Descripción del proyecto
Convertir los gases de efecto invernadero en tesoros químicos
En un mundo sumido en crisis medioambientales, el acceso a plataformas químicas sostenibles sigue siendo un reto acuciante. La demanda de productos químicos derivados del CO2 y el nitrógeno sigue creciendo, lo que exige tecnologías innovadoras. Con esta idea en mente, el equipo del proyecto ECOMO, financiado por el CEI, aúna bioelectrocatálisis, materiales biohíbridos y otros elementos para transformar el CO2 en sustancias químicas de alto valor, lo que supone un salvavidas para nuestras industrias. La innovación clave reside en aprovechar los catalizadores de la naturaleza (enzimas y células microbianas) para la biotransformación. Estas centrales de energía minúsculas funcionan con una eficiencia atómica excepcional y ofrecen procesos respetuosos con el medio ambiente. En particular,en ECOMO se logra la plena compatibilidad entre los procesos electroquímicos y biocatalíticos mediante la producción de CO a partir de CO2 a través de la transferencia mediada de electrones. ECOMO, cuyo objetivo es la producción de monómeros de diamina de alto valor, allana el camino hacia materiales poliméricos sostenibles.
Objetivo
The access to platform chemicals made of CO2 and nitrogen sources as starting materials via sustainable processes requires radical innovations. Driven by the global need of existing and growing markets, combined technologies that make use of renewable energy and the greenhouse gas CO2, and the use of nature’s catalysts such as enzymes and microbial cells through biotransformation steps are expected to have a game changing impact. Such catalysts can operate at ambient conditions at high atom efficiency through environmentally and energetically friendly processes. In this context ECOMO unites bioelectrocatalysis, biohybrid materials sciences, organic synthesis, technical microbiology, and process engineering for CO gas fermentation to acetate and a subsequent production of diamines. The fermentation steps will be achieved by specifically engineered microbial strains using CO as both the carbon source and energy carrier. As core novelty, the CO will be produced in situ apart from the electrode in the bulk solution from CO2 through a mediated electron transfer to free floating beads where CO-dehydrogenase is immobilized within the acetate forming bacterial cell culture. This will enable for the first time, full compatibility between electrochemical and biocatalytic processes. The synthetic aim is to yield high value-added diamine monomers as building blocks for established classes of polymeric materials. ECOMO will establish new bio based and biohybrid modules that will be directly compatible with the existing bioreactor infrastructure for the producing of specialty chemicals directly from CO2. By achieving the production of diamines as a proof-of-concept, ECOMO will foster further diversification to many other products made from CO2 and thus enhances the synthetic availability of needed building blocks for the chemical industry. The decoupling from fossil-sourced energy and raw materials underpin the timeliness of ECOMO.
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologyenvironmental biotechnologybioremediationbioreactors
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
- natural scienceschemical sciencescatalysisbiocatalysis
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiology
- engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybioprocessing technologiesfermentation
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Programa(s)
- HORIZON.3.1 - The European Innovation Council (EIC) Main Programme
Convocatoria de propuestas
HORIZON-EIC-2022-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01
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HORIZON-EIC - HORIZON EIC GrantsCoordinador
80333 Muenchen
Alemania