ENANAMMIC-BIOF

Engineering Anaerobic Mixed Microbial Communities for Biofuels Production

Coordinatore	UNIVERSIDADE DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA    more  Organization address address: "PAZO DE SAN XEROME, PRAZA DO OBRADOIRO S/N" city: SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA postcode: 15782 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Fernando Cognome: Sedano Arnaez Email: send email Telefono: -547997 Fax: -528966
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Spain [ES]
Totale costo	45˙000 €
EC contributo	45˙000 €
Programma	FP7-PEOPLE Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	FP7-PEOPLE-ERG-2008
Funding Scheme	MC-ERG
Anno di inizio	2010
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2010-01-05   -   2013-01-04

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	UNIVERSIDADE DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA  Organization address address: "PAZO DE SAN XEROME, PRAZA DO OBRADOIRO S/N" city: SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA postcode: 15782 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Fernando Cognome: Sedano Arnaez Email: send email Telefono: -547997 Fax: -528966	ES (SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA)	coordinator	45˙000.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'A European reintegration grant is proposed to conduct a 3-year research project aiming at the development of sustainable processes for the conversion of carbohydrate rich feedstock into valuable biofuels (like hydrogen, methane, ethanol, butanol) using microorganisms in anaerobic reactors with the following two main objectives: (i) The development of trustable quantitative models to describe and control product formation from anaerobic mixed culture fermentation of glucose based on metabolic modelling and bioenergetics; (ii) The evaluation of the potential and feasibility of bioelectrochemically assisted reduction of organic acids into alcohols like ethanol and butanol by supplying power to a biocathode to facilitate the process. To achieve these objectives, experiments will be carried out together with mathematical modelling integrating fermentation bioenergetics and bioelectrochemical systems. Research results in this area can largely contribute to energy independence from fossil fuels in Europe by progressing towards the feasible large scale production of biofuels from abundant carbohydrate feedstock using open mixed microbial cultures and therefore avoiding sterilisation through the process. The applicant researcher has an excellent track record on mathematical modelling of anaerobic fermentations and of bioelectrochemical systems. These skills will enable the integration of both modelling approaches and its combination with experimental work. The project will be conducted in the Group of Environmental Engineering and Bioprocesses (GEEB) at the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) by the researcher and an assistant funded by this grant. The grant will highly benefit the researcher’s career by providing him with very valuable funding to develop his own research ideas, manage a project and supervise a student, all fundamental skills in a researcher focused career. The reintegration grant will also act as incentive for his permanent employment by the host.'