Development of novel functional proteins and bioactive ingredients from rapeseed, olive, tomato and citrus fruit side streams for applications in food, cosmetics, pet food and adhesives
Pro-Enrich will develop a flexible biorefinery approach capable of processing a range of agricultural residues (rapeseed meal, olives, tomatoes and citrus fruits) in response to the increasing global demand for alternative sources of protein and phenolic product streams, tailored to the cross sectoral requirements of industry.
Pro-Enrich will optimise existing biomass fractionation technologies and validate novel extraction approaches beyond the current state of the art (from TRL2 through to TRL 4/5) to isolate and purify proteins, polyphenols, dietary fibres and pigments. The products being targeted are food ingredients, pet food, cosmetics and adhesives. These will be developed through an iterative process of feedstock mapping, laboratory process development, functionality/performance testing of samples by industry and pilot upscaling.
Pro-Enrich gathers the expertise of 16 partners from 7 countries, covering the entire biorefinery value chain and consisting of 8 SMEs, 5 large enterprises, 2 RTOs and 1 university.
The project facilitates supply chain building across different sectors, including biomass production and logistics; materials handling and processing, through to end-users. The project will engage and collaborate with key industry stakeholders from farming and biomass supply, processors and brand name owners.
Pro-Enrich produces detailed life-cycle, socio-economic and safety assessments to facilitate policy and decision-making by industry and the EU, inform and guide consumer acceptance and assist with regulatory compliance.
The outcome of Pro-Enrich will have a huge economical impact on the involved partners especially the industries and generate a large number of new job positions. However, the impact goes beyond the consortium by contributing to the BBI’s strategy for zero-waste processing in the biobased products sector, by addressing technical, commercial and environmental impact across the whole supply chain.
Deliverables
List of deliverables.
2nd Dissemination & communication plan
Documents, reports
2020-03-19 12:54:47
1st Pro-Enrich event annual report
Documents, reports
2020-02-12 12:05:13
Exploitation & IPR Strategy
Documents, reports
2020-02-12 12:05:09
First pilot scale products produced and delivered to industrial end users for analysis and market test
Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes
2020-02-12 12:05:05
Initial Dissemination & communication materials package
Documents, reports
2020-02-12 12:05:10
Initial report on characterization of PRO-ENRICH raw materials and products
Paul W. Baker, Adam Charlton A comparison in protein extraction from four major crop residues in Europe using chemical and enzymatic processes-a review published pages: 102239, ISSN: 1466-8564, DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2019.102239
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