RDI PROJECTS

Tecnopackaging works on different projects related to its areas of expertise. Some of them are:

Plastic Materials

  • Development of a newly formulated PHA with reduced production costs.
  • Development of high barrier material for the manufacture of packaging addressed to the food, cosmetics and/or pharmaceuticals markets.
  • Study and optimization of biodegradable materials
  • Development of a new renewable biopolymer

Multifunctional Packaging

  • Design of and hybrid Wood -Plastic container for the fermentation and aging of wines.
  • Development of a new multifunctional container for preserving fishery products.
  • Using making Supercritical Fluids to improve the sustainability of food packaging
  • Development of new packaging solutions with lower environmental impact and improved barrier properties to extend the shelf- life of packaged products.

Industrial Plastic Applications

  • Design and prototyping of hip hybrid system made of advanced materials.
  • Development a light-blow headboard based on nanotechnology

Transformation Processes

  • Development of extrusion blow molding technology coupled with supercritical fluid technology

Eco-Innovation

  • Supercritical Fluids application to improve the sustainability of food packaging
  • Development of new packaging with lower environmental impact and improved barrier properties to extend the self-life of packaged products.
  • Development of software tool based on Life Cycle Analysis´s methodology, to evaluate the environmental impact of industrial processes.

UNLOCK

UNLOCKUNLOCK: Unlocking a feather bioeconomy for keratin-based agricultural products .

Program: H2020-BBI-JTI-2020-SO1-D1 – IA-DEMO

Duration: 48 months, May 2021 – May 2025

MADRAS

MADRASMADRAS: Advanced materials and processing in organic electronics.

Program: H2020-NMBP-TR-IND-2019

Duration: 36 months, April 2020 – April 2023

Barbara

barbaraBarbara: Biopolymers with advanced functionalities for building and automotive parts processed through additive manufacturing. 

Program: H2020-BBI

Duration: 36 months, September 2017 - September 2020

Circ-Pack

Circk-PackCirc-pack: Towards circular economy in the plastic packaging value chain.

Program: H2020-CIRC

Duration: 36 months, May 2017 - June 2020

Bioplastictrain

BioplastictrainBioplastictrain: Project will develop innovative e-learning training contents for plastic transformation technicians on the use of bioplastic and biopolymers.

Program: Eramus+

Duration: November 2016 – november 2018

YPACK

YPACKYPACK: high performance polyhydroxyalkanoate-based packaging to minimise food waste.

Program: H2020

Duration: November 2017 – November 2020

BAQUA

BAQUABAQUA: high performance polyhydroxyalkanoate-based packaging to minimise food waste.

Program: Life+

Duration: June 2016 – June 2019

Biocomplack

BiocomplackBiocomplack: Eco-friendly food packaging with enhanced barrier properties.

Program: H2020-FTI

Duration: June 2016 – December 2018

INGREEN

INGREEN logo screen bigINGREEN: Bio-based ingredients for sustainable industries through biotechnology

Program: H2020-BBI-JTI 2018

Duration: 42 months, June 2019 - June 2023

FISH4FISH

FISH4FISHFISH4FISH: Fish Chitinolytic biowastes for fish active and sustainable packaging material.

Program: H2020-EMFF – Blue Economy 2018

Duration: 36 months, November 2019 - November 2020

BIOTHOP

BIOTHOPBIOTHOP: BioTWINE hop waste transformation into novel product assortments for packaging and horticulture sector.

Program: LIFE18 ENV/SI/000056 –LIFE-BIOTHOP

Duration: 36 months, June 2019 – June 2022

NEWPACK

NEWPACKNEWPACK: Development of new Competitive and Sustainable Bio-Based Plastics.

Program: H2020-BBI-JTI-2017

Duration: 36 months, June 2018 – May 2021