PRIN 2017-2017LEPH3M_006 - PANACEA - Gennaro Gentile (DCM.AD004.078)
Thematic area
Chemical sciences and materials technology
Project area
Chimica verde e processi per la sostenibilità (DCM.AD004)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: 03/08/2025