On October 17, 2024, Cristiano Varrone, our Project Coordinator from the University of Aalborg, participated in the final conference of the UPPE-T project, one of the related initiatives that we have collaborated on since the early stages of the project. The event revolved around plastic biodegradation, how to upcycle through enzymatic biocatalysis as well as a round table in the framework of how to move towards a zero-waste society.

There, Cristiano gave a presentation about the UPLIFT plastic biorefinery where he explained the upcycling process we are conducting through the optimisation of the most promising processes regarding the chemo-enzymatic depolymerization of polyesters (Polyethylene Terephthalate, Polybutylene Adipate Terephthalate, Polylactic Acid, Polyethylene Furanoate), multi-layer Liquid Packaging Board-rejects upcycling, the production of 4-Hydroxyphenylacetic Acid, bio-based additives, Furan-2,5-Dicarboxylic Acid, and the bio-upcycling of Polyethylene wax to Polyhydroxybutyrate, Polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymers, Polylactic Acid copolymers.

Find the recording of the session below. Cristiano’s presentation starts at 01:59:12