Bio-based intelligent solutions

– collaboration platform for strengthening

the regional circular economy

in Finnish: Biopohjaiset älykkäät ratkaisut-yhteistyöalusta

kiertotalouden alueellisena vahvistajana (BioÄly)

29.5.2018

Sampo Tuukkanen, Assistant Professor,

BioMediTech Institute and Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering,

Tampere University of Technology (TUT),

BioÄly project – mission

• Global shift towards bioeconomy and circular economy!

– Increased use of renewable materials, enhanced use of raw

material, and lowered carbon footprint!

• Improved competitiveness of industry in Pirkanmaa

(Tampere region)

– Improved usage and generation of new technological findings

– Boosting of low carbon economy

• Mission of BioÄly-project (1.4.2018-31.3.2021)

– Strengthening R&D activities in Pirkanmaa

– Intelligent solutions based on renewable and recyclable materials

– Increased energy and material efficiency

29.5.2018Sampo Tuukkanen, Tampere-talo2

BioÄly project – Objectives and Results

• Building a collaboration platform for bio-based intelligent

solutions supporting bio- and circular economy in Pirkanmaa area

– Aiming at gathering about 40 active actors (industrial or societal)

• Creating industry initiated product and service concepts, and

pilots/demonstrations in collaboration with industrial partners

– Several technology demonstrators for collaboration platform members

– 6-8 pilots with the industry

• Knowledge and knowhow pool about available technologies with

linked experts on the areas

– Essential information easily available for platform members

29.5.2018Sampo Tuukkanen, Tampere-talo3

BioÄly project – Benefits to companies

• Pilots include product/service concepts and feasability studies

– Recognition of potential new technologies

– Technology readiness level (TRL) and business potential evaluation

– Required possible further development

Enabling companies' business investment desicions

• Tampere University of Technology (TUT) as a partner

– Cross-disciplinary knowhow about printed electronics, materials and

packaging techniques, nano and biomaterials, process chemistry, and

business value evaluation

– Support in further development of the product/service consepts in the

upcoming projects

• Collaboration platform enables new business

models and building of the value chains!

29.5.2018Sampo Tuukkanen, Tampere-talo4

Cities and municipalities

Sensors

Collaboration platform structure

29.5.2018Sampo Tuukkanen, Tampere-talo5

Networking, communication, publication

Films, coatings, packages

Electronics

Preparations, routines

• Seminars & workshops• Industry-driven

demonstrations & pilots• Product/service concepts• Business potential evaluation

Continuation of collaboration

platform

Bio-based intelligent solutions research

competence center

Companies

R&D actorsPirkanmaa

area

Interested companies and societal actors

Process of collaboration platform establishment

Interest, needs, growth expectations

Nanocellulose

Research knowledge, knowhow, added value

Partners at Tampere University of Technology (TUT)

29.5.2018Sampo Tuukkanen, Tampere-talo6

Laboratory of Materials Science (MOL)

• Johanna Lahti (coordinator, Senior Research Fellow), Johanna.Lahti@tut.fi, 040 8490156

Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering (BMT)

• Sampo Tuukkanen, Asst. Prof., sampo.Tuukkanen@tut.fi, 040 541 5276

Laboratory of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Systems (MEI)

• Tero Juuti, Asst. Prof., Tero.Juuti@tut.fi, 050 372 9054

Laboratory of Electronics and Communications Engineering (ELT)

• Matti Mäntysalo, Prof., Matti.Mantysalo@tut.fi, 040 7576800

Laboratory of Automation and Hydraulics (AUT)

• Tomas Björkqvist, Senior Research Fellow, Tomas.Bjorkqvist@tut.fi, 050 5713037

Nanocellulose (NC) Technology

The solution

• Energy efficient mechanical fibrillation

• Chemical free production

• Eco-friendly functionalization

29.5.2018Sampo Tuukkanen, Tampere-talo7

"Salmiakki" heating-element, Sanna Siljander

Nanocellulose, Tomas Björkqvist

Business challenges

• Competitive alternatives for fossil fuel based plastics

• NC cost-efficiency compared to oil based solutions

Result for industry

• Utilization possibilities of NC in companies own products

• Bio economy based novel product solution

• Green values enhance product brands

Films and coatings

29.5.2018Sampo Tuukkanen, Tampere-talo8

Business Challenge

• Renewable alternatives for fossil-based raw materials

• Reduction of resources and material costs

• Consumer awareness and circular economy

The Solution

• Bio-based materials: fiber & wood-based,

biopolymers, multilayer structures

• Sustainable processing methods

• Testing and analysis of materials

• Process optimization (roll-to-roll pilot-line)

Results for Industry

• New materials and

combinations with enhanced

properties

• Sustainable products

• Cost-effectiveness and

reduced source material usage

Sensor technology

Business challenges:

• Bio-based sensor elements

• Potential applications, e.g. internet-of-things (IoT),

ambient intelligence and personal point-of-care

diagnostics

29.5.2018Sampo Tuukkanen, Tampere-talo9

"Cellulose nanofibril film as a piezoelectric sensor material",

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 8(24) (2016) 15607.

The solution:

• Nanocellulose based piezoelectric sensors

• Sensing and energy harvesting applications

Result for industry:

• Pilots provide further information about

the applicability and suitability in

industrial applications

Printed Electronics

29.5.2018Sampo Tuukkanen, Tampere-talo10

Business Challenge

• Bio-based smart devices and packages

• Flexible and wearable electronics

• Components for IoT and sensor systems

The Solution

• Printing as manufacturing method

• Organic electronics materials

• Hybrid circuits: integrating printed and conventional

electronics components

• Energy harvesting and storage using non-toxic materials

Results for Industry

• Novel functions with new

components and circuits

• Inexpensive materials

and manufacturing

• Bio-based and

sustainable products

Business potential evaluation & added value

The solution

• Business impact analysis (BIA) tool

applied to different technology pilots

29.5.2018Sampo Tuukkanen, Tampere-talo11

Business challenges

• It is valuable to know business

potential of a technology pilot already

in the early phase of its life cycle

Result for industry

• Estimate of business potential for each technology pilot

Thank You! Kiitos!

Contact person:

Tero Juuti, tero.juuti@tut.fi

Project’s Principal investigators:

Johanna Lahti, Sampo Tuukkanen, Tero Juuti,

Tomas Björkqvist, Matti Mäntysalo

Project staff:

Jari Keskinen, Jarkko Pakkanen, Sanna Siljander,

Juuso Toriseva, Hanna Christophliemk, Anu-Teija Kuovi