PARTNERS
INCITE’s consortium consists in 8 partners from 4 EU countries (Belgium, France, Italy and Germany).
OLEON NV (Coordinator)
Belgium
Largest European oleochemical company
Successful track record for implementation of new green technologies and wide experience in process development and marketing of new green products
Role:
Oleon is coordinating the INCITE project. From a technical perspective, Oleon is involved in the enzymatic esterification process of oleochemical products at pilot and demonstration scales.
VITO
Belgium
Expert in biocatalytic process design, optimisation and intensification
Expert in integration of membrane technology with bioprocesses
Main role in the project:
VITO is holding the role of Scientific coordinator and provides administrative support to the coordinator. For the technical part, VITO is involved in the oleochemical track activities at pilot scale.
ENDURA S.p.A
Italy
Leading company in production of agrochemical compounds
Main role in the project:
Endura is the final recipient of the full demonstration of INCITE’s agrochemical track.
BiCT
Italy
Expert in development of biocatalysts with competitive performance for industrial applications
Main role in the project:
BiCT is involved in the enzymatic step for the synthesis of the agrochemical compounds.
Fraunhofer – IMM
Germany
https://www.imm.fraunhofer.de/en.html
Expert in flow chemistry covering reactor development & realization, process development and plant design.
Main role in the project:
Fraunhofer IMM is involved in the agrochemical track, dealing with the demonstration of the flow chemistry processes including flow reactor realization and contributing to the design of the demonstrator.
Universiteit Gent
Belgium
Expert in sustainability assessment, LCA and training, member of international GREENCHEM network
Main role in the project:
UGent oversees life cycle assessment subjects, alongside providing teaching and training content based on INCITE’s results.
Bioeconomy For Change
France
http://www.bioeconomyforchange.eu
Bioeconomy advice and expertise
Wide network of bioeconomy stakeholders
Main role in the project:
Bioeconomy For Change oversees the promotion of INCITE and its results to a selected audience.
