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Control of farm anaerobic digesters – AUTOFERM
The french Ministry of Agriculture decided to help the in farm anaerobic digestion chain in 2013 in order to built around 1000 units before 2020. The project's holder has to find a payback after his investment but is also looking for reliable systems without major dysfunctions. The goal of Autofer
Bio-Engineering for microbial fuel cells – Bioelec
MFCs convert the chemical energy contained in many kinds of organic compounds directly into electrical energy. At the anode, the electrochemical oxidation of organic matter is catalysed by microorganisms that self-organize into an electro-catalytic biofilm. At the cathode, oxygen reduction is genera
CATAlytic Pyrolysis to Upgraded bio-oiLs for a joinT production of chemicals and fuels – CATAPULT
The main drawback of conventional flash pyrolysis processes concerns the quality of bio-oils, more particularly their content of highly oxygenated molecules that induce significant processing costs. The overall objective of the project was to improve the efficiency of the pyrolysis by integrating wi
Sharing photons between photovoltaic panels and microalgae for bioenergy – PURPLE SUN
Microalgae can grow at a high growth rate, with the potential of producing useful substances for the industry. Already used in animal feed, cosmetics and pharmaceutical products, microalgae have emerged in recent years as a promising sector for green chemistry (fertilizers, bioplastics) and bioenerg
Cathode and Anode Rationalization for an OUtstanding H2/O2 biofuel CELL – CAROUCELL
It aims at i) identifying new enzyme or bio-inspired catalyst couples that present high affinity for H2 and O2, and transform the substrates with low over-potentials and high current densities, so that a final high power density can be envisioned, ii) enhancing the current by a rational design in th
Fungal enzymes to UNLOCK recalcitrant biomass hydrolysis – FUNLOCK
The project aimed to identify new enzymes to unlock the bottlenecks encountered during the deconstruction of biomass. New fungal enzymes will be selected from strains active on the recalcitrant fraction of lignocellulosic biomass. Relevant markers will be identified to assess the impact of enzymes t
Solar-driven Bio-Hydrogen production in a natural micro-oxic environment in the Cyanobacterium Anabaena PCC 7120 – CYANHY
Hydrogen is probably the most economical and environmentally friendly biofuel known so far. Indeed, its production can benefit from an abundant renewable and therefore economical energy source: solar energy By allowing the transformation of solar energy into various energy compounds, photosynthesis