ResTA projects

Name of the project Leading partner and partner(s) Beginning End Budget
Mineral resources        
Vanadium distribution and compounds in Tremadocian black shale and potential extraction technologies Tallinn University of Technology, Tartu University 01.07.2020 28.02.2023 685664
Rare Earth Elements in Estonian shelly phosphorite: distribution and extraction potential Tartu University 01.09.2020 31.03.2023 664237
Genesis and economically valuable metals in polymetal sulphide mineralizations in Precambrian of Estonia Tartu University, Tallinn University of Technology 01.04.2020 30.11.2022 685664
Quality and properties of Estonian shelly phosphorite as a potential source for phosphorus and rare earth elements and its complex processing technologies Tallinn University of Technology 01.09.2020 31.03.2023 664237
Wood
Development and optimization of thermochemical valorization and biorefining technologies for second and third generation biochemical production from lignocellulosic biomass Estonian University of Life Sciences 01.01.2021 31.08.2023 685664
Production of bio-chemicals from wood industry waste through gasification and gas fermentation: development of cell factories with higher production metrics and stress tolerance from syngas Tartu University, Estonian University of Life Sciences 01.01.2022 31.08.2022 122160
Optimization of industrial fermentation processes of lignocellulosic sugars to produce high value chemicals with industrial cell factories designed by synthetic biology approaches Tartu University, Estonian University of Life Sciences 01.07.2020 30.04.2023 519180
Technologies for chemical and enzymatic valorization of lignin: products from lignin and its phenolic fragments – starting compounds for synthesis of materials, resins, adhesives, plastics, building materials Tartu University, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonian University of Life Sciences 01.07.2020 30.06.2023 549720
Conversion of lignocellulose into monomers and polymerization into high-performance polymers Tartu University, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonian University of Life Sciences 01.11.2020 31.08.2023 519180
Chemical valorization of cellulose in environment of ionic liquids Tallinn University of Technology 01.09.2020 31.08.2023 771372
Development of chemical and biochemical valorization technologies for bleached chemithermomechanical pulps (BCTMP) and secondary woody biomass sources Tallinn University of Technology, Tartu University, Estonian University of Life Sciences 01.09.2020 31.05.2023 503910
Food
Extension of shelf-life, quality and safety of food products Tallinn University of Technology 01.07.2020 30.06.2023 549720
Designing a state-of-art, interdisciplinary cost-effective food safety and -quality monitoring program for the food industry BioCC OÜ 01.07.2020 30.06.2023 771372
Solid state fermentations in valorization of food by-products Tallinn University of Technology 01.01.2021 31.01.2023 381750
Utilization of bioactive components of production residues of plant foods for increasing of durability and healthiness of animal food and for valorization of animal origin food Estonian University of Life Sciences 01.01.2021 31.01.2023 381750
Enhanced application of plant proteins and side streams through degradation of antinutritional factors Center of Food and Fermentation Technologies 01.07.2020 30.04.2021 152700
Upvaluation of sour whey into high value-added functional foods Tartu University 01.02.2021 31.03.2022 192843
Methodological platform for development of sustainable foods and food technologies Center of Food and Fermentation Technologies 01.07.2020 30.06.2023 771372
Unikaalsete bakterite kasutamine toidu väärindamisel BioCC OÜ 01.09.2021 31.12.2021 61080
Valorization of cereal and oil seed crops Estonian University of Life Sciences 01.02.2021 31.07.2023 458100