SUMO - Sustainable use of biomass from oleaginous processing

Funded by FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology.

Total eligible cost | € 100,770.00
Financial support | € 100,770.00

Location and Consortium
CVR - Centro para a Valorização de Resíduos (Portugal)
Azti tecnalia (Coordinator) (Spain)
Institute for Food and Environmental Research (Germany)
National Institute of Industrial Technology (Argentina)
Center for Studies in Processed Foods (Chile)
National Agricultural and Livestock Research Institute (Uruguay)

Synthesis

Description
The project SUMO - Sustainable use of the oilseed processing biomass, intends to develop different, but complementary, routes of valorization for the sustainable use of the main byproducts of oily seed processing.
The expected result is the design of several alternative biorefinery units adaptable to current processing and biomass consumption sites in participating countries, where the oilseed processing sector is very important. The alternatives will be flexible enough to process by-products of plant processing, finding synergies with other complementary residues generated nearby. The pathways to be developed include the use of biomass and its biofuels and energy components in human consumption and feed.

Goals
- Prepare an inventory and diagnosis of the residues generated by the processing of oilseeds;
- Develop case studies, by participating region, proposing a biorefinery scheme to treat lignocellulosic "in situ" residues that can be extrapolated to other by-products and similar regions;
- Produce at least 6 products from the selected waste streams and respective feasibility studies for the solutions proposed as a result of international collaboration.