Abstract
The ultimate research goal of the GREEN-MAP project is to enable a circular economy within the disposable medical device industry. We will develop novel bio-based, biodegradable polymers that can be used in medical device packaging, as well as for disposable medical devices/components. By combining renewable, bio-based monomers with biodegradability via industrial composting and/or anaerobic digestion and bioconversion, we will enable a sustainable path for the disposable medical device market—expected to double by 2023—ultimately leading to a circular economy.
Project duration
January 2020-December 2023
Local coordinator
Prof. Maria Letizia Focarete
Other UNIBO departments
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale
Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”
Partnership
Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna (Italy)
ZACHODNIOPOMORSKI UNIWERSYTET TECHNOLOGICZNY W SZCZECINIE (Poland)
CENTRUM MATERIALOW POLIMEROWYCH IWEGLOWYCH POLSKA AKADEMIA NAUK*CMPIW PAN (Poland)
ECOINNOVAZIONE SRL (Italy)
CRODA NEDERLAND BV (The Netherlands)
BUDAPESTI MUSZAKI ES GAZDASAGTUDOMANYI EGYETEM (Hungary)
KB FOLIE POLSKA SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA (Poland)
Comprisetec GmbH (Germany)
The Ohio State University (United States)
Budget
euro 1.232.800,00