Duration
01/2024 to 12/2027
Programme
Horizon Europe
HORIZON-CL6-2023-ZEROPOLLUTION-01-5
HORIZON Innovation Actions
Grant ID
101135289
Coordinator
Aarhus Universitet
MOVE towards clean, unpolluted surface water and groundwater bodies in the EU and beyond by contributing novel solutions to upcycle PE plastic waste, and to avoid pollution through biodegradable polymers.
STRENGTHEN circular bio-based systems, reduce CO2 emissions and mitigate climate change through the use of PE waste as feedstock for the production of materials that can replace current fossil-based systems.
SUBSTITUTE harmful chemicals for safer and more sustainable alternatives, notably by boosting innovative biotechnology and other sustainable technologies to create zero-pollution bio-based solutions.
REDUCE the environmental impact of food systems by increasing knowledge of the environmental and climate impacts stemming from the food systems and reducing pollution from plastic food packaging.
| ID | WP | Titel | Lead | Typ | Due (M) | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1.1 | 1 | New active and selective catalyst for tandem PE-to-C6-C18 alkanes catalysis based on mesoporous crystalline materials with different active centers | UU | R | 24 | |
| D1.2 | 1 | New active and selective catalyst for tandem PE-to-C6-C18 alkanes catalysis based on doubleshelled, contiguous metal oxide@zeolite hollow spheres with different active centers | UU | R | 36 | |
| D2.1 | 2 | New active, selective, and stable multicomponent FCC type catalysts in the form of a catalyst body capable to convert real-life PE plastics into C6-C18 alkanes | UU | R | 46 | |
| D2.2 | 2 | New active, selective, and stable multicomponent zeolite containing catalyst bodies capable to convert real-life PE plastics into C6-C18 alkanes | UU | R | 47 | |
| D3.1 | 3 | Results on characterization of CYP153 orthologs for their capacity of C6-C12 alkane to α, ω-diol and -diacid transformation | AU | R | 6 | Download |
| D3.2 | 3 | Efficient engineered CYP153 variants specific to a narrow range chain length with capability for sequential (over)oxidations | AU | R | 20 | |
| D3.3 | 3 | Optimized biocatalyst formulations, reaction conditions and productivity data at pilot scale | AU | R | 32 | |
| D4.1 | 4 | Successful genetic engineering of ATCC 20962 towards efficient diacid production | UM | R | 12 | Download |
| D4.2 | 4 | Successfully designed alkane converting P. polymyxa strain for long chain diol production | UM | R | 24 | Download |
| D5.1 | 5 | New active, selective, and stable catalysts based on engineered CYP153 enzymes specific for C12-C18 alkanes to α, ω-diol and -diacid transformation | AU | R | 16 | |
| D5.2 | 5 | Optimized biocatalyst formulations, reaction conditions and productivity data at pilot scale for long-chain monomers | AU | R | 32 | |
| D6.1 | 6 | Production of 3 polyesters through an organometallic route at the gram scale | CNRS | R | 16 | Download |
| D6.2 | 6 | Production of 3 polyesters through a biocatalytic route at the gram scale | CNRS | R | 16 | |
| D7.1 | 7 | 3 bio-based and biodegradable polyesters for packaging with controlled macromolecular parameters and thermal/mechanical properties at 100 g scale | B4PLASTICS | R | 36 | |
| D7.2 | 7 | Evaluation of the barrier properties of the produced bio-based and biodegradable polyesters at the 100 g scale | B4PLASTICS | R | 36 | |
| D8.1 | 8 | Methods established for the polycondensation of the developed long-chain monomers | UG | R | 20 | Download |
| D8.2 | 8 | Production of 3 long-chain polyesters through an organometallic route at the gram scale | UG | R | 28 | |
| D8.3 | 8 | Production of 3 long-chain polyesters through a biocatalytic route at the gram scale | UG | R | 28 | |
| D9.1 | 9 | 3 long-chain polyesters with controlled macromolecular parameters and thermal/mechanical properties at 100 g scale | UG | R | 40 | |
| D10.1 | 10 | Scale-up production of C6-C18 alkanes at TRL 5-6 | UU | R | 36 | |
| D10.4 | 10 | Public report for scale-up production of C6- C12 diols and diacids at 20 L scale and production at 100L/500 L scale | Innovaplast | R | 36 | |
| D10.6 | 10 | Public report for scale up of C12-C18 diols and diacids by engineered yeasts at 20 L scale and production at 100L/1000 L scale | BIOLYNX | R | 36 | |
| D11.2 | 11 | Public report for scale-up production of 3 target polyesters by chemical polymerization at TRL 6-7 | B4PLASTICS | R | 45 | |
| D11.4 | 11 | Public report for scale-up production of 3 target polyester by biocatalytic polymerization at TRL 6 level | CTCR APIDIT | R | 46 | |
| D12.1 | 12 | Intermediate report on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) | AIMPLAS | R | 22 | |
| D12.2 | 12 | Final report on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) | AIMPLAS | R | 44 | |
| D12.3 | 12 | Intermediate report on Social LCA (s-LCA) | AIMPLAS | R | 22 | |
| D12.4 | 12 | Final report on Social LCA (s-LCA) | AIMPLAS | R | 44 | |
| D12.5 | 12 | Preliminary report on Techno-Economic Assessment (TEA) | AIMPLAS | R | 22 | |
| D12.6 | 12 | Final report on Techno-Economic Assessment (TEA) | AIMPLAS | R | 44 | |
