CURcumin based sustainable COLours (CURCOL)
Basic data for this project
Type of project: EU-project hosted outside University of Münster
Duration at the University of Münster: 01/04/2020 - 30/04/2023
Description
The Interreg NWE project CurCol aims to demonstrate economic potential for the production chains from regionally produced plants to colourants in packaging. The project assesses three pilots for colourant production and application in plastic and paper packaging, by defining barriers, business cases and action plans. The focus of CurCol is on the yellow natural colourant Curcumine.
Keywords: packaging; colourants; waste; plastic; sustainability
Website of the project: https://www.nweurope.eu/projects/project-search/curcol-curcumin-based-sustainable-colours/
Funder / funding scheme:
- EC - Interreg North-West Europe (Interreg NWE)
Project management at the University of Münster
| Philipp, Bodo | Professur für Molekulare Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie (Prof. Philipp) |
Applicants from the University of Münster
| Philipp, Bodo | Professur für Molekulare Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie (Prof. Philipp) |
Project partners outside the University of Münster
- ATHLONE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYIreland
- Avans University of Applied SciencesNetherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Provinciaal Proefcentrum voor de Groenteteelt Oost-Vlaanderen vzwBelgium
- CentexbelBelgium
- Rubia 100% Natural ColoursNetherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased MaterialsGermany
- Quality Additives T/A DeltaQIreland
Coordinating organisations outside the University of Münster
- Avans University of Applied SciencesNetherlands (Kingdom of the)