Products of biotechnological origin using vegetable and fruit by-products generated by the industry
Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 10:30
in Physics & Chemistry
More than 192 million tonnes of fruit and vegetable waste is produced in Europe every year. The continued use of oil as a raw material is a serious obstacle in the way of sustainable industrial development, since it is harmful for the environment, jeopardises supply security, and contributes to the exhausting of non-renewable raw materials. By contrast, the production of chemical and industrial products from renewable raw materials is starting to emerge. In this context, Tecnalia will be developing new products of biotechnological origin using the products not used in the processing of fruit and vegetables as raw materials, since they constitute renewable matter with a high potential as a raw material for industry.