PRIN 2017-2017LEPH3M_006 - PANACEA - Gennaro Gentile (DCM.AD004.078)

Thematic area

Chemical sciences and materials technology

Project area

Structure responsible for the research project

Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials (IPCB)

Project manager

gennaro gentile
Phone number: 0818675057
Email: gennaro.gentile@cnr.it

Abstract

The main objective of PANACEA is to develop a technology platform able to process agri-food residues for the recovery of cellulose and high added value compounds to be used as building blocks for sustainable advanced materials. The proposed approach is to produce cellulose at various degrees of hierarchical organization, by cascading different physical, chemical and enzymatic processes of increasing complexity.
Project partners:
UNISA (Coordinator: Prof. Francesco Donsì)
UNITN
UNINA
UCSC
IPB-CNR
POLITO

Goals

Main activities of PANACEA are:
1) To develop a sustainable strategy for integrated valorization of agri-food residues through the recovery of cellulose and other added-value compounds
2) To produce nanocellulose structures with tunable size, crystallinity and surface properties, to bridge the gap between the production of cellulose and cellulose hybrids and the final applications
3) To characterize the nanocellulose in terms of yields, purity, physico-chemical, structural and functional properties
4) To develop nanocellulose-based colloids for food applications, water-based deposition processes for gas barrier properties or flame retardant characteristics, and biobased nanocomposites with advanced properties
5) To disseminate project results, and promote their exploitation

Start date of activity

15/09/2019

Keywords

process engineering, biomaterials, cellulose

Last update: 31/08/2025