Projektdetails
Beschreibung
Recycling of current packaging solutions and materials is often
impeded by difficult or even impossible separation into their original
components. In nature, however, solutions for efficient and
sustainable coatings and packaging are omnipresent: Plant seed coats
(testa or fruit walls) are biodegradable, pack and protect embryos -
even under extreme conditions such as heat, frost, radiation, chemical
and microbial attack and for short as well as long time periods (up to
hundreds of years). However, surprisingly little is known about these
natural packaging and protection solutions. The team will monitor
environmental conditions of plants with seeds with thin testa growing
under extreme alpine conditions as well as those of their close
relatives in low-land regions to assess environmental effects on seed
coat properties and functionalities. To expand the properties range,
seeds of fire-prone regions and the Arctic and Antarctic will be
included. Finally, the team will transfer the knowledge into
sustainable, plant- based packaging and coating prototypes.
impeded by difficult or even impossible separation into their original
components. In nature, however, solutions for efficient and
sustainable coatings and packaging are omnipresent: Plant seed coats
(testa or fruit walls) are biodegradable, pack and protect embryos -
even under extreme conditions such as heat, frost, radiation, chemical
and microbial attack and for short as well as long time periods (up to
hundreds of years). However, surprisingly little is known about these
natural packaging and protection solutions. The team will monitor
environmental conditions of plants with seeds with thin testa growing
under extreme alpine conditions as well as those of their close
relatives in low-land regions to assess environmental effects on seed
coat properties and functionalities. To expand the properties range,
seeds of fire-prone regions and the Arctic and Antarctic will be
included. Finally, the team will transfer the knowledge into
sustainable, plant- based packaging and coating prototypes.
| Kurztitel | Seed coatings |
|---|---|
| Akronym | Seed coatings |
| Status | Laufend |
| Tatsächlicher Beginn/ -es Ende | 1/01/24 → 31/12/28 |
UN-Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung
2015 einigten sich UN-Mitgliedstaaten auf 17 globale Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung (Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs) zur Beendigung der Armut, zum Schutz des Planeten und zur Förderung des allgemeinen Wohlstands. Die Arbeit dieses Projekts leistet einen Beitrag zu folgendem(n) SDG(s):
