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This project seeks to transform crustacean shell waste into valuable bio-based chemicals and polymers. By developing an integrated biorefinery platform, it aims to enhance sustainability and reduce environmental impact while creating high-value products.
The fishing industry in the EU and elsewhere produces an increasing mass of negative value crustacean shell waste (>6 MTPA), whose current disposal in landfills results in significant costs and risks to human health as well as to the environment.
While in Asia small amounts of shrimp waste are processed to chitosan, the high CaCO3 content of EU crab shell waste has prevented cost effective conversion to value adding products.
The project will develop an integrated biorefinery platform transformi…
FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV
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Germany, MUNCHEN
Type: Company (for-profit)
Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Germany, Muenchen
Type: University / higher education
Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
SME: No
Ireland, Letterkenny
Type: University / higher education
Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
SME: No
Norway, As
Type: University / higher education
Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
SME: No
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