Development of tailor-made PHB composites for technical applications

Project realized within frames of ERA-IB2

(Industrial Biotechnology, 7^th call)

Project supported by:

National Centre for Research and Development
Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Project acronym: PHBMARKET

Project partners:

Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V./Germany
Biotrend SA/Portugal
Institute of Biopolymers and Chemical Fibres/Poland
Institute of Heavy Organic Synthesis "Blachownia"/Polska
SILESIAN POLYMERS/Poland

Project No.: ERA-IB-16-044
Project value: 934 000,00 EUR
Subsidy: 794 000 EUR
Duration: 01.01.2017 - 31.12.2019

Aim of the project:

PHB2MARKET will develop 100 % renewable composites with high added value, build from polyhydroxyalkanoate polymer (PHB), cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) and biobased multifunctional plasticizers (BMPs). Those materials will be created from biomass or industrial wastes, using environmental friendly biotechnical and chemical processes.

Project manager (ICSO):
PhD Marek Warzała
phone +48 77 4873033
fax +48 77 4873060
e-mail: marek.warzala(at)icso.lukasiewicz.gov.pl

Contact person (ICSO):
Katarzyna Czekajło
phone + 48 77 4873261
fax +48 77 4873060
e-mail: katarzyna.czekajlo(at)icso.lukasiewicz.gov.pl