processes that generate less waste
or that even achieve
zero waste.
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Bioeconomy of Raw Materials and their Uses
12. As biomass is used as the basis, an increasing amount of products obtained will be biodegradable and new renewable feedstocks will be generated, with the aim of creating a sustainable economy that is in harmony with our environment.
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Bioeconomy of Raw Materials and their Uses
BIOECONOMY AND
ENERGY
Biomass has traditionally been one of the main energy sources of humanity and, even now, it is still the main energy source in many parts of the world. The possible technological ways of turning raw materials into energy to be used in transport or in the generation of heat and power vary according to the characteristics of the biomass and what it is going to be used for.
ADVANCED BIOFUELS
These are liquid biofuels for land and air transport. At TECNALIA we work with Second Generation biofuels (synthetic fuels and hydrogenated oils) that use non-food feedstocks such as lignocellulosic biomass, forest by-products, urban organic waste and remains from the food industry and the service sector (vegetable oil and/or used frying oil). We develop conversion processes based on biochemical and thermochemical technologies (mainly Biomass-to- Liquid or BTL).
We also work on new conversion pathways for Third Generation liquid biofuels, so that algal biofuels become a competitive option on the energy market.
HEAT AND POWER
We assess the potential of biomass for heat generation by combustion in facilities of different outputs, depending on whether it’s for domestic or industrial use.
In order to produce power, we develop gasification processes of solid biomass or anaerobic digestion of organic matter for generating biogas.
Issues like the scarcity of oil, the vulnerability of
energy supply, society’s increasing energy demand, global warming as a result of CO2 emissions, etc. encourage the development of bioenergy and the search for new raw materials as alternative energy sources.
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BIOECONOMY AND
ENERGY
SUSTAINABLE FUEL FOR AVIATION
We aim to achieve a high output of renewable kerosene at reduced operating costs and investments. We deal with the massive use of different types of biomass such as raw materials to obtain biojet, while we develop ground-breaking engineering concepts based on Processes Intensification. The combination of both research lines is a field of study and research with promising future prospects that holds interesting possibilities to ensure energy supply in the sector of transport, and especially in air transport.
PRODUCTION OF SECOND- GENERATION BUTANOL AND BIODIESEL
Second-generation butanol presents high energy density, low volatility and less corrosiveness than ethanol. In order to produce it we have developed several biochemical and chemical-catalytic process combinations based on synthesis gas generated in the gasification of different kinds of feedstocks (lignocellulosic, sewage sludge, organic industrial waste, municipal solid waste, etc.).
A heterogeneous catalytic synthesis process has also been developed to obtain second generation biodiesel from esterification of non-food high acidity oleaginous raw materials (oleins, animal fat and by-products from oil refining).
POWER TO GAS: PRODUCTION OF GAS FROM POWER
Power surplus from renewable energy are used in the electrolytic production of hydrogen, which in turn is used to produce methane by combining it with CO2. The aim is to produce gas from power injected in the natural gas grid, producing a bi-directional link between these two large energy infrastructures. By identifying the most suitable operational conditions and catalysts, we optimise the CO2-H2 reaction from CO2 whose composition is close to the contents in emissions from certain industrial processes: biogas production,CCS technologies, etc.
Bioeconomy of Raw Materials and their Uses
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BIOECONOMY AND
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
We develop products and processes in accordance with the bioeconomy model: starting from raw materials derived from biomass or secondary products from different industrial sectors, we achieve products with similar properties to those derived from the petrochemical industry, while looking for more sustainable and efficient processes than traditional ones.
Our work goes from the selective fractionation of raw materials to the production of the bioproducts, developing the chemical and enzymatic synthesis stages aimed at obtaining building-blocks and end products.
LINES OF INVESTIGATION:
• Production of building-blocks such as
lactic acid, succinic acid, levulinic acid, furfural, hydroxymethylfurfural, etc. from sugars and carbohydrates present in
wood and in agroforestry raw materials (straw, bark, leaves, etc.).
• Production of glycerol carbonate from crude glycerin generated when producing biodiesel.
• “Green” solvents based on lactic acid esters.
• Production of surfactants from renewable succinic acid.
• Production of base monomers and products:
- 3-Hydroxypropionic acid to synthesize biopolymers with emerging applications (polyhydroxyalkanoates) and polyesters.
- Acrylates and acrylamides to manufacture
polyacrylates to be used in the construction and automotive industries.
- Synthesis of 1,2-Propylene glycol and
1,4-butanediol to manufacture biopolymers (polycarbonates, polyesters and polyurethanes).
