PRIME
The PRIME project "Innovative processes and products of green chemistry" aims to study, develop and demonstrate advanced green chemistry processes in integrated biorefineries capable to valorize renewable raw materials, waste and process by-products in bioproducts and biomaterials with innovative and functional properties.
Funded by the POR FESR 2014/2020 Axis I - Action I.1b.2.2 of the Piedmont Region, as part of the Technological Platform for the Bioeconomy, the project favors the development of various sectors and strategic markets in the Piedmont area (bioplastics, agriculture, automotive, textiles, cosmetics, nutraceuticals, biostimulants).
The activities of PRIME also include the definition and implementation of eco-design criteria for the various bioproducts, rethinking their end of life in low impact circular bioeconomy chains.
The project, launched on 1 July 2019, has a duration of 36 months and will involve 26 entities of which 5 large enterprises, 9 research centers and 12 small-medium enterprises: Novamont (project coordinator), Centro Ricerche Fiat, Sinterama, Sedamyl, Environment Park, Italian Institute of Technology, Polytechnic of Turin, University of Turin with the three Departments of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, of Chemistry and of the Competence Center for innovation in the agro-food sector, University of Eastern Piedmont, University of Gastronomic Sciences, Welcome to Italy Foundation, University of Trieste with the Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Proplast, De Martini, Grinp, Biosphere, Hysytech, Costantino & C, Roelmi HPC, Farmaceutici Procemsa, Circ, Reynaldi, Gallicchio Stampi and Verplast.
PRIME is supported by a Higher Education and Research Project, which provides for the activation of 15 new training courses that will be implemented in relation to the issues studied in PRIME. The project will allow the training of new researchers for the industrial research and development sector, with a positive impact in terms of employment along the entire supply chain, both at regional and national level.
Biosphere, thanks to its specific competences in biotechnology and know-how in fermentation process scale-up, will collaborate in the PRIME project providing its contribute in the development of innovative solutions to obtain biopolymers of industrial interest.
More information: novamont.com/prime – Arianna Andreotti