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Agriloop

Agriloop

Pushing the frontier of circular agriculture by converting residues into novel economic, social and environmental opportunities

The 37 partners of the International AgriLoop consortium aim to extend the agricultural production value of two major players of the global bioeconomy: EU and China, by eco-efficiently upgrading underexploited residues into a portfolio of high added-value bio-products able to generate new bio-based markets or to compete with. AgriLoop will develop safe-and-sustainable-by-design bioconversion processes integrated in a cascading biorefinery approach to convert a range of agri-residues into plant and microbial proteins, polyesters and other bio-based chemicals to be used for food, feed, health and materials applications. AgriLoop scientific objectives are to i) improve the recovery of highly functional native molecules from primary and secondary residues and to tailor bioconversion schemes toward microbial proteins and polyesters ii) anticipate the complex circularities of such biorefinery to comply with safe and sustainable requirements, guide scientific and technological advances of AgriLoop cascading processes toward end-products. By strengthening EU-CN cooperation, informing SSbD guidance and opening up new avenues for flexible agri-based value chains, AgriLoop will increase resources efficiency through reduced discharges of agricultural residues, while taking share of the highly dynamic worldwide markets of alternative proteins and biochemicals and reducing the cost of agriculture and food system on our environment and health.

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Duration:
2022 - 2026
Financing:
This project is funded by the European Union Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (Horizon Europe) GA no. 101081776
Website:
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101081776

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Philippe Corvini

Prof. Dr. Philippe Corvini

Group Leader and Lecturer, Environmental Biotechnology

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+41 61 228 54 85

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philippe.corvini@fhnw.ch

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School of Life Sciences FHNW Institute for Chemistry and Bioanalytics Hofackerstrasse 30 4132 Muttenz

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Institute for Chemistry and Bioanalytics

FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
School of Life Sciences
Institute for Chemistry and Bioanalytics

Hofackerstrasse 30

CH - 4132 Muttenz

Phone+41 61 228 55 45

E-Mailsebastian.wendeborn@fhnw.ch

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