Event agenda

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Presentations

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Session 1: End-user perspectives on bio-based innovations

 

• An overview of the CHAMPION project – Daan van Es (WFBR – CHAMPION project)

• An introduction to the PERFECOAT project – Francesca Di Bartolomeo (SINTEF – PERFECOAT project)

• Navigating trade and sustainability certification of bio-based value chains – Marisa Groenestege (BTG Biomass Technology Group – HARMONITOR project)

• What drives sustainability in businesses? – Costanza Rossi (University of Utrecht – 3-CO project)

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Session 2: Making bio-based compounds

 

• Developing bio-based binders for wood coatings – Oscar Bedzo (Celignis – PERFECOAT project)

• Bio-based polymer synthesis and scale-up – Rolf Blaauw (WFBR – CHAMPION project)

• Developing bio-based paint ingredients: from fillers to pigments and functional additives – Amelie Skopp (Technische Universität München) and Anders Odum (Chromologics SA) – PERFECOAT project

• Lignin-based clear fire protection biocoatings for wood – Claudio Pagella (IRIS Coating – LIGNICOAT project)

 

Session 3: Sustainability, safety and toxicity

 

• Safety and toxicity assessments and methodology – Harrie Besselink (Bio Detection Systems – CHAMPION project) and Andy Booth (SINTEF – PERFECOAT project)

• Environmental and social sustainability assessment – Assiya Kenzhegaliyeva (SINTEF Digital – PERFECOAT project) and Angel Puente (nova-Institute – CHAMPION project)

• Circularity and end-of-life options for biobased and biodegradable products – Steven Verstichel (Normec OWS – CHAMPION project) 

 

Session 4: Industrial applications

 

• Industrial aspects of the EU bioeconomy policy framework: recent developments – Maarit Nyman and Algreit Dume (European Commission, DG GROW, Unit Bioeconomy, Chemicals & Cosmetics)

• Circular Bio-Based Europe JU: supporting innovation of sustainable bio-based materials and products – Chloe Johnson (CBE JU)

• End-user application testing of polymers in CHAMPION – Thomas Farmer (Unilever – CHAMPION project)  

• Bio-based coating formulation and application testing – Simone Schulte (Evonik) – PERFECOAT project

 

Posters

 

• CHAMPION project:

  • Chemical recycling of amine-crosslinked polyesters

  • Scaling up of bio-based monomers and polymers

  • Projecting future commercial production

  • CHAMPION quizzes, comic and webinars

• PERFECOAT project:​

  • PERFECOAT – High performance bio-based functional coatings for wood and decorative applications

  • The beauty of green – Rethinking an approach to bio-based extenders in coating

  • Bio-based coating formulation and application testing

  • Development of microbial alginate and oils productions

  • Development of biobased pigments and functional materials

• HARMONITOR project:​

  • Harmonisation and monitoring platform for certification schemes and labels to advance the sustainability of bio-based systems

• LIGNICOAT project:

  • Clear fire-retardant lignin-based biocoatings​