The CEN Workshop on "Determination of 3-hydroxyvalerate content in PHBV by nuclear magnetic resonance" stems from the ongoing Horizon 2020 upPE-T project, which aims at upcycling recalcitrant oil-based plastics by bioconversion into biodegradable bioplastic for food and drink packaging production. upPE-T includes sustainable strategies as an alternative for plastic chemical degradation, improving PE and PET depolymerization through enzymatic engineering to positively impact food and drink packaging recycling rate and achieving the European Union expected impact.
The WS will lead the development of a CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA) closely connected to project objectives and the developed technologies and processes in order to bring them closer to the market and to spread technological advances.
The planned CWA specifies an accessible methodology for the quantification of the comonomer content in poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) using nuclear magnetic resonance as analytical tool, and it is intended to be used by PHBV producers/researchers both in academia and industry.
The secretariat of the CEN Workshop is held by UNE.
All interested parties are welcome to participate to the WS kick-off meeting, that will be held virtually on 2024-06-06. Comments on the project plan are to be submitted by 2024-05-27 to the secretary of the workshop, Ms. Henar Araguzo Rivera (haraguzo@une.org), by using the commenting form below.
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Alessia GAETANI
agaetani@cencenelec.eu
