By funding exploratory research projects, Carnot 3BCAR enables the development of products and processes in the fields of bioenergy, biomolecules, and bio-based materials.
This year, six projects have been selected for their scientific quality and innovative potential. The results of these projects are expected to be exploited in the medium term by companies wishing to position themselves within the bioeconomy.
The primary objective of this project is to develop a bio-based technology that can be adapted to various gas purification systems and address the issue of gas vents with high CH₄ content.
METHA-SPRAY lies at the crossroads of optimising biogas purification processes, formulating bio-based CH₄ absorption systems, and enzymatic catalysis for the in situ transformation of CH₄. This project will result in the development of an energy-efficient and environmentally low-impact technology through the integration of physical, chemical, and biotechnological processes.
The METHA-SPRAY project brings together LCA and TBI.
The ZYPO project aims to demonstrate the feasibility of functionalising and/or degrading commodity plastics through the use of fungal metalloenzymes, combined with chemical catalysis approaches.
The project is expected to deliver a proof of concept that could not only open the way to chemical recycling of plastics—addressing the critical challenge of their end-of-life—but also offer a promising route to novel materials for targeted applications.
The ZYPO project brings together BBF and LCPO.
The objective of this project is to synthesise multifunctional AB₂-type monomers derived from erucic acid-rich rapeseed oil, as building blocks for hyperbranched polymers with controlled structures.
The hyperbranched polymers developed within this project will be functionalised to enhance their amphiphilic properties and evaluate their potential as materials for physical encapsulation, particularly in cosmetic applications.
The HYPE project brings together ITERG and LCPO.
The HYSSYH project aims to evaluate a new generation of microbial electrosynthesis processes for producing platform molecules from organic matter contained in effluents or biowaste, CO₂, and decarbonised electricity.
The process developed in this project, considered a biorefinery technology, consists of two coupled stages: the production of soluble hydrogen via microbial electrolysis of effluents and organic waste, followed by the hybrid hydrogenation of CO₂ into platform molecules.
The HYSSYH project brings together LGC and TBI.
The objective of this project is to provide industrial stakeholders and the scientific community with tools to capitalise on meta-omics data from environmental biotechnologies, by storing FAIR data (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable), with the goal of improving bioprocess performance.
The MEMOS project will address key challenges in the field of environmental biotechnologies by completing the development of two highly complementary tools: DeepOmics and OpenSILEX-LBE.
The MEMOS project brings together LBE and PROSE.
The OBEINN project revisits traditional oil biorefinery processes by proposing solvent-free extraction methods for lipid bodies found in oil- and protein-rich seeds or lipid-rich cereal fractions of nutritional interest. It also aims to explore the functional properties of the extracted lipid bodies in various formulations, such as infant formula products.
The project will lead to the creation of a database on the physicochemical functionalities of lipid bodies and their formulations. Furthermore, life cycle assessments and cost analyses of the processes developed within the project will be carried out to benchmark them against conventional extraction techniques.
The OBEINN project brings together several components of the Carnot 3BCAR network: IATE, LCA, IJPB, and from the Qualiment network: STLO, as well as the INRAE unit BIA.
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