Projektbeschreibung
Mikroalgen und landwirtschaftliche Abfälle liefern Fermentationsrohstoff für Biokraftstoffe
Der Umschwung zu saubereren Energieformen wird immer dringender und zahlreiche Technologien sind bereit, einen wichtigen Beitrag zu diesem Ziel zu leisten. Ethanol ist ein Alkohol und ein sauberer, erneuerbarer Kraftstoff, der aus Biomasse hergestellt werden kann. Derzeit wird er aus stärkehaltigen Pflanzen, wie Mais, Zuckerrohr und Zuckerrüben, gewonnen. Das EU-finanzierte Projekt ProEMiBiL wird die Verwendung von Zuckerrohrbiomasse zusammen mit Restbiomasse aus Mikroalgen, welche einen hohen Nährstoffgehalt aufweist, erkunden.
Ziel
The European Union (EU) set-out an ambitious but achievable plan that by 2030 up to one-quarter of the total transport fuel demand should be met by clean and CO2-efficient biofuels to curb greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from fossil fuels and its impact on global climate change. The EU 2006 Biofuel policy has clearly stated that the search for alternative pathways for renewable energy sources will result in considerable growth in biofuel technologies and industry sectors in the coming years. Therefore, sustainable, energy efficient and innovative technologies are needed to produce biofuels from a wide range of raw materials feedstocks while adhering to the societal, economic and environmental norms of the EU. As an alternative to this conflict, the exploitation of new materials, such as residual biomass of lignocellulosic nature and aquatic (microalgae), can be an important strategy for the reconciliation of economic growth and environmental sustainability in the long term. Lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) produced from agricultural and forestry residues including, among others, sugarcane bagasse have been considered as a generous source, which does not compete with food requirements and is one of the most abundant and promising biomass sources in the world, obtained from the processing of sugarcane. Microalgae are primitive plant organisms with no roots, stems or leaves, that can be found in all terrestrial ecosystems. Microalgal biomass is frequently rich in fatty acids, of which polyunsaturated fatty acids, carbohydrates, proteins, antioxidants, minerals, and vitamins such as riboflavin, thiamine, carotene and folic acid, among others are of high value. From the above, this project proposes the bioethanol production from a biomass mixture of the microalgae Chlorella zofingiensis and lignocellulosic hydrolysate sugarcane bagasse, focusing on the development of a fermentation technology to convert the pentoses and hexoses present in the biomass to bioethanol.
Wissenschaftliches Gebiet
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculeslipids
- engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbiofuels
- agricultural sciencesagricultural biotechnologybiomass
- engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybioprocessing technologiesfermentation
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Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung
Andere Projekte für diesen Aufruf anzeigenUnterauftrag
H2020-WF-01-2018
Finanzierungsplan
MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EFKoordinator
4200-072 Porto
Portugal