• Production of acrylic acid, polyglycols and polyols to synthesize chemical specialities in formulations of interest: chelating agents in detergents, flocculants, anti-freeze, hydrogels, polymers, etc.
• Natural biocides and biopesticides.
We create business opportunities for all those chemical industries that want to include renewable products in their catalogue.
Bioeconomy of Raw Materials and their Uses
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agroforestry
Green
Natural
Poliglycol
BIOFUEL
Acrylamides
sugars
Straw
Lactic Acid
Glycerol-carbonate
Acrylic-acid
butanediol
Leafs
base-monomers
Levulinic-
acid
POLYOLS
POLYCARBONATES
Polihydroxyalkanoates
Succinic-
acid
SYNTHESIS
GREEN-SOLVENTS
POLYMERS
CARBOHYDRATES WOOD
BIOPOLYMERS
Biocides
Polyacrylates
Antifreezes
POLYESTERS
CONSTRUCTION
chelates
glycerine
acrylates
automotion
flocculants
propylene glicol
3-hydroxypropionic-acid
BARK
HYDROGELS
ESTERS
DETERGENTS
hydroximethylfurfural
FURFURAL
BASE-MOLECULES
polyurethanes
Aplication
biopesticides
TENSOACTIVES
BIOECONOMY AND
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Bioeconomy of Raw Materials and their Uses
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BIOECONOMY AND
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
SUSTAINABLE BIOREFINERY
We work on the comprehensive conversion of lignocellulose into biofuels and chemical products to substitute oil.
On one hand, we synthesize advanced biofuels using thermochemical technologies based on the gasification of eucalyptus wood; and on the other hand, we obtain bioproducts and biopolymers based on lignins and sugars present in hemicellulose.
We develop technical solutions for selective wood fractionation, catalytic synthesis and purification of building-blocks such as levulinic and succinic acid, as well as the synthesis of monomers and subsequent polymerisation into renewable polymers (polyesters, polycarbonates, phenolic resins, etc.).
RENEWABLE SYNTHETIC RUBBER
Rubber made from biomass with the same features as synthetic rubber (1,3-butadiene), replacing it in its different applications: tyre, nylon, plastics and latex manufacturing. The synthesis pathways used are biotechnological and they combine both enzymatic and chemical-catalytic processes.
BIOPOLYOLS FROM LIGNIN
Development of a process to produce biopolyols that includes the modulation of their molecular weight and subsequent co-polymerisation with other natural compounds. These products have been used successfully in the formulation of rigid polyurethane foam, thus proving its feasibility to be used in other types of compounds.
AZELAIC AND PELARGONIC ACID SYNTHESIS
We develop and optimise a simultaneous production process of azelaic acid (AZA) and pelargonic acid (PGA) as the main products to be used in industry from fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs). Azelaic acid is used to produce bioresins that can be thermally welded and bioresins for varnishes and coatings, and to manufacture of biolubricants and plasticizers. Pelargonic acid is used to prepare plasticizers, lacquers and herbicide formulations.
Bioeconomy of Raw Materials and their Uses
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BIOECONOMY AND
FOOD AND HEALTH
LINES OF INVESTIGATION:
• Production of ingredients and food supplements from microalgae and microorganisms.
• Usage of agri-food industry co-products to produce natural food.
• Development of sustainable and/ or biotechnological physical-chemical processes to obtain active compounds.
• Formulation of ingredients and food supplements that are natural, stable and with high bioavailability.
• Production of edible/biodegradable films and coatings.
• Mixture and modification of biopolymers. Production and incorporation of bio- nanoscaffolds.
• Production of biopolymers by means of fermentation processes.
• Production of biopreservatives (e.g. bacteriocins).
We create new natural and safe bioproducts for the food and food supplement industries.
NEW FOODS AND FOOD SUPPLEMENTS
Consumers are increasingly aware of the effect of food habits on their health and on disease prevention, and they are looking for natural foods that also help to prevent diseases. They are also aware of the effect that production systems have on the environment and they are looking for sustainable processes.
We help in this challenge by producing natural and/or functional ingredients, by means of sustainable processes, focusing especially on the use of alternative feedstocks such as microalgae or agri-food co-products and on the use of biotechnological processes.
FOOD PRESERVATION
There is increasing concern about the negative effects on health of certain chemical compounds used to preserve food. On the other hand, food is one of the sectors using a major amount of plastic for packaging. These petrochemical plastics have a high environmental impact because they are not highly degradable.
At TECNALIA we develop natural preservatives and preservation systems based on films and biopolymer coatings.
