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"FUNGISTOP 20-21"

FUNGISTOP - DEVELOPMENT OF PAINTS WITH ANTIFUNGAL PROPERTIES THROUGH THE ADDITION OF BIOCIDALS OF NATURAL ORIGIN




DESCRIPTION

The FUNGISTOP project will develop paints that are characterized by maintaining hygienic indoor environments by applying biocides that limit the development of fungi. The biocides used will be of natural origin in order to preserve the environment, from two points of view. First of all, due to the biodegradability of the natural biocides used. And secondly, and to achieve a greater durability of the response of the biocide over time, totally innovative additives will be studied in the industry. In these new additives, the biocidal active ingredients are anchored by covalent bonds to inert supports. With the anchoring of the active biocidal compounds of natural origin by means of strong covalent bonds, we want to avoid their total release in the short term and thus increase, in a quantitative way, their useful life.

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the project are:
- Study and select biocides of natural origin modified by the covalent union of the active principle to inert supports.
- Evaluate the fungicidal / fungistatic activity of these new selected biocides.
- Compare the fungicidal / fungistatic activity of these new biocides with that obtained in the essential oil microcapsules with demonstrated activity in the ANTIBACTERIAL project.
- Develop and optimize procedures for incorporating and applying these new biocides to paints.
- Evaluate the fungicidal / fungistatic activity of the paints with the new biocides before and after aging.
- Compare the fungicidal / fungistatic activity of these new biocides in paints, with that obtained in essential oil microcapsules before and after aging.

Project Number: 22000043
Grant Agreement: IMDEEA / 2020/25
Duration: From 01/07/2020 to 30/09/2021

Coordinated in AIDIMME by: IBIZA PALACIOS, Mª DE SALES
R&D Line: MODIFIED SURFACES

EXPLANATORY VIDEO


RESULTS OBTAINED

Year 2021: The FUNGISTOP project is a highly topical project due to the interest in health in a context marked by the diseases caused by COVID-19. Recent studies have shown how patients who have been infected by the coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2 have been victims of secondary fungal infections such as pulmonary aspergillosis, mucormycosis, etc. These infections caused by fungi that invade the weakened systems and organs of patients affected by the coronavirus, trigger aggressive and difficult-to-treat diseases.

Thus, in the FUNGISTOP project, paints have been developed for different applications, highlighting furniture, decoration and construction, which are characterized by maintaining hygienic interior environments through their additives with biocides that limit the development of fungi. The biocides used have been of natural origin in order to preserve the environment, from two points of view. Firstly, due to the biodegradability of the natural biocides used and, secondly, because the biocides have been anchored by covalent bonds to inert supports that prevent their total release in the short term, increasing their useful life and, therefore, decreasing the generation of waste and the use of new resources.

Deliverables:   


Year 2021: The appearance of mold and fungi on painted surfaces is a problem not only of an aesthetic nature but can also cause deterioration in the materials, sometimes irreparable. But, although it is true that, in most cases, the industry has been able to reverse the situation with the addition of fungicidal substances of synthetic origin, it is possible that this increases the risk posed to the environment. For this reason, alternatives of natural origin are being studied in the FUNGISTOP project.
To this end, different encapsulated essential oil extracts have been acquired and evaluated, which are also functionalized to increase their durability over time. Different products with antifungal properties have been studied, and of all of them, fungi have shown extreme sensitivity to the compounds due to the active substance thymol.

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PUBLISHED NEWS

general broadcast

https://www.elespanol.com/invertia/disruptores-innovador (...)

https://actualidad.aidimme.es/2021/09/08/difusion-y-tran (...)

https://actualidad.aidimme.es/2021/06/02/reuniones-para- (...)

https://actualidad.aidimme.es/2020/07/16/aidimme-nuevos- (...)

https://actualidad.aidimme.es/2020/12/30/especial-difusi (...)

Technical dissemination, transfer

https://actualidad.aidimme.es/2021/09/10/fungistop-logra (...)

https://actualidad.aidimme.es/2021/06/02/la-id-de-aidimm (...)

https://actualidad.aidimme.es/2021/05/17/investigacion-m (...)

https://actualidad.aidimme.es/2020/09/30/aidimme-dirige- (...)

https://actualidad.aidimme.es/2021/03/03/biocidas-natura (...)

http://actualidad.aidimme.es/2021/01/11/hongos-en-pintur (...)

http://actualidad.aidimme.es/2020/12/05/sales-ibiza-euro (...)

Dissemination companies

https://actualidad.aidimme.es/2021/02/07/adaptando-nivel (...)

http://actualidad.aidimme.es/2020/10/27/tenemos-un-inter (...)




GRANT

162.750 €

TARGET AUDIENCE AND IMPACT MEASUREMENT

3995 Access to the project website
25406 Access to news published on own websites.

Total Accesses: 29401


Objective Sectors by CNAE

CNAE: 2030 - Manufacture of paints, varnishes and reve - Number of target companies: 339 (102 in the Valencian Community)


Objective Sectors by Activity

PAINTS AND VARNISHES - No. of target companies: 374 (114 from the Valencian Community)

TRACTOR COMPANIES

Thanks to its support and signature of the "declaration of participation" the project has been funded.


BARNICES Y PINTURAS ANDRES, SL

BARNICES Y PINTURAS VICUR, SL

BARNICES MONTOROSANZ, SLU

COMPANIES DIFFUSION R&D PROJECTS

They want to know first-hand the evolution of the project, and its progress to the final result.

COMPANIES TRANSFER KNOWLEDGE

They will implement technologies, develop strategies or look for new models based on the results.