Projects
Creating Virtual Reality e-resources for European Sustainable Education in circular bioeconomy with bio-based products Hasselt University
BioCon: biorefining technology for tomorrow's circular bioeconomy KU Leuven
This innovation mandate should pave the way for the realization of the spin-off 'BioCon', which develops its own lignin-first biorefining technology to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable circular bio-economy. In order to realize this ambition, innovation is pursued from both the process (reactor design and upscaling) and the product side (application development), to demonstrate the technological feasibility and to bring ...
Second generation lactic acid as a renewable platform for a circular bioeconomy (LAPLACE) KU Leuven
Within the LAPLACE project we will aim to convert abundant second generation lignocellulose (side-) streams from wood into the industrial platform chemicals lactic acid and lactate esters as building blocks for biobased materials.
Food forestry as a basis for organic materials in the circular bio-economy HOGENT
Bio-economy and Circular Agriculture for Soil Health Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
The key research question of BioCASH is how resource management can be optimized to close nutrient, energy and biomass loops. The aim of the project is to integrate urban composts and green wastes in multi-purpose agro-ecological production systems. The management should be economically viable, socially acceptable and long-term sustainable beyond the agricultural sector. Soil health is here an ...
Innovative Education for the BioEconomy Odisee vzw
Exploration of sustainable crops for applications in the Flemish circular bio-economy(CropExplore for Farmers) KU Leuven
The main objective of this project is to inspire and stimulate farmers to grow new crops that have a potential within the Flemish bio-economy. By mapping out the potential of the various crops and presenting the crop characteristics in a systematic manner, it will be possible for farmers to compare and choose potentially new crops to work with. The potential of deder, yacon and hemp, which will be demonstrated in the cases, will encourage ...
Demonstration of circular biofertilisers and implementation of optimized fertiliser strategies and value chains in rural communities KU Leuven
The RUSTICA projects provides a technical solution to convert organic residues from the fruit and vegetable sector into
novel bio-based fertiliser products of high quality that address the needs of modern (organic) agriculture. The project’s
ambition goes beyond the simple recovery of nutrients, and also includes the developments of economically viable and
environmentally sustainable alternatives to mineral fertilisers with the ...
Operational Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment Methodology Supporting Decisions Towards a Circular Economy Ghent University
Sustainable development and circular economy require balancing between environmental, economic and social benefits and de-coupling the economic growth from resource use. The European New Green Deal highlights the need for reliable, comparable and verifiable sustainability information. Existing sustainability assessment approaches suffer from lack of comprehensiveness, consistency and practical tools for implementation. This results in ...