Project

Microbially catalyzed electricity driven bioproduction from CO2 at the cathode in bioelectrochemical systems

Acronym
MicrobioElectrosyn
Code
41S06712
Duration
01 May 2013 → 30 April 2015
Funding
European funding: framework programme
Research disciplines
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Biomechanics
    • Biomechanics
    • Biomechanics
Keywords
Microbially catalyzed electricity
 
Project description

The focus will be to develop a bioelectrochemical platform by platform by tackling the above-mentioned microbial and operational challenges associated with electricity driven bioproduction in order to produce biochemicals such as acetate as a first step towards the production of gine chemicals. To achieve this, a multidisciplinary approach comprising several techniquest and methods will be applied. The main goal is to use electrical energy for the production of acetate by anaerobic CO2 fixation. The essential prerequisites to achieve this goal are:

1) Identifying and obtaining suitable microorganisms

2) Selecting efficient electrode materials and optimizing operational parameters.

3) Integrating efficient electrode material and microorganisms into a suitable process and reactor environment