Presentation given by Aintzane Esturo from AZTI tecnalia in the framework of the Emergence Forum Barcelona Biocat organized the Barcelona Emergence Forum (April 10-11th, 2014, Congress Palace, Montjuïc) supported by the TRANSBIO SUDOE, a translational cooperation project dedicated to innovation in life sciences in South-West Europe. The Barcelona Emergence Forum contributed to bringing together Academics, Companies, Investment Entities, Technology Platforms and Technology Transfer Offices from Spain, France and Portugal to set up collaborative projects on Human Health & Agro-food Innovation. More information at: http://www.b2match.eu/emergenceforum2014

1. PROVALUE: CAPITALIZATION OF THE
TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE ON FOOD
WASTE VALORIZATION SOLUTIONS
Aintzane Esturo. AZTI-Tecnalia
*The views presented only compromise the beneficiaries of the PROVALUE project and in any case they represent the official
opinion of the management bodies of the cooperation Program.

2. Partnership:

3. OBJECTIVES:
To enhance the use of the knowledge generated in the
previous project VALUE by dissemination among
industrial agents in the SUDOE.
To find « ad hoc » solutions to the representative
industrial cases
To create an Excellence Transnational Pole to improve
the competitivity and the sustainable development of
the food industry

4. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
To enhance the use of the knowledge generated in the
valorisation pilot studies and the technic-economic viability
To identify main valorisation solutions for vegetal, meat and
fish transformation industries.
To develop ad hoc solutions for food industries
To develop an Excellence Pole for food waste valorisation
To disseminate among food industries proposed solutions

5. GENERATED KNOWLEDGE:
Best Available Technologies
(BATs) guideline
Identification of the adequate
valorisation strategies for each
waste type
PROGRESS ONGOING:
Updating with new BATs and new
food wastes (meat, fish, etc..)

6. GENERATED KNOWLEDGE (II): Data Base
PROGRESS ONGOING:
Incorporating in the DB:
a) entities with valorisation
capacity
b) calculation of closest entity
based on the GIS

7. GENERATED KNOWLEDGE (III):
Pilot experiences for food and energetic valorisation:
a) Fibre and antioxidant extraction and formulation of foods
b) Extraction of pectines
Technical and economic feasibility study was done based on data obtained in pilot experiences with
industries.

8. GENERATED KNOWLEDGE (IV):
Pilot experiences for food and energetic valorisation:
a) Production of bioethanol from sugar rich wastes
b) Production of biogás from vegetal waste co-digestion
Agromaterials
Technical and economic feasibility study was done based on data obtained in pilot experiences with
industries.

9. EXCELLENCE POLE
PROGRESS ONGOING:
Identification of agents and capacities
Interviews and meetings
Identification of main R&D lines and Working Groups
Development of a Work Plan for the Excellence Pole
focused on R&D proposal on waste valorisation in H2020
Integration in other European nets and poles

10. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
http://www.provalueproject.eu/
Aintzane Esturo aesturo@azti.es