Open Innovation test bed

Development of safe nano-enabled bio-based materials & polymer bionanocomposites

The Challenge

Climate protection, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and saving of fossil resources are key elements for a more sustainable future.

Potential alternatives to fossil-based materials are so called biomaterials. However, these substances must offer functional properties for high-volume applications and need to perform even better in order to drive their adoption by industry and end users.

Besides, fossil-based materials are still cheaper – a barrier for a successful market entry strategy.

The Solution

In order to provide biomaterials with the requested properties and make them more interesting for industrial use, the team of the project Bionanopolys gets active.

Bionanopolys unites European experts in this field to transform these bio-based materials to nano-scale and, moreover, develop an Open Innovation Test Bed (OITB) environment. The aim is to manufacture innovative bionanocomposites from sustainably sourced feedstocks in Europe as well as bio-based nano-products for packaging, textile, agriculture, cosmetics, pharma or food.
For this purpose, Bionanopolys will use high lignocellulosic feedstocks for the production of cellulose nanofibers, cellulose nanocrystals, nanolignin and metallic nanoparticles on the one hand. On the other hand, high sugar content feedstocks will serve for the production of building blocks, organic acids, PHA and active compounds to create nanocapsules.

A network of pilot plants

and a comprehensive service portfolio

To speed up the introduction of biobased nano-enabled materials into the market by providing a Single Entry Point (SEP) for stakeholders, Bionanopolys aims at creating a network of pilot plants and their complementary services.

Bionanopolys creates an integrated platform of technologies and scientific expertise devoted to the nanotechnology based on bio-based raw materials. This is complemented by a comprehensive portfolio of services for the development and integration of new bio-based nano-enabled products. Have a look on our services here …

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under grant agreement No. 953206.