PROGETTO VIABLE

Valorizzazione della biomassa di lignina in componenti competitivi sostituendo gradualmente il BPA nella formulazione di resine epossidiche

Il bisfenolo A (BPA) è una sostanza chimica prodotta in grandi quantità ogni anno in tutto il mondo. È usato nella produzione di resine epossidiche e policarbonati. Tuttavia, la sua proprietà di interferenza endocrina e la sua composizione a base fossile sollevano preoccupazioni sul suo impatto ambientale e sulla tossicità per la salute, nonché sulla sua sostenibilità.

Il progetto VIABLE mira quindi a migliorare la sostenibilità e l'impatto ambientale della produzione di resina epossidica riducendo il contenuto di BPA nelle formulazioni di resina epossidica del 20-50%.

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Presentation of CIMV's team

🔦 This month, we put the light on CIMV, a french biorefinery.


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Presence at the CBE - JU Stakeholder Forum in Brussels

We were at the CBE - JU Stakeholder Forum in Brussels in December 2023.

That was a good opportunity to talk about the future of the European bio-based sector and especially about our LIFE VIABLE biobased epoxy resin solution.

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Presentation at the 10th Biorizon Conference

2 of our colleagues, Vanbroekhoven Karolien and Nicola Boyle, respectively from VITO and Westlake Epoxy were at the 10th Biorizon Conference in Rotterdam.
They presented our biobased epoxy resin made thanks to the LIFE VIABLE project.

Don't hesitate to contact them if you have any question.

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Presentation of VITO's team

Let's bring the light on VITO’s research group of Sustainable Polymers Technology (SPOT), who is leading the LIFE VIABLE project.


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Scale up succesful

🎉 We are pleased to announce that we have recently reached a major step in the LIFE VIABLE project 🎉

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Presentation at ARKEMA - Serquigny (France)

Presentation of the LIFE-VIABLE project at a Biomaterial conference organised at the CERDATO, in Serquigny. I was a good opportunity to talk with industrials and to exhange with other biobased projects.

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PARTNER DEL PROGETTO

VITO (BE) - Flemish Institute for Technological Research, a leading EU research and technology organisation  will coordinate the project. Through their pilot plant, VITO will ensure the depolymerisation of lignin, the fractionation and the supply of biobased alternatives for BPA to Solvay.

Site: https://vito.be/en

Apesa, partner of Viable Project

APESA (FR) - a technological centre specialised in environmental assessment - will be in charge of monitoring the different impacts of the project.

Site: https://www.apesa-france.com/

CIMV, partner of Viable Project

CIMV (FR)  - a SME with more than 20 years of experience in lignin valorisation - will provide its expertise in lignin reactivity and will produce organosolv lignin.

Site: http://www.cimv.fr/

HP Composites, partner of Viable Project

HP composites (IT)-  a manufacturer of composites components for several markets - will integrate the new epoxy resins in composites for both aesthetic and structural car parts. Their role in the project will range from design to final homologation of the car components

Site: https://www.hpcomposites.it/en/

Polymeris, partner of Viable Project

Dissemination and valorization of the results will be performed by Polymeris (FR), a cluster with a large EU network in the field of polymers and composites for various industrial sectors.

Site: http://polymeris.fr

Solvay, partner of Viable Project

SOLVAY (UK) - a global manufacturer of materials and chemicals is a key producer of epoxy resins in Europe - will produce in operational environment the lignin-based epoxy resins.

Site: https://www.solvay.com/en/

Stellantis, partner of Viable Project

CRF (IT) - a research and innovation centre of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles - will demonstrate the feasibility of these car components

Site:https://www.linkedin.com/company/centro-ricerche-fiat/

Westlake Epoxy (NL) - produzione e commercializzazione di resine epossidiche da oltre 50 anni. Gestirà l'aumento della produzione di resine epossidiche nell'ambito del progetto.

Site: https://www.westlakeepoxy.com/