The NWO Domain Board Science has awarded 26 applications in the Open Competition Domain Science - XS. Each project could apply for a maximum of 50.000 euros. The themes vary from research into volcanos, developing techniques for navigation of drones, sustainable chemical techniques and using an electronic nose to detect multiple sclerosis. The XS category emphatically strives to encourage curiosity-driven and bold research involving a relatively quick analysis of a promising idea.
CHitosan Interacts with Polyphenols & Digestible Acorn proteins are Left in solution
Dr. ir. S. Lindhoud (Universiteit Twente)
To feed the world sustainable protein sources have to be found. Plants would be an ideal protein source, but protein recovery from plants has been proven difficult due to the interactions between proteins and polyphenols. In CHIP&DALE an environmentally friendly water-based method will be developed to separate polyphenols and proteins from acorns. This separation method is inspired by the way molecules are spatial temporal organised in the cellular fluids. If our recovery method is successful it can be applied to other seeds, peels and plant waste material, uncovering new sustainable protein sources to feed the planet.
