Applied Research

The applied research activity of the 16 EPNOE Members is boosted by the existence of EPNOE due to the capability of each Member to rely on the expertise and equipment of the other Members.

EPNOE Association as a legal organisation will not participate in R&D contracts with industry. R&D contracts will be left to the Members who will be the only contractors, deciding with the participating company (ies) of a given project all details of the research contract including Intellectual and Property Rights.

Selected list of projects coordinated by EPNOE partners:

• "New cellulose derivatives from wood for high-value products (NEWCELL)" , in collaboration with nine companies, funded by TEKES (Finland) and VINNOVA (Sweden)
  
• "Innovative solvent concepts for technical application", DBU (Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt) project with three companies
  
• "Dissolution mechanisms of cellulose fibres", consortium of four companies in four different EU countries
  
• "Properties of ultralight aerocellulose objects", European and Agence Nationale de la Recherche project, in collaboration with ten companies
  
• "Hyvolution: biorefinery / bio-energy from lignocellulosics", co-funded by DWK (Min Agriculture NL)
  
• "Formed porous polysaccharide structures", in collaboration with one major company
  
• "Life cycle assessment of bio-based packaging films for food packaging", commissioned by a multinational food company, in collaboration with numerous suppliers
  
• "Lignocellulose Biorefinery", Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe project with seven companies
  
• "New polysaccharide structures from extrusion processing", in collaboration with one major company
  
• "Xylan, a new paper additive", Bundesministerium fĂĽr Forschung und Technologie project with three companies
  
• "Impact of storage conditions of paper wood on the quality of the groundwood", Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe project with two companies
  
• "Innovative concepts for solvents in technical applications", consortium of two EPNOE partners, Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt
  
• "Multi-purpose synthesis facility for the preparation of polymer additives and functional additives based on renewable and synthetic raw materials", consortium of two EPNOE partners, ThĂĽringer Aufbaubank.
  
• "Polysaccharides in wound healing", in collaboration with one major company
  
• "Cellulose ethers with controlled functionalisation pattern", in collaboration with three companies
  
• "Polysaccharides in animal feed”, in collaboration with six companies
  
• "Permeability of polysaccharides to volatiles", in collaboration with one major company
  
• "Surface functionalisation of cellulose matrices using cellulose embedded nano-particles", in collaboration with five companies
  
• "SurFunCell Surface Functionalisation of Cellulose Materials" – European Commission FP 7 project – , in collaboration with five companies
  
• "Dissolution and precipitation structures of native polymers in ionic liquids", German Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture project
  
• “Replacement of liquid ammonia treatment by alkaline swelling agents”, funded by FFG “Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft” (Austria)