Skip to main contentSkip to navigationSkip to footer
Logo of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
Degree Programmes
Continuing Education
Research and Services
International
About FHNW
En
Locations and ContactFHNW LibraryMedia Relations

      Logo of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
      • Degree Programmes
      • Continuing Education
      • Research and Services
      • International
      • About FHNW
      En
      Locations and ContactFHNW LibraryMedia Relations
      Life Sciences
      Chemistry and Bioanalytics
      Environmental Biotechnology
      Projects
      Prolific

      Prolific

      Integrated cascades of PROcesses for the extraction and valorisation of proteins and bioactive molecules from Legumes, Fungi and Coffee agro-industrial side streams.

      Agro-industrial residual biomass, side streams and food production by-products like legumes, fungi and coffee are potential sources of valuable ingredients even though the routes for their exploitation are still at an early stage. Pursuing the ambition of achieving prolific valorization of untapped biomass streams, the project R&D&I activities and partners of Prolific have been positioned around a central innovation cycle that is mainly driven by industrial end-users who exactly know the needs of their customers and the technical constraints and industrial environment in their respective sector. The Prolific project will apply a range of processing technologies to recover significant amounts of proteins/peptides and other value-added compounds (e.g. carotenoids, phenols, caffeine and fibers) from industrial processing residues of legumes (seeds of peas, beans and chickpea), fungi (cuttings and mycelia of different species) and coffee (silver skin residue and not compliant roasted seeds). The economically and environmentally sustainable extraction, enzymatic modification, and conditioning techniques will be upscaled in industrially relevant environment. This will enable the production of consequent amounts of compounds and fractions necessary for the production of 16 product prototypes for the food, feed, packaging and cosmetic sectors.

      The Prolific project will assess the environmental, societal, ethical, safety, and regulatory issues at each step of the targeted value chains. SME and large companies strive at achieving competitive biomass exploitation and attracting when needed additional investors. The industrial partners business strategies for the future market penetration starts with the clear identification of the customer needs and goes up to the preparation of give-aways of food and cosmetics prototyped products as a reward for filling in questionnaires about the Prolific products along with intensive dissemination and communication.

      PROLIFIC is coordinated by P.F.-X. Corvini. FHNW develops immobilized/protected proteases to produce bio-active peptides. FHNW also evaluates the content in heavy metals in the proteic fractions and evaluate the eco-efficiency of the developed technologies (LCA, CEA, etc.).

      Key Figures

      table_scrollable_animation_gif
      Project duration:
      2018 – 2022
      Funding agency:

      The project has received funding from the Bio Based Industries Joint Undertaking under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under GA no. 790157

      Website:
      www.prolific-project.eu

      Coordination

      Loading

      Immobilized/Protected Proteases

      Loading

      Heavy metals

      Loading

      LCA

      Loading

      Collaboration in research and services

      Life Sciences
      Philippe Corvini

      Prof. Dr. Philippe Corvini

      Group Leader and Lecturer, Environmental Biotechnology

      Telephone

      +41 61 228 54 85

      E-mail

      philippe.corvini@fhnw.ch

      Address

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

      projektleuchtturm iecressourcenerschliessungleuchtturm umweltbiotechnologieumweltbiotechnologieressourcenmanagemententscheidungshilfenbiologische kreislaufwirtschaftnachhaltigkeitsbewertungsmethodennachhaltiges ressourcenmanagementnachhaltiges ressourcenmanagement_en

      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

      More information about the location

      What we offer

      • Degree Programmes
      • Continuing Education
      • Research and Services

      About FHNW

      • Schools
      • Organisation
      • Management
      • Facts and Figures

      Information

      • Data Protection
      • Accessibility
      • Imprint

      Support & Intranet

      • IT Support
      • Login Inside-FHNW

      Member of: