The main objective of the ENDFOULING project, ‘Study of the production of biological antifouling additives for ships from port organic waste‘, is to bring the circular economy closer to the port environment through the analysis and valorization of the waste generated in it, in order to obtain high added value products with application in the maritime sector.

The project will focus on the study and research of the valorization of the starting waste; on the final product obtained, a bio-based additive with antifouling, for application in the submerged part of the vessels, and on the improvement of this additive through artificial intelligence techniques and the design of enzymes.

Fundación Valenciaport will lead the validation of the prototype in a real environment, in addition to the analysis of the waste streams susceptible of use in the design of the antifouling material, including the flow of conventional organic waste generated or received in the Port of Valencia and the waste attached to the vessels and that constitute the target of elimination of this project.

On the other hand, the Foundation will study the logistics of collection, characterization and storage for its use within the port patterns and will disseminate the results generated in the project among the companies and institutions of the maritime port cluster of Valencia and Sagunto, and, in particular, to the shipping operating companies end users of the technology.