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Waste2Value

Microorganisms change the Western Palatinate

Products & topics

  • Bio-based raw materials: Utilisation of organic residues in platform chemicals for plastics, adhesives and composites
  • Extract and active ingredients: extraction of valuable extractives for food and cosmetics
  • Plastics and adhesives: Production and optimisation of bio-based plastics and composites
  • Recycling and end-of-life: recycling smart plastics and composites as starting products for the re-manufacture of high-quality products

Industries

  • Food
  • Cosmetics
  • Energy
  • Plant engineering
  • Agriculture
  • Chemicals
  • Plastics industry
  • Packaging industry
  • Textile industry
  • Shoe industry
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Paper

Feedstock

  • Sugars
  • Proteins
  • Plastics
  • Composites
  • Adhesives
  • Active ingredients and extracts

Projects

  • Bio-based raw materials: NovelBioChem, FermBioPol, WasteWater2Packaging, BioEVA
  • Extract and active ingredients: Blue2Value, GreenGlue, CO22Value, Waste2Algae
  • Plastics and adhesives: BioEVA, FermBioPol, WasteWater2Packaging
  • Recycling and end-of-life: WEVAOrth, CellUSep, Waste2Wood

Stakeholders

Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences, Testing and Research Institute Pirmasens, ZukunftsRegion Westpfalz

Goals

The long-term goal of Waste2Value is to establish regional solutions internationally and thus actively shape structural change. Companies and the region benefit from new products, processes and services as well as sustainable material and energy networking in the sense of a sustainable circular economy.