VALOR-PLUS
AseBio took part in the Valorisation of Biorefinery By-Products project (Valor-Plus), under the Seventh framework programme of the European Community for research. The goal of this project was to develop biotechnology methods to turn biorefinery by-products into high value-added biological products. The project was carried out from 2013 to 2017.
The end goal of the project was to develop sustainable, economically viable closed-loop integrated biorefineries, based on full use of biomass with zero waste, generating the highest value return on available resources. To do so, the project studied and tested biotechnology methods, treatments and processes to convert and recover biorefinery by-products, such as lignin, hemicellulose and glycerol, to be turned into bio-based products with high value added, both eliminating problems associated with waste and making the process more efficient.
To carry out the project, a consortium of 14 partners was set up, including SMEs, research centres, universities and one large company, from Spain, France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom and Austria.
The activities AseBio carried out were:
- Maintaining communications with various companies and institutions that are part of the biorefinery process to understand their needs
- Exploring and discussing how the project results can be applied in their organisations
- Disseminating the project results and following up on the technology and projects arising from the project
- Carrying out a life-cycle analysis to demonstrate the project’s commercial viability and sustainability
- Reviewing laws and policies that could affect the project.
The research that led to these results was funded through the Seventh framework programme of the European Community (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement number 613802.
