"FEDER FORESPINT"FORESPINT - DEVELOPMENT OF COATINGS WITH BIOCIDAL EXTRACTS FROM AGROFOREST WASTE DESCRIPTIONThe FORESPINT project wants to provide a different and closer market outlet for the residual forest and agricultural biomass of the Valencian Community, incorporating bioproducts with antimicrobial activity extracted from certain residues in coatings for the wood, furniture and construction sectors. Currently, a considerable amount of this residual biomass is not revalued or is burned, and most of what is revalued is destined for energy use. OBJECTIVESThe general objective of the project is to provide our companies and end users with coatings that incorporate bioproducts from extracts of agroforestry residues from the Valencian Community with biocidal activity. These coatings, on the one hand, will possess bactericidal and fungicidal activity. On the other hand, they will use biocidal compounds from plants and, therefore, biodegradable and safe, which will replace products generally of fossil origin, which usually require chemical synthesis to obtain them, as well as contributing to the circular economy, allowing reuse of a abundant waste in the Valencian Community, which tends to accumulate untreated at the place of its generation, which increases the risk of fire, pests, etc. or even eliminated by combustion, which contributes to increasing atmospheric CO2. RESULTS OBTAINEDYear 2023: The performance of extractive processes has been successfully increased compared to those taken as a reference. The yields of Pinus halepensis and taray extracts have been improved by decreasing the particle size, so this decrease is a general optimization. And in the case of taray, the yield has also been increased by lowering the extraction temperature and using ethanol as a solvent. - HTC extractions show low yields and their use must be understood in the case of carrying them out on a larger scale, with the aim of taking advantage of the solid part of hydrochar for other purposes, and also valorizing the liquid part of the residual biomass. - Purifications of the extracts were carried out using easily scalable and low-cost techniques, characterizing each one using chromatography and spectroscopy techniques, and identifying the substances present. - The bioproducts were analyzed microbiologically and those that gave the best results were selected for incorporation into different coatings. - It has been observed that when extracts are added to a coating, the biocidal capacity of the extract-coating mixture is lower than that of the extract alone, as is to be expected since it is in a lower concentration and embedded within the coating. - The best coating developed from a microbiological point of view was B1 + Taray OP2 at 14% + HTC-1-Ruta-2 at 1%, which gave good results against bacteria. However, the resistance of the coating is lower against fungi. - Most applications especially modify the final aesthetic appearance of the coating. Regarding the physical and mechanical properties, in the selected coating, they are not too affected by the addition of the bioproduct and maintain favorable results. Year 2022: Following the results obtained in the AGROFOREF project, the biomass waste that presented a strong biocidal capacity was selected, specifically the knots of the P. halepensis species (Aleppo pine), wood of the Tamarix species (taray) and the shell of the species Citrus ssp (orange). In addition, other species have been included, such as rosemary, with the aim of continuing to expand the range of chemical substances with biocidal properties. 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LAURENTIA TECHNOLOGIES, SLL ANTIVIRAL PROTECTION, SL OMAR COATINGS, SA INDUSTRIES BENARI, SL GAMA-DECOR, SA COMPANIES DIFFUSION R&D PROJECTSThey want to know first-hand the evolution of the project, and its progress to the final result. COMPANIES TRANSFER KNOWLEDGEThey will implement technologies, develop strategies or look for new models based on the results. |