Anaerobic Digestion of Seaweed for Biofuels

Objective

The overall aims of this 24 month project are to apply metagenomic methods and develop fermentation technologies to select and study an optimum microbial inoculum and define seaweed processing conditions (including detoxification) for the production of methane biofuel from the anaerobic digestion (AD) of seaweeds. In addition the fractionation and characterisation of seaweed antimicrobials and other potential biopharmaceuticals released by bacterial enzymic hydrolysis will be assessed with a consideration as to their add-on value in AD of seaweed.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental biotechnology › bioremediation › bioreactors
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › organic chemistry › aliphatic compounds
• engineering and technology › industrial biotechnology › biomaterials › biofuels
• engineering and technology › industrial biotechnology › bioprocessing technologies › fermentation

Programme(s)

• FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Topic(s)

• FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IEF - Marie-Curie Action: "Intra-European fellowships for career development"

Call for proposal

FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IEF
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Funding Scheme

MC-IEF - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)

Coordinator

CENTRO DE CIENCIAS DO MAR DO ALGARVE

Address

Universidade Do Algarve
8005 032 Faro
Portugal

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Cristina Inácio (Ms.)

Links

EU contribution

€ 211 185