Date: Tuesday, 25 June 2024
Time: 09:00 - 10:00 CEST
Session code 6BV.2
Processes for bio-based chemicals and materials 1
Extraction of Chitin from Agaricus Bisphorus in View of Developing Antimicrobial/antiviral Nanocoatings
Short Introductive summary
Infectious diseases pose a significant threat to both human health and the global economy, they account for more than 20% of global mortality and viruses are responsible for about one-third of these deaths. To date, we know of about 200 infectious diseases and about 80% of infectious diseases are transmitted by unclean hands touching contaminated surfaces. SUSAAN project aims at developing new sustainable antimicrobial and antiviral nanocoating for daily common hand-touch sites and objects (high traffic objects made of plastics and/or metals) such as bathroom and switches materials or textile. In this project, Celabor is in charge of two main tasks in this project: (i) the production of bioactive extracts with antimicrobial and/or antiviral activities from natural resources; and (ii) the production of nanofibers of chitin and cellulose and their further functionalisation in view of generating further hybrid organic inorganic-based nanoparticles that will be used for the development of coatings.
Presenter
Job TCHOUMTCHOUA
Celabor
Presenter's biography
Job Tchoumtchoua is Manager of EU Programmes at the Biomass Valorisation Platform of Celabor (Belgium). He received his PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Athens (Greece), and completed two post doc stays in France. His research is down streaming processes and biomass valorization.
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Co-authors:
M.C. Tchapyou Yodgea, Celabor, Herve, BELGIUM
E. Stierlin, Celabor, Herve, BELGIUM
E. Maron, Celabor, Herve, BELGIUM
C. Piffet, Celabor, Herve, BELGIUM
J-M. Thomassin, Celabor, Herve, BELGIUM
Session reference: 6BV.2.22