National Activities - Denmark Danish research programme on renewable resources for industrial non-food purposes

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Danish research programme on renewable resources for industrial non-food purposes

The Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries has recently funded 6 projects under the research programme Improved applications of renewable resources for industrial non-food purposes. The programme has a total budget of 40 million DDK and has a duration of 4 years. The programme has approved the following projects:

Title: Biological Based Packaging Materials for Food

Synopsis: The aim of the project is to identify and develop new food packaging materials based on Danish agricultural waste and by-product. The project covers evaluation of existing biopackagings, production of prototypes and tests of these prototypes for stability of the food and the packaging. Further objectives are to devise new materials (modified starches) as well as to investigate novel lactic acid fermentation/polymerisation schemes.

Support: 11.0 million DDK.

Coordinator: Grete Bertelsen, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, fax: + 45 28 32 10.

Title: Plant fibre composites - from plant to product

Synopsis: This project has four related themes, all concerned with the utilisation of plant-derived fibres. The themes cover moulded biocomposites, fibre mats from flax and hemp for insulation, composite panels, and fibre hemp for industrial purposes.

Support: 11.0 million DDK.

Coordinator: Dr. Hans Lilholt, Risoe National Laboratory, fax: + 45 46 35 11 73.

Title: Improvement of applicability of potato starch as non-food raw material

Synopsis: The objective of the project is to produce highly phosphorylated native potato starches with new physical properties to be used in paper production, binder in plant fibre composites, and in starch based biopackagings. To increase potato starch phosphorylation DNA-markers linked to starch phosphorylation will be used to select promising progeny and by genetic modulation specific proteins will be tested for biochemical increase in starch phosphorylation.

Support: 11.0 million DDK.

Coordinator: Dr. Marianne H. Madsen, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, fax: + 45 89 99 18 39.

Title: Development of biological hydraulic oils based on rape oil

Synopsis: The objective of the project is to improve biological hydraulic oils based on rape seed oil by adding different sources of minor used vegetable oils.

Support: 1.5 million DDK.

Coordinator: Leo Nielsen, Danish Technology Institute, fax: + 45 89 43 85 83.

Title: Development of cutting fluids and metal working oils from vegetable oil

Synopsis: The aim of the project is to develop up to four products which will be able to cover a considerable part of the market for pure oil products used for metal working at least in the most frequently used types of machines and metals. Simultaneously, cultivation experiments with limnanthes will be carried out under Danish climatic conditions.

Support: 2.5 million DDK.

Coordinator: Henrik Reitz, Danish Technology Institute, fax: + 45 89 43 83 10.

Title: Assessment of Natural Plant Protection Agents from Oilseed Crops (NaPPA)

Synopsis: The comprises preparation of biocides from glucosinolates prepared ad formulations based on water, emulsions and rape seed oil. Subsequent biocide test will be performed against economically important pests, pathogenic fungi and weeds common in Danish crops.

Support: 2.5 million DDK.

Coordinator: Hilmer Soerensen, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, fax: + 45 35 28 20 89.

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• Non-food Secretariat / Ministry of Food Agriculture and Fisheries / DENMARK