Code
01D33612
Duration
01 October 2012 → 30 September 2016
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Engineering and technology
- Environmental microorganism biotechnology
Keywords
carboxylates
biochemicals
bio-electrochemical system
fermentation
microbial electrosynthesis
mixed cultures
Project description
A new and integrated way to use fermentable substances and produce biochemicals in a bioelectrochemical system is presented. Organic waste can be converted to medium and longer chain fatty acids at the cathode by a change in process environment. Simultaneously, through an anion exchange membrane, these carboxylates are separated from the cathode to the anode, where they can be recovered.