Acronym SEABIOPLAS
Category
Aquaculture
Title Seaweeds from sustainable aquaculture as feedstock for biodegradable bioplastics Programme FP7
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
FP7 - Research for SMEs
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
SME – Research for the benefit of SMEs
Specific Programme (FP7)
Capacities
Funding source European Coordinator Julie Maguire Coordinator email julie.maguire@dommrc.com
Coordinator institution
DOMMRC - Daithi O'Murchu Marine Research Station (Ireland)
Institutions involved
NA - AGROLABO SpA (Italy) ,
CEVA - Algae Technical Research Centre (France) ,
NA - Algaplus - Production and Marketing of Algae and Its Derivatives Ltd (Portugal) ,
NA - Cartron Point Shellfish Ltd (Ireland) ,
CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (Portugal) ,
NA - Nordbiochem OÜ (Estonia) ,
NA - Sleever technologies (France) ,
DLO - Stichting Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek (Netherlands) ,
UP - University of Porto (Portugal) ,
NA - Verf- en Vernisfabrieken Herfst en Helder BV (Netherlands) ,
Start year 2013 End year 2015 Funding (€) € 2,000,869 Website https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/606032 Summary SEABIOPLAS fits EU 2020 strategy: a resource efficient Europe that innovative ideas can be turned into products and services to create growth and jobs. EU is the largest biodegradable polymers consuming region. Major market drivers for biodegradable polymers include legislation, depleting landfill capacity, pressure from retailers, growing consumer interest in sustainable plastic solutions, a quest for fossil oil and gas independence and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The industry defines biopolymers, or bioplastics, as polymers that are either bio-based or biodegradable - PLA is both. The production of PLA and other biopolymers is now based in natural resources like corn, wheat, sugar beets and sugar cane. There is an increasing concern that the use of those raw materials will compete with food, feed or energy production, with consequent escalation of raw material costs and negative environmental effects. The dependence of those feedstocks is a limitation to a wider application of biopolymers in the plastic industry; thus the interest in alternative sustainable resources. SEABIOPLAS proposes seaweeds: offering advantages over traditional feedstocks, including higher productivities, no competition for land use, minimal water consumption while having similar sugar contents and contributing to the reduction of CO2 emissions. SEABIOPLAS offers a complete integrated solution to the plastic SMEs stakeholders through the scientific knowledge provided by the RTDs, from the production of the feedstock in sustainable Integrated Multi Trophic Aquaculture systems, to the development of the biopolymers using innovative technologies of reduced environmental impact until the validation test of the seaweed-based polymers in greener plastic products (shrinkable and stretchable films, adhesives, plastic additives and coatings). As a complement, the viability of valorizing the seaweed residues as ingredients for animal feeds will be assayed in dairy farms and IMTA sites.
Keywords
Animal feed;
Biomaterial;
Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA);
Diets;
Open sea aquaculture;
Bioprospecting;
Waste valorization;
Biopolymer;
Algae;
Marine Region
76
Not associated to marine areas
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