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Biomass<\/strong> is at the core of the bioeconomy and the demand for it is increasing worldwide as we transition to a low-carbon economy<\/strong>. Biomass<\/strong> is predominantly used for feed and food products (~55% of global biomass available) followed by bioenergy<\/strong>, with only 8% to date used for bio-based materials<\/strong> despite offering an alternative to fossil-derived chemicals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

To promote the development and commercialisation of bio-based materials<\/strong>, an abundance of feedstocks (i.e., sugar, starch, vegetable oil and ethanol) are required. However, this may lead to biodiversity<\/strong> and land use change as potentially more land would be needed to enable the replacement of fossil raw materials<\/strong>, estimated at an additional 2.8 billion tonnes (Bt) Dry Matter (DM) biomass per year, which competes with food and feed production.<\/p>\n

To achieve a sizeable and economically feasible bioeconomy, new technologies<\/strong> are therefore needed in order to diversify and deliver processes that can use available, underutilised and more sustainable biomass feedstocks<\/strong> to leave more land available for biodiversity protection and food production, whilst facilitating the substitution of fossil-based resources<\/strong> with bio-based ones.<\/p>\n

VALUABLE<\/strong> will focus on the demonstration of a platform non-plant-based biomass valorisation process for the production of yeast oils as a viable substitute for fossil-based and plant-based products (such as palm oil) in applications such as cosmetics, adhesives and resins. More specifically, the VALUABLE<\/strong> process will valorise Aspergillus niger biomass feedstock<\/strong> to demonstrate:<\/p>\n

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  1. Techno-economic viability<\/strong> of producing oils as a substitute for fossil based and plant-based products for applications in cosmetics and bio-based chemicals (e.g., resins for coatings<\/strong>) markets.<\/li>\n
  2. Better valorisation of fungal biomass waste streams rich in chitin for the production of non-animal derived chitosan and chitosan oligomers for use in applications such as cosmetics and bio-based chemicals (e.g., adhesives) markets.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Within VALUABLE<\/strong> Megara Resins<\/strong><\/a> will demonstrate successful development of alkyd resins<\/strong> from yeast oil<\/strong> and validation of their suitability for surface coating applications<\/strong> which will allow the company to establish potential for replacement of traditional solvent borne alkyd resins<\/strong> from palm oil with waterborne alkyd resins<\/strong> from yeast oil produced from fungal biomass waste<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    VALUABLE will focus on the demonstration of a platform non-plant-based biomass valorisation process for the production of yeast oils as a viable substitute for fossil-based and plant-based products (such as palm oil) in applications such as cosmetics, adhesives and 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