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Designing a Truly Circular Bioeconomy
Moving Towards a Carbon-Neutral Future
Below you can read about some of the research completed during BiOrbic Phase I. At that time, the programme was structured under three research pillars.
Selective Separation
Key Research Areas
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Extracting valuable molecules from biomass.
Conversion
Key Research Areas
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Converting molecules into new products.
Sustainability
Key Research Areas
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Ensuring the bioeconomy is sustainable and circular.
Active Projects from
Across This Area of Research
The main goal of this project is to develop new membranes which are based on 2D nanomaterials for nanofiltration (NF) and the upgrading of gasification…
Development of novel polymer membranes via phase inversion on a purpose-built casting rig. Preparation of novel hybrid materials such as chitosan-PMMA composites etc. Functionalisation of…
The main goal of the project is to assess the potential for individual or sequential pre-treatments combinations of high voltage pulse electric fields to induce…
Biotechnological conversion processes involving gases (derived from residues) are often limited by challenges such as (i) poor mass transfer characteristics (rate-limiting) particularly due to low…
The main goal of this project is to develop new membranes which are based on 2D nanomaterials for nanofiltration (NF) and the upgrading of gasification…
The aim of the project is to investigate the use of CO2 and syngas (H2/CO) produced from biomass in metal-catalysed, direct and enantioselective carboxylation and…
The main objective of the projects are i) Development of bio-based polymer blends and charcaterisation; ii) Production of polymer nanocomposites based on bio-based polymers; iii)…
The overall goal of this project is to establish a versatile Synthetic/Systems Biology and Omics resource within the Conversion platform that can be applied to…
Objective 1: Synthesis of a library of lactose-derived chiral N,N and N,N,N chiral ligands to investigate their ability to induce levels of enantioselectivity in metal-catalysed…
The use of CO2 as a raw material in molecular science has been the subject of many investigations. The aim of the project is to…
Business Interface: Set up and run events for the business community in Ireland to increase their awareness and engagement with the bioeconomy, including workshops and…
Holistic evaluation of a bioeconomy idea, be that a feedstock, technology, or system, is required to properly understand the impacts and implications of the transition…
The bioeconomy will involve radical innovation that may disrupt established routines and create resistance and anxieties, which need to be understood. Development of the bioeconomy…
The goal of this project is firstly to demonstrate how the bioeconomy and natural capital approaches are related, and secondly how emerging ecosystem service and…
The objectives of this project are, firstly, exploring how to cultivate consumption of bio-based products; and secondly, to explore societal acceptance of bio-based products. The…