Bioeconomy of Raw Materials and their Uses
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BIOECONOMY AND
FOOD AND HEALTH
BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTS FOR FOOD
Production of natural antioxidants, enzymes, organic acids, food grade colourings by means of fermentation processes, both liquid and solid state, enzyme processes and cell suspension cultures. Use of micro- and nanoencapsulation to ensure their stability and to improve their release kinetics and bioavailability.
INGREDIENTS PRODUCED FROM AGRI-FOOD CO-PRODUCTS
Natural additives for industrial use in the food or cosmetics markets, amongst others, produced from co-products from the processed fruit and vegetable industry.
These additives are produced using sustainable technology that enables the production of natural compounds that are viable for these applications, protected and stabilised by means of micro- and nanoencapsulation technologies.
These compounds include carotenes, colourings, thickeners, gelling agents and flavour enhancers.
EDIBLE AND/OR BIODEGRADABLE FILMS AND COATINGS
Edible films and coatings made from biopolymers such as polysaccharides, proteins, etc. and/or natural antimicrobial and/or antioxidant active compounds. Aimed at extending food shelf-life, adding nutritional compounds or avoiding fat absorption in batters, for example. These developments can be applied directly to food or be used as one of the layers on the package, which aims to add the functionality we are looking for to the food.
Bioeconomy of Raw Materials and their Uses
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BIOECONOMY
AND BIOPLASTICS
We develop more environmentally-friendly polymeric materials that adapt to society’s new needs.
BIOPOLYMERS
There is no doubt that plastics, technically called polymers, are already part of our everyday lives. Current European programmes and citizens’ environmental responsibility are encouraging the development of new polymers that enable the reduction of carbon footprint. This is leading us towards a bioplastic-based industry.
At TECNALIA we help to promote environmental responsibility by developing biodegradable and non- biodegradable biopolymers from natural sources and waste, for many industrial sectors.
BIOCOMPOSITES
The combination of a polymer and reinforcement fibres results in a composite material with higher performance than pure materials, and it enables us to manufacture light, highly rigid and strong elements. However, these initial features of composites can be improved and this leads to new opportunities and challenges in the study of composite materials.
We work to develop biocomposites using natural fibres as a reinforcement with the aim of improving the environmental features of traditional plastics, biopolymer processability and functionality, and improving their performance.
LINES OF INVESTIGATION:
Biopolymers /
• Development of processable formulations adapted to the end product.
• Biocompatibility.
• Lack of toxic substances.
• Development of functional biopolymers.
Biocomposites /
• Use of forest, wood and paper by- products generated in the wood and paper transformation industry, as well as of agricultural and industrial by-products.
• Cellulose nanofibres and nanocomposites.
• Modification of natural fibres to produce specific features: water-resistance, fireproofing, reinforcement, etc.
• Chitin nanowhiskers.
• Replacement of aluminium and traditional polymeric composites.
• Improvement of specific properties: fireproof features, outdoor durability, hydrophobicity, biocidal activity, etc.
Bioeconomy of Raw Materials and their Uses
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BIOECONOMY
AND BIOPLASTICS
BIODEGRADABILITY / COMPOSTABILITY TESTS
For the plastics manufacturing sector, we offer a broad range of biodegradability / compostability tests, such as the most widespread ones on European level: e.g. EN 13432, ISO 14855; and tests submitted to American norms and specifications such as the ASTM D6400 or the ASTM D6868.
RENEWABLE NON-ISOCYANATE BASED POLYURETHANES WITH HIGH MECHANICAL STRENGTH
We design synthesis pathways to produce non-isocyanate based polyurethanes from renewable biomass molecules. Our solutions avoid the drawbacks of using isocyanates in polyurethane production, such as their toxicity and the occasional need to ensure the absence of water in the reaction medium.
FUNCTIONAL BIOPOLYMERS
Production of biopolymers by means of chemical and biotechnological processes from plant by-products and the production of chitin and cellulose nanowhiskers. Modification and mixtures of biopolymers to develop preservation films and coatings with suitable barrier properties and/or antimicrobial and/or antioxidant activity to extend food shelf-life.
ECO-EFFICIENT CONSTRUCTION: BY-PRODUCTS AND BIOMASS RECOVERY
Recovery of bio-based materials and agroforestry and industrial by-products such as inorganic fractionation of wheat straw, production of cellulose nanofibres from recycled paper; as well as their chemical modification for the development of eco-innovative biocomposite-based building products that are able to comply with the requirements of the Spanish Technical Building Code. These materials are able to replace traditional building products, and facilitate assembly with the design and manufacture of elements that are easy to assembly.
