Held on 24 April 2024, BIP Meeting Center, Brussels, Belgium
We would like to thank all participants and speakers for making our event such a success!
Please find below the available presentations, posters and other resources.
Event agenda
Presentations
Session 1: End-user perspectives on bio-based innovations
- An Overview of the CHAMPION project – Daan van Es (WFBR – CHAMPION project)
- An Introduction to the PERFECOAT project – Francesca di Bartolomeo (SINTEF – PERFECOAT project)
- Navigating trade and sustainability certification of bio-based value chains – Marisa Groenestege (BTG Biomass Technology Group – HARMONITOR project)
- What drives sustainability in businesses? – Costanza Rossi (University of Utrecht – 3-CO project)
Session 2: Making bio-based compounds
- Developing bio-based binders for wood coatings – Oscar Bedzo (Celignis – PERFECOAT project)
- Bio-based polymer synthesis and scale up – Rolf Blaauw (WFBR – CHAMPION project)
- Developing bio-based paint ingredients: from fillers, to pigments, and functional additives – Amelie Skopp (Technische Universität München) and Anders Odum (Chromologics SA) – PERFECOAT project
- Lignin-based clear fire protection biocoatings for wood – Claudio Pagella (IRIS Coating – LIGNICOAT project)
Session 3: Sustainability, safety and toxicity
- Safety and toxicity assessments and methodology – Harrie Besselink (Wageningen University & Research – CHAMPION project) and Andy Booth (SINTEF – PERFECOAT project)
- Environmental and social sustainability assessment – Assiya Kenzhegaliyeva (SINTEF Digital – PERFECOAT project) and Angel Puente (nova-Institute– CHAMPION project)
- Circularity assessments and end of life options – Steven Verstichel (Normec OWS – CHAMPION project)
Session 4: Industrial applications
- How can EU policy support the bio-based economy? – Maarit Nyman and Algreit Dume (European Commission, DG GROW, Unit Bioeconomy, Chemicals & Cosmetics)
- Circular Bio-Based Europe JU: supporting innovation of sustainable bio-based materials and products – Chloe Johnson (CBE JU)
- Application testing of polymers in CHAMPION – Thomas Farmer (Unilever– CHAMPION project)
- Bio-based coating formulation and application testing – Simone Schulte (Evonik– PERFECOAT project)
Posters
PERFECOAT project
- PERFECOAT – High performance bio-based functional coatings for wood and decorative applications
- The beauty of green – Rethinking an approach to bio-based extenders in coating
- Bio-based coating formulation and application testing
- Development of microbial alginate and oils productions
- Development of biobased pigments and functional materials
CHAMPION Project
- Chemical recycling of amine-crosslinked polyesters
- Scaling up of bio-based monomers and polymers
- Projecting future commercial production
- CHAMPION quizzes, comic and webinars
HARMONITOR Project
LIGNICOAT Project