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Project

Microbial electrosynthesis via intermediates
Code
3F028214
Duration
01 October 2014 → 30 September 2018
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Analytical chemistry
    • Physical chemistry
  • Engineering and technology
    • Process engineering
    • Biomaterials engineering
    • Polymeric materials
    • Biological system engineering
    • Biomaterials engineering
    • Biomechanical engineering
    • Other (bio)medical engineering
    • Environmental engineering and biotechnology
    • Industrial biotechnology
    • Other biotechnology, bio-engineering and biosystem engineering
Keywords
microbial biotechnology bioproduction
 
Project description
 

This Ph.D. proposes a novel strategy to produce biochemicals out of CO2 in a bioelectrochemical system. The electricity-driven microbial conversion of CO2 into multi-carbon compounds is described as microbial electrosynthesis. This proposal describes a different approach to MES, based on the fermentation of CO2 and (bio)electrochemically produced intermediates. These intermediates have the potential to tackle the limitations associated with MES.