EXCornsEED

The EXCornsEED project aims to exploit the convergence between science, chemistry, biology, engineering and biotechnology tools for the creation of new knowledge and innovative applications, with the main goal to develop and validate an integrated process of innovative and highly sustainable extraction, purification and concentration technologies to be applied to bio-refineries side streams (i.e. corn oil/thin stillage from bio-ethanol and rapeseed meal from biodiesel production) for the recovery of proteins and several other bio-active compounds (i.e. peptides, polyphenols, amino acids, fibres, lipid compounds, alkaloids and tannins, etc.) and characterization/preparation of these as ingredients for food, specialty chemicals, and cosmetics markets. A synergistic approach will be used, in order to define a self-sustainable system and have an outcome that is in accordance with the principles of the circular economy. The consortium is composed by 13 between companies, universities and research centers from 8 EU countries: UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA (Italy), ENVIRAL (Slovakia), HIGHCHEM (Slovakia), CONSIGLIO PER LA RICERCA IN AGRICOLTURA E L'ANALISI DELL'ECONOMIA AGRARIA (Italy), INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU CHIMIE SI PETROCHIMIE ICECHIM (Romania), FUNDACION CORPORACION TECNOLOGICA DE ANDALUCIA (Spain), CELABOR (Belgium), SIGMA-ALDRICH PRODUCTION (Switzerland), Dr.Lauranne (Italy), BIOZOON (Germany), INNOVATION ENGINEERING (Italy), FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION (Spain), NUTRICIA RESEARCH (Netherlands). This project has received funding from the Bio Based Industries Joint Undertaking under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement n°792054.