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Flexible and
E icien Cap u e
and Biocon e sion
o CO₂ o Ma e ials
and Ing edien s
Conso ium
Coo dina o
P ojec De ails
G an No: 101214268
Du a ion: June 2025 – May 2029 (48 mon hs)
Budge : € 7,499,958.00
Flexible Solu ions o
Indus ial Use
UNICO₂RN de elops modula and adap able sys ems
o sui di e en indus ial needs and applica ions,
as well as a ying quali ies o biogenic CO₂. A key
ea u e is he success ul demons a ion o hese
echnologies a wo indus ial si es ope a ing a
nea -comme cial condi ions.
These demons a ions ocus on p oducing mic obial
p o eins, se ing as sus ainable nu i ion o ood
and animal eed, and biodeg adable bioplas ics
called polyhyd oxyalkanoa es, which can eplace
con en ional plas ics.
By alida ing hese solu ions a Technology
Readiness Le el 7, UNICO₂RN pa es he way o
b oade adop ion ac oss indus ies.
Commi men o Sa e y
and Sus ainabili y
Beyond echnical inno a ions, UNICO₂RN unde akes
ex ensi e sa e y and sus ainabili y assessmen s.
The p ojec e alua es en i onmen al, social, and
economic impac s while ensu ing compliance wi h
u u e EU ce i ica ion amewo ks o sus ainabili y.
This app oach gua an ees a sa e and esponsible
scale-up o he echnology, ein o cing i s posi i e
con ibu ions owa ds lowe ing g eenhouse gas
emissions and suppo ing a ci cula bioeconomy.
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UNICO₂RN Bene i s
E ec i e cap u e and pu i ica ion
o biogenic CO₂
Sus ainable con e sion in o mic obial
p o eins and biodeg adable bioplas ics
(80% ene gy e iciency gains)
Modula echnology adap able o di e se
indus ial se ings and needs
Valida ion a nea -comme cial scale
unde eal condi ions
Signi ican educ ion in g eenhouse gas
emissions (minimum 75% educ ion)
Comp ehensi e sa e y and sus ainabili y
assessmen s aligned wi h EU amewo ks
Sa e han cu en me hods (ope a ion a
mild empe a u e and p essu e, no sol en s
o use o g een ex ac ion sol en s)
Enhanced s akeholde engagemen o
suppo ma ke up ake
Tu ning Biogenic
CO₂ in o Valuable
P oduc s
The UNICO₂RN p ojec ackles one o oday’s mos
p essing challenges: ca bon dioxide (CO₂) emissions
con ibu ing o clima e change. I a ge s CO₂ om
biological sou ces such as biomass and o ganic was e.
By cap u ing his biogenic CO₂ and ans o ming i
h ough cu ing-edge echnology, UNICO₂RN c ea es
aluable ing edien s and ma e ials ha suppo a
ci cula economy.
The p ojec combines wo inno a i e app oaches:
An ad anced me al-o ganic- amewo k (MOF)
based echnology o e icien CO₂ cap u e and
pu i ica ion, and
specialised hyd ogen-oxidising bac e ia ha
con e cap u ed CO₂ in o use ul compounds.
Toge he , hese app oaches o e a iable al e na i e
o ossil-based p oduc ion me hods.
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Engaging S akeholde s
o Impac
UNICO₂RN ac i ely in ol es a b oad spec um
o s akeholde s, including applica ion use s,
esea che s, indus y, and policymake s.
Th ough clea communica ion and a ge ed
dissemina ion, he p ojec os e s awa eness,
accep ance, and up ake o ca bon cap u e and
u ilisa ion echnologies.
This engagemen s a egy helps build a s ong
ounda ion o ma ke in eg a ion and highligh s
he en i onmen al and socie al bene i s o
ans o ming biogenic CO₂ in o aluable p oduc s.
Sampling and collec ion o
biogenic CO₂ poin sou ces
CO₂ sepa a ion
Me al-O ganic F amewo ks (MOF)
based CO₂ cap u e
CO₂
Ae obic gas
e men a ion pla o m
Food
ing edien s
Feed
ing edien s
Biodeg adable
plas ics
Du able goods
PHA
ex ac ion
Polyhyd oxy-
alkanoa es
(PHA) syn hesis
Mic obial
p o ein
d ying
Mic obial
p o eins
syn hesis
Amino
acids
eco e y
Amino
acids
syn hesis
