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ERA-NET

The ERA-NET scheme emerged in the EU's Sixth Framework Programme for RTD to support cooperation and coordination of national activities, programmes and initiatives related to science, technology and innovation with the aim of strengthening the European Research Area (ERA).

In most ERA-NETs, ​​coordination has reached the point of being able to launch calls for grants for joint research projects. These are transnational calls to which common application, evaluation and selection procedures are applied for proposals, which have been developed and agreed upon by all participating agencies.

The projects presented are two/three years long, close to the market, and with the aim of covering the needs of the company.

Era-Nets can be in any field of Science and Technology. You can see data of the ERANETS in which Spain has participated in previous years here.

Last modification date: 14/10/2024

ERA-NET Projects

BIORG4WASTEWATERVAL+: Bioorganic novel approaches for food processing waste water treatment and valorisation: Lupanine case study

Specific programme: Joint Programming Initiative "Water Challenges for a Changing World" JPI-Water funded through ERA-NET Cofund Water Works 2014 (WaterWorks2014)
UPV/EHU Partner Status: Partner
UPV/EHU PI: Thomas Shafer
Project start: 01/04/2016
Project end:   31/03/2019

Brief description:  Food processing industry uses a large volume of fresh water to deliver safe food for humanity, which is obtained from public water providers or ground and spring water sources. The resulting brackish wastewater is often disposed of in public sewers or using different suboptimal solutions. The food processing industry is comprised of several factories of small/medium size, calling for a modular technological solution able to be quickly implemented at the companies´ site. In this project, novel separation processes using low energy and chemicals at low cost will be developed based on novel membrane processes and adsorbers capable of purifying the water for in-situ recycling at zero cost for the company. A far reaching concept is suggested in which alkaloids are isolated and converted into building blocks of value for pharmaceutical and chemical industries, compensating for water detoxification costs. New biological and chemical tools will be developed for conversion of alkaloids into such added value compounds. Lupanine is used as a particular example to illustrate this case.

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Contact information:

International R&D Office UPV/EHU
Email: proyectoseuropeos@ehu.es

Last modification date: 12/09/2024