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BBI-2019-SO2-R2
BBI-2019-SO2-R2: Develop breakthrough technologies to improve the cost-effectiveness and sustainability of pre-treatment steps within biorefining operations
Specific Challenge:The implementation of biorefining concepts at large scales is often affected by the need to achieve a balance between pre-treatment steps and the main conversion phase. The need to obtain high-purity fractions from the starting biomass to be fed into the following steps entails the use of harsh conditions in the pre-treatments. This entails high costs caused by: (i) energy, water and/or raw materials (e.g. chemicals, enzymes) requirements; (ii) complexity of operations and maintenance; (iii) an increase in waste and residues generation; and (iv) increased production of inhibitor compounds that may affect the overall yields of biorefining processes.On the other hand, soft operating conditions in pre-treatments often result in a lower effectiveness in biomass fractionation, thus directly affecting the yields in the targeted products during conversion phases.Several technologies based on chemical, biochemical, physical processes or a combination of these has shown the potential to provide valuable and sustainable solutions to substitute and/or efficiently integrate pre-treatment processes currently implemented.The specific challenge is to reduce costs and improve sustainability associated with the pre-treatment steps of biomass feedstock while making it possible to achieve of sufficiently high yields in the targeted products in the subsequent conversion steps.
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Specific Challenge:The implementation of biorefining concepts at large scales is often affected by the need to achieve a balance between pre-treatment steps and the main conversion phase. The need to obtain high-purity fractions from the starting biomass to be fed into the following steps entails the use of harsh conditions in the pre-treatments. This entails high costs caused by: (i) energy, water and/or raw materials (e.g. chemicals, enzymes) requirements; (ii) complexity of operations and maintenance; (iii) an increase in waste and residues generation; and (iv) increased production of inhibitor compounds that may affect the overall yields of biorefining processes.On the other hand, soft operating conditions in pre-treatments often result in a lower effectiveness in biomass fractionation, thus directly affecting the yields in the targeted products during conversion phases.Several technologies based on chemical, biochemical, physical processes or a combination of these has shown the potential to provide valuable and sustainable solutions to substitute and/or efficiently integrate pre-treatment processes currently implemented.The specific challenge is to reduce costs and improve su... see more

Specific Challenge:The implementation of biorefining concepts at large scales is often affected by the need to achieve a balance between pre-treatment steps and the main conversion phase. The need to obtain high-purity fractions from the starting biomass to be fed into the following steps entails the use of harsh conditions in the pre-treatments. This entails high costs caused by: (i) energy, water and/or raw materials (e.g. chemicals, enzymes) requirements; (ii) complexity of operations and maintenance; (iii) an increase in waste and residues generation; and (iv) increased production of inhibitor compounds that may affect the overall yields of biorefining processes.On the other hand, soft operating conditions in pre-treatments often result in a lower effectiveness in biomass fractionation, thus directly affecting the yields in the targeted products during conversion phases.Several technologies based on chemical, biochemical, physical processes or a combination of these has shown the potential to provide valuable and sustainable solutions to substitute and/or efficiently integrate pre-treatment processes currently implemented.The specific challenge is to reduce costs and improve sustainability associated with the pre-treatment steps of biomass feedstock while making it possible to achieve of sufficiently high yields in the targeted products in the subsequent conversion steps.


Scope:Identify and develop cost-effective, efficient and sustainable technologies for biomass pre-treatments, paving the way for feeding the biomass fractions/components obtained after pre-treatments into the subsequent conversion steps. The solutions developed may be based on chemical, biochemical or physical processes, or a combination of these.This topic may include any bio-based feedstock, provided it can be sourced in a way that is sustainable both from an environmental and an economic perspective.Proposals should prove that the pre-treatment solution developed has the potential, when compared to state-of-the-art processes, to decrease costs, inhibitors and waste streams formation, and to make maintenance and process control easier.Proposals should include testing activities on targeted bio-based feedstock to prove the potential for the subsequent upscaling of the developed process.Proposals should address all requirements for RIA as shown in Table 3 of the Annual Work Plan 2019.The technology readiness level (TRL) at the end of the project should be 4-5 for the bio-based value chain in question. Proposals should clearly state the starting and end TRLs of the key technology or technologies targeted in the project.Industry participation in the project would be considered as an added value because it can play a supportive role to demonstrate the potential for integrating the developed concepts and technologies into current industrial landscapes or existing plants so they can be deployed more quickly and scaled up to apply industry-wide.