Bioeconomy of Raw Materials and their Uses
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e general objective of the European Algae
Biomass Association (EABA) is to promote mutual
interchange and cooperation in the eld of algae
biomass production and use, including biofuels uses
and all other utilisations.
Established as a non-pro t organisation, EABA
aims at creating, developing and maintaining solidarity
and links between its Members and at defending their
interests at European and international level.
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Partnerships and Collaborations
NETWORKS AND TECHNOLOGICAL PLATFORMS
IN WHICH TECNALIA PARTICIPATES
EUROPEAN CONSORTIUMS IN
WHICH TECNALIA PARTICIPATES
SICURA
Plataforma Española de
Seguridad Alimentaria
www.foodforlife-spain.es
MINISTERIO
DE CIENCIA
E INNOVACIÓN SPIRE
For more inFormation on SPire:
www.SPire2030.eu
SPIRE
ROADMAP
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Research and Development
Activities
INNOBITE
Transforming Urban and Agricultural Residues into High Performance Biomaterials for Green Construction
www.innobite.eu
Recovery of the inorganic fraction of wheat straw and production of nanocellulose from recycled paper, with the aim of developing a new series of biocomposites for construction.
OSYRIS
Forest Based Composites for Façades and Interior Partitions to Improve Indoor Air Quality in
New Builds and Restoration
http://osirysproject.eu
New eco-innovative biomass-derived materials that are safe, energy-efficient and economically viable to be used in building envelopes and/or partitions, with the aim of improving indoor air quality.
HIFIVENT
High Durability and Fire Performance WPC for Ventilates Facades
www.hifiventproject.eu
Development and implementation of ventilated cladding using high-durable wood-plastic composite (WPC) that is able to comply with the strictest specifications in the technical building code in terms of fire performance, by using halogen-free systems.
CARBIO
Carbohydrate Derived Biopolymers - An Innovative Conversion Strategy for Vegetable by-Products
www.carbio.net
Recovery of carbohydrates derived from co-products from the fruit and vegetable processing industry, to be used as raw materials in the production of bioplastics by means of economically viable and sustainable processes.
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TRANSBIO
Biotransformation of by-Products from Fruit and Vegetable Processing Industry into Valuable
www.transbio.eu
Biotechnological processes to produce high- value bioproducts such as bioplastics (PHB), nutraceuticals/bio-based succinic acid and enzymes for detergent applications, from co- products from the vegetable and fruit industry.
VALBIO
New Food Products Obtained from Vegetable and Fruit by-Product Valorisation
www.valbio.es
Sustainable technologies to produce additives and/or natural and/or functional ingredients from national vegetable and fruit co-products, to be used in food or cosmetics, amongst other things.
ALGALIMENTO
Development of a Production Chain of Marine and Hypersaline Microalgae and Derived Products Aimed at the Food Market
www.algalimento.com
Development of high added-value biocompound extraction and preservation processes using hypersaline microalgae, for food products enriched in carotenoids, omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants and proteins.
BIOSOS
Sustainable Biorefinery
www.cenit-biosos.es
Technologies to design integrated biorefinery concepts, combining the production of energy and bioproducts. BIOSOS has focused on sustainable lignocellulosic biomass transformation technologies, looking to achieve production efficiency and following economic, environmental and social sustainability criteria that guarantee that developed solutions are viable and sustainable.
Research and Development
Activities
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CO2 TO CHEMICALS
Emitted CO2 recovery technologies aimed at synthesising chemical compounds that are highly demanded in the industry. Design of new catalytic systems based on Process Intensification and the development of chemical pathways to obtain building-blocks and/or intermediate products to be used in fine chemistry, solvents, gasoline additives, monomers for polymer production, etc.
DEMCAMER
www.demcamer.org
Development of the Process Intensification concept through the combination of reaction and separation stages in a single unit, being the “Catalytic Membrane Reactor”. This reactor improves its performance, effectiveness (reduction in the number of stages) and its sustainability. It aims to improve efficiency in pure hydrogen, liquid hydrocarbons and ethylene production, in four chemical processes: Autothermal Reforming (ATR), Fischer-Tropsch (FTS), Water Gas Shift (WGS), and Oxidative Coupling of Methane (OCM).
Research and Development
Activities
Besides these major projects, we give personalized solutions to companies adapting ourselves to the research project they require.
CO2 TO CHem
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BART GOES PHD
Key Account Manager Bioeconomy
bart.goes@tecnalia.com