| D13.1 | 13 | Project website and visual identity | MS | DEC | 3 | |
| D13.2 | 13 | Initiation of projects electronic communication tools | MS | DEC | 3 | Download |
| D13.3 | 13 | Plan for dissemination and exploitation (PEDR) | MS | R | 6 | |
| D13.4 | 13 | Intermediate report on PEDR | MS | R | 18 | |
| D13.5 | 13 | Interim report on PEDR | MS | R | 36 | |
| D13.6 | 13 | Final report on PEDR | MS | R | 48 | |
| D13.7 | 13 | Plan for dissemination and communication | MS | R | 6 | |
| D13.8 | 13 | Final report on dissemination and communication | MS | R | 48 | |
| D13.9 | 13 | Data management plan initial | AU | R | 6 | Download |
| D13.10 | 13 | Final report on data management | AU | R | 48 |
WP1 – DEVELOP catalyst systems for precise metathesis of model alkanes and PE
The main objective of this WP is to develop advanced active, and robust catalyst materials for highly selective and precise metathesis of polyethylene (PE). Insights in important structure-performance relationships guiding further catalyst materials design will be obtained via spectroscopy and microscopy.
WP2 – Development of catalyst bodies for precise metathesis of real-life PE
The objective of WP2 is to develop advanced active and robust catalyst bodies for highly selective and precise metathesis of real-life PE, into a range of medium-sized alkanes (C6-C18).
WP3 – PRODUCE diols and diacids via multi-enzyme/whole-cell catalytic production
The main objective of WP3 is to optimize and engineer Cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes for efficient oxidation of short to medium chain length alkanes (C6-C12) into diols and diacids as monomers for PE-like polyester.
WP4 – PRODUCE diols and diacids via metabolic engineering of non-pathogenic microbes
The objective of this WP is to engineer microbial strains for efficient conversion of long-chain diacids and diols. Enzymatic systems will be transferred to non-pathogenic yeast strains to enable large-scale production. and a novel bacterial alkane-converting strain will be designed.
WP5 – REALIZE processes and further strain engineering for the production of long-chain length diols and diacids
The objective of this WP is to realize an economically feasible process and further strain engineering strategies for efficient conversion of long-chain diacids and diols.
WP6 – REALIZE processes and further strain engineering for the production of long-chain length diols and diacids
The main goal of this WP is the valorisation of mixture of diols and mixture of diacids through the synthesis of PE-like polyesters with tunable properties via a chemical catalysis.
find the most suitable one for the production of high molar mass polyesters in mild conditions.
WP7 – SNYTHESISE polyesters from monomer diols or diacids generated in WP3, 4 & 5
The main goal of this WP is the valorisation of diols and diacids generated in WP3, 4 & 5 through the synthesis of PE-like polyesters with tunable properties via an organo-metallic catalysis.
WP8 – PRODUCE polyesters through biocatalytic polymerization
The objective of this WP is to develop completely novel biobased enzymatic polycondensation routes and postcondensation procedures for production of polyolefin-like polyesters with improved barrier properties, biodegradability, and recyclability.
WP9 – CHARACTERISE and scale-up strategies for biocatalytically produced polyesters
The objective of this WP is to characterize the biocatalytically produced polyesters from WP8 in terms of chemical, thermal, and mechanical aspects to reveal structure-property relationships, to establish scale-up strategies of selected polymers and to assess their processability through mini-extrusion and injection molding prototyping.
WP10 – SCALE UP the production of alkanes and monomers
In this WP, the main objective is to demonstrate scaling up of monomers to be used for polyester production. This will include scale up of the different technologies to produce alkanes optimized in WP1 as well as scale-up of the technologies optimized in WP2 and WP3 to produce diacids/diols as monomers from alkanes for polyester production.
WP11 – SCALE UP the production of polyesters
The main objective of WP11 is to demonstrate scaling up of polymer (polyester) production. This WP will comprise different technologies and methods to produce target polyesters from various chain length diols/diacids that were produced in WP6a, with the aim of reaching TRL 6-7.
WP12 – CONDUCT environmental, social and economic studies
The objective of WP12 is to study the environmental suitability & impact of the target components by a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as well as a Social Acceptance and Social Awareness Assessment. Furthermore, the overall economic effects and benefits of the project solutions as well as the compliance with regulations will be assessed.
WP13 – MANAGE the project and disseminate, exploit and communicate the project output
The objective of WP13 is to manage and coordinate the ACTPAC project, to establish effective communication, dissemination and exploitation strategies, and to continuously perform communication and dissemination activities for the project.