Jan 01, 2024
BioHOCOEX
Hops as a raw material, compound and component
Hops - from beer additive to component
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Duration |
01/2024 - 02/2026 |
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Project funding |
Funded by BMEL | Project Management Agency FNR |
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Funding code |
2222NR016C |
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Keywords |
utilization of biogenic residues, hops, polymer materials |
Aim
After the harvest, large quantities of hop bines remain unused in the fields. The BioHOCOEX project is researching how this biomass can be utilized for the plastics industry. The aim is to develop a technological processing chain suitable for industry in order to use the hop plants in plastic compounds for injection molding and extrusion applications. ATB Potsdam is providing the process engineering basis for the project with an alternative supply chain using hop bines to be preserved in a moist state. TU Dresden and TU Chemnitz are preparing the fibers into compounds with different filling levels, processing them in the plastics processes and producing the first demonstrators.
Partners
- Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy e.V.
- Chemnitz University of Technology
- TUD Dresden University of Technology
Funding reference
The project was funded by the Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e. V. (FNR) on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) on the basis of a resolution of the German Bundestag.
© FNR
© BMEL