Objectives
The PHACTUS project aims to develop a continuous production process for PHA, biodegradable polymers produced from municipal organic waste and sludge from wastewater treatment. The resulting materials could be used in construction, agriculture, composites, and packaging. Digital monitoring and control tools will help ensure reliable production.
The project has several objectives:
- Set up a pilot plant for the continuous production of PHA .
- To demonstrate the feasibility of ready-to-use biodegradable polymers for various industrial applications.
- Reduce the carbon footprint across the entire life cycle by more than 50 percent, compared to PHA production from crops.
- Reduce the production cost of PHAs to €3/kg or less.
- Assess the feasibility of replicating this model in different regions of Europe.
Partners
- University of Rome “La Sapienza” (Italy)
- University of Verona (Italy)
- European Bioeconomy Bureau (Belgium)
- Biotrend Innovation and Engineering in Biotechnology, S.A. (Portugal)
- NaturePlast (France)
- University of South Wales (United Kingdom)
- University of Montpellier (France)
- Kiepe Electric S.p.A. (Italy)
- ACEA Infrastructure SpA (Italy)
- Acea Ambiente S.p.A. (Italy)
- Paques Biomaterials BV (Netherlands)
- Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (Italy)
- National Research Council (Italy)
- Stichting Wetsus (Netherlands)
- University of Southern Denmark (Denmark)
- AquaInSilico Lda (Portugal)
- INRAE (France)
- NOVA.ID.FCT (Portugal)
- SIPHA S.r.l. (Italy)
- BIO-MI (Croatia)
Intervention NaturePlast
Compounding, injection molding, and characterization of the selected formulations on a laboratory scale.
Development of formulations for rigid applications based on PHA synthesized as part of the project in partnership with consortium members
