MIXMATTERS

Start date: 1 June, 2023

End date: 31 May, 2027

Code: HORIZON-JU-CBE-2022 -MISMATTERS

Project Coordintator: AINIA (AINIA), VALENCIA.

Beneficiaries:

• NATURSTOFF-TECHNIK GMBH (NST), GERMANY.
• VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V. (VITO), BELGIUM.
• TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY (VTT), FINLAND.
• EIGEN VERMOGEN VAN HET INSTITUUT VOOR LANDBOUW- EN VISSERIJONDERZOEK (EV ILVO), BELGIUM.
• BIONET SERVICIOS TECNICOS SL (BIONET), SPAIN.
• ASOCIACION CLUSTER FOOD+I (FOOD +I), SPAIN.
• FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION (TECNALIA), SPAIN.
• UNIVERSITAET FUER BODENKULTUR WIEN (BOKU), AUSTRIA.
• SOLUCIONES INDUSTRIALES Y TRATAMIENTOS AMBIENTALES S.L (SITRA), SPAIN.
• FUNDACION DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA PARA LA PROMOCION
  ESTRATEGICA EL DESARROLLO Y LA INNOVACION URBANA (NAVES), SPAIN.
• WAGRALIM (WAGRALIM), BELGIUM.
• FEDERACION EMPRESARIAL DE AGROALIMENTACION DE LA COMUNIDAD
  VALENCIANA(FEDACOVA) (FEDACOVA), SPAIN.
• ENCO SRL (ENCO), ITALY.
• FUNDACION TECNOLOGICA ADVANTX (FUNDITEC), SPAIN.
• UNIVERSIDAD DE ALMERIA (UAL), SPAIN.
• IOS, INSTITUT ZA OKOLJEVARSTVO IN SENZORJE, PROIZVODNJA, TRGOVINA
  IN STORITVE DOO (IOS), SLOVENIA.

UAL Contact:

• Francisco Javier Egea González  (fegea@ual.es)

Funding: HORIZON EUROPE.

Status: In progress.

ABSTRACT:

MIXMATTERS addresses the challenge of harnessing complex agri-food biowaste streams which, due to their mixture with unwanted materials such as plastic, cardboard or metal, face significant limitations for valorisation. To tackle this challenge, the project develops and scales up an integrated system combining a mobile separation unit, a valorisation hub, decision-support tools, and digital product passports to ensure process traceability.

The project aims to demonstrate, in waste streams originating from wholesale markets, greenhouses, and the food and beverage industry, that plant biomass and non-commercial fruits can be converted into high-value products through six valorisation routes, including powdered ingredients, sugar concentrates, recombinant proteins, green fibres, bioactive compounds, and plastic monomers.

Website: Mismatters