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BIOELECTRO-CO2

BIOELECTRO-CO2

  • CO2 is the most abundant greenhouse gas and is the major contributor to the greenhouse effect and climate change.
  • Microbial electrosynthesis system (MES) is a renewable and green technology that uses electroactive microbial catalysts to mineralize and treat different wastes including CO2.
  • Capturing CO2 gas to produce valuable compounds can not only minimize the carbon footprint but also help to shift from fossil fuels towards renewable energy resources.
  • This project will develop a new MES system using biocatalysts both at the anode and cathode to simultaneous treat CO2 while oxidizing a carbon waste, along with bioproduction of chemicals making the process more energy and cost efficient.

A dual biocatalyzed MES with bioanode (Glycerol oxidation) and biocathode (CO2 reduction)

 

Scheme illustrating different work packages to achieve a dual biocatalytic MES

 


Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2021,

Project: 101068836 — BIOELECTRO-CO2, HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01-01

For further information please contact: khurram.tahir@itqb.unl.pt

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