INDICATIVE FUNDING:It is considered that proposals requesting a contribution of between EUR 2 million and EUR 5 million would be able to address this specific challenge appropriately. However, this does not preclude the submission and selection of proposals requesting other amounts.


Expected Impact:EXPECTED IMPACTS LINKED TO BBI JU KPIS:▪ contribute to KPI 1 – create at least one new cross-sector interconnection in the bio-based economy;▪ contribute to KPI 2 – set the basis for at least one new bio-based value chain;▪ contribute to KPI 8 – validate at least one new and improved processing technology reflecting the ‘TRL gain’ since the start of the project.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS:▪ improve the sustainability of pre-treatment steps for targeted biomass feedstock compared to the state of the art;▪ decrease biomass losses and waste generation during pre-treatment steps;▪ increase the overall resource efficiency;▪ reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

ECONOMIC IMPACTS:▪ improve the cost-effectiveness of pre-treatment steps for targeted biomass feedstock compared to the state of the art;▪ pave the way to the effective implementation of breakthrough technologies in biorefining operations to broaden and strengthen the bio-based industry in Europe;▪ enhance and simplify maintenance and process control operations associated with pre-treatment steps of targeted bio-based feedstock;▪ increase income and business opportunities for stakeholders and actors in the bio-based industries.

SOCIAL IMPACTS:▪ create new job opportunities in the bio-based sector, particularly the rural, coastal and/or urban areas.

TYPE OF ACTION: Research and innovation action.


Cross-cutting Priorities:Cross-cutting Key-Enabling Technologies (KETs)


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Temáticas Obligatorias del proyecto: Temática principal: Industrial biotechnology Environmental biotechnology Chemical engineering

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Requisitos técnicos: Specific Challenge:The implementation of biorefining concepts at large scales is often affected by the need to achieve a balance between pre-treatment steps and the main conversion phase. The need to obtain high-purity fractions from the starting biomass to be fed into the following steps entails the use of harsh conditions in the pre-treatments. This entails high costs caused by: (i) energy, water and/or raw materials (e.g. chemicals, enzymes) requirements; (ii) complexity of operations and maintenance; (iii) an increase in waste and residues generation; and (iv) increased production of inhibitor compounds that may affect the overall yields of biorefining processes.On the other hand, soft operating conditions in pre-treatments often result in a lower effectiveness in biomass fractionation, thus directly affecting the yields in the targeted products during conversion phases.Several technologies based on chemical, biochemical, physical processes or a combination of these has shown the potential to provide valuable and sustainable solutions to substitute and/or efficiently integrate pre-treatment processes currently implemented.The specific challenge is to reduce costs and improve sustainability associated with the pre-treatment steps of biomass feedstock while making it possible to achieve of sufficiently high yields in the targeted products in the subsequent conversion steps. Specific Challenge:The implementation of biorefining concepts at large scales is often affected by the need to achieve a balance between pre-treatment steps and the main conversion phase. The need to obtain high-purity fractions from the starting biomass to be fed into the following steps entails the use of harsh conditions in the pre-treatments. This entails high costs caused by: (i) energy, water and/or raw materials (e.g. chemicals, enzymes) requirements; (ii) complexity of operations and maintenance; (iii) an increase in waste and residues generation; and (iv) increased production of inhibitor compounds that may affect the overall yields of biorefining processes.On the other hand, soft operating conditions in pre-treatments often result in a lower effectiveness in biomass fractionation, thus directly affecting the yields in the targeted products during conversion phases.Several technologies based on chemical, biochemical, physical processes or a combination of these has shown the potential to provide valuable and sustainable solutions to substitute and/or efficiently integrate pre-treatment processes currently implemented.The specific challenge is to reduce costs and improve sustainability associated with the pre-treatment steps of biomass feedstock while making it possible to achieve of sufficiently high yields in the targeted products in the subsequent conversion steps.
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1.   Eligible countries: described in Annex A of the H2020 Work Programme.
      A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon 2020 projects. See the information in the Online Manual.
 
2. Eligibility and admissibility conditions: described in Annex B and Annex C of the Work Programme.
Proposal page limits and layout: Please refer to Part B of the proposal template in the submission tool below.
3.   Evaluation:
Evaluation criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in Annex H of the H2020 Work Programme, with the exceptions described in part 2.3.6 of the BBI JU Work Plan.
Submission and evaluation processes are described in the Online Manual and the BBI JU Guide for applicants (RIA-IA-CSA).
 
