ERA-IB5 14-071 OXYPOL Optimised laccase systems for high-value bio-plastics from biomass

随着全球年产量达30000万吨，塑料是温室气体排放增加的一个重要因素。然而，塑料的使用有助于减轻车辆重量，更好地保存食物和水，因此是满足日益增长的人口需求的良好替代办法。生物塑料将从两个世界带来最好的东西，将石化材料的材料特性与更好的生态足迹结合起来。近年来，生物塑料市场增长迅速，预计到2018年，全球产量将达到150万吨/年以上。塑料是由被称为“积木分子”的物质组成的。该项目旨在开发酶，将木质素(例如，来自植物或纸浆和造纸工业的木质素)分解成生产生物塑料所需的积木。这是一个泛欧洲项目，有来自6个欧洲国家的合作伙伴，他们都在木质素到塑料生产周期的不同部分拥有宝贵的专业知识。

With a global production > 300 mill ton/year , plastics are an important contributor to increased greenhouse gas emissions. However the use of plastics contributes to e.g. lighter vehicles and better preservation of food and water and is as such a good alternative to meet the demand from the growing population. Bio-plastics will bring the best from two worlds, combining the material properties of petrochemical-based materials with a better eco-footprint. The bio-based plastics market has grown tremendously in recent years, with global production expected to reach more than 1.5 million tons/year by 2018. Plastics are made up of what are known as 'building block molecules'. This project aims to develop enzymes that will break down lignin (e.g. from plants, or from the pulp and paper industry) into the building blocks required to produce bio-plastics. This is a pan-European project, with partners from 6 European countries, all with valuable expertise in different parts of the lignin to plastic production cycle.