HORIZON-JU-CBE-2024-IA-04 – Circular and SSbD bio-based construction & building materials with functional properties

Celignis has been a service provider in the biobased products industry for over a decade, offering services for a variety of sectors. Recently, the use of biochar in construction materials for reducing their carbon-footprints is highly advocated and under research. As the biochars produced from various feedstocks have varying physical and chemical properties, their suitability for construction applications needs to be tested. Though there are no standards for biochar classification for construction materials, Celignis has gathered information on the required chemical and physical properties of the biochar for it to be suitable for use in construction material.

Celignis has been analysing various biochar samples from all over the world over the years using both EBC and IBI methods. In this project Celignis can use its analytical expertise, together with its knowledge of the industry and materials sector, to screen the biochar for construction materials application.

In addition to biochar, there is increased testing on the use of biopolymer/fibres/polysaccharide derived material to produce materials for insulation purposes. Celignis’s analytical department can test any of these materials for physical and chemical characteristics, especially for the standardisation of the product and to establish product consistency across the batches (process reproducibility).

More details at:

https://www.celignis.com/horizon-ju-cbe-2024-ia-04.php

Background on Celignis:

Celignis is an SME that was spun-out from an EU research project (the FP7 advanced biofuels project DIBANET) that was written and coordinated by Celignis's founder Daniel Hayes.

It has now been over ten years since the end of that project and over that time Celignis has grown in size and reputation and now occupies a valuable niche as being the premier analytical and bioprocess development provider to clients in the biomass sector. We provide a wide range of compositional analysis services and bioprocessing expertise to a diverse array of customers (including SMEs, multinationals, and universities) looking to utilise biomass feedstocks, residues and wastes for the production of biobased products, biofuels, and energy.

In April 2023 Celignis joined the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) as a Full Industry SME Member, meaning that we can contribute to the strategic direction and future calls of the CBE-JU and that Celignis is an eligible partner for all CBE-JU actions. The CBE requires that any Large Industry or SME partner in Innovation Action (end TRL 6/7) or Flagship (end TRL 8) projects is a BIC member.

Celignis is a partner in 1 ongoing CBE project, with a further 3 (successful awardees of CBE-JU funding in the 2023 call) starting between May and Sept 2024. The ongoing project, PERFECOAT is a RIA (Research and Innovation Action) project, whilst the 3 upcoming projects (BIONEER, PROMOFER, and MANUREFINERY) are Innovation Action (TRL 6/7) projects. The extensive developments in processing capacity (up to 1m3) by Celignis Bioprocess over the last few years make us particularly suited to participation in such higher-TRL topics.

Regarding our completed CBE-JU projects, they were funded as part of the Biomass Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI-JU) programme. Click here to read more about our ongoing and completed CBE/BBI projects.

In addition to these CBE projects, Celignis is currently active in a number of other research projects funded by the EU's Horizon programme. Click here to read more about these projects and here to learn more about our completed EU projects.

"Celignis had successful proposals in over 40% of the CBE-JU Innovation Action topics in 2023. Our Full-Industry BIC membership and extensive scaled-up bioprocessing capabilities make us particularly suited to participation in IA proposals"

More details on Celignis at:

https://www.celignis.com/about.php