4.   Indicative time for evaluation and grant agreement:
      Information on the outcome of evaluation: maximum 5 months from the deadline for submission.
      Signature of grant agreements: maximum 8 months from the deadline for submission.
5.   Proposal templates, evaluation forms and model grant agreements (MGA):
BBI Research and Innovation Action (BBI-RI...
1.   Eligible countries: described in Annex A of the H2020 Work Programme.
      A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon 2020 projects. See the information in the Online Manual.
 
2. Eligibility and admissibility conditions: described in Annex B and Annex C of the Work Programme.
Proposal page limits and layout: Please refer to Part B of the proposal template in the submission tool below.
3.   Evaluation:
Evaluation criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in Annex H of the H2020 Work Programme, with the exceptions described in part 2.3.6 of the BBI JU Work Plan.
Submission and evaluation processes are described in the Online Manual and the BBI JU Guide for applicants (RIA-IA-CSA).
 
4.   Indicative time for evaluation and grant agreement:
      Information on the outcome of evaluation: maximum 5 months from the deadline for submission.
      Signature of grant agreements: maximum 8 months from the deadline for submission.
5.   Proposal templates, evaluation forms and model grant agreements (MGA):
BBI Research and Innovation Action (BBI-RIA)
Specific rules and funding rates: described in 2.3.4 of the BBI JU Work Plan.
Proposal templates are available after entering the submission tool below.
Standard evaluation form
BBI JU MGA - Multi-Beneficiary
BBI JU MGA Annex 2
BBI JU MGA Annex 4
H2020 Annotated Grant Agreement
BBI Innovation Action Demonstration (BBI-IA-DEMO)
and BBI Innovation Action Flagship (BBI-IA-FLAG)
Specific rules and funding rates: described in 2.3.4 of the BBI JU Work Plan.
Proposal templates are available after entering the submission tool below.
Standard evaluation form (IA)
BBI JU MGA - Multi-Beneficiary
BBI JU MGA Annex 2
BBI JU MGA Annex 4
H2020 Annotated Grant Agreement
BBI Coordination and Support Action (BBI-CSA)
Specific rules and funding rates: described in 2.3.4 of the BBI JU Work Plan.
Proposal templates are available after entering the submission tool below.
Standard evaluation form
BBI JU MGA Multi-Beneficiary
BBI JU MGA Annex 2
BBI JU MGA Annex 4
H2020 Annotated Grant Agreement
6. Additional requirements:
Technology readiness levels (TRL)
 
Members of consortium are required to conclude a consortium agreement, in principle prior to the signature of the grant agreement.
7.   Open access must be granted to all scientific publications resulting from Horizon 2020 actions.
Where relevant, proposals should also provide information on how the participants will manage the research data generated and/or collected during the project, such as details on what types of data the project will generate, whether and how this data will be exploited or made accessible for verification and re-use, and how it will be curated and preserved.
Open access to research data
The Open Research Data Pilot has been extended to cover all Horizon 2020 topics for which the submission is opened on 26 July 2016 or later. Projects funded under this topic will therefore by default provide open access to the research data they generate, except if they decide to opt-out under the conditions described in Annex L of the H2020 main Work Programme. Projects can opt-out at any stage, that is both before and after the grant signature.
Note that the evaluation phase proposals will not be evaluated more favourably because they plan to open or share their data, and will not be penalised for opting out.
Open research data sharing applies to the data needed to validate the results presented in scientific publications. Additionally, projects can choose to make other data available open access and need to describe their approach in a Data Management Plan.
Projects need to create a Data Management Plan (DMP), except if they opt-out of making their research data open access. A first version of the DMP must be provided as an early deliverable within six months of the project and should be updated during the project as appropriate. The Commission already provides guidance documents, including a template for DMPs. See the Online Manual.
Eligibility of costs: costs related to data management and data sharing are eligible for reimbursement during the project duration.
The legal requirements for projects participating in this pilot are in the article 29.3 of the Model Grant Agreement.
8.   Additional documents
BBI JU Work Plan
BBI JU Scientific Innovation and Research Agenda (SIRA)
BBI JU Derogation to H2020 Rules for Participation
BBI JU Regulation of Establishment
H2020 Regulation of Establishment
H2020 Rules for Participation
H2020 Specific Programme
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