Project description
Setting a course for sustainable aviation and maritime fuels
Aviation and maritime transport have a direct impact on global greenhouse gas emissions and air quality. One solution to mitigate this issue is sustainable fuels. The EU-funded BioSFerA project will develop a cost-effective technology that will gasify biogenic residues and wastes. The produced syngas will be fermented to produce bio-based triacylglycerides (microbial oil) which, in turn, will be hydrotreated, resulting in drop-in biofuels for aviation and maritime transport. The project will conduct both lab and pilot tests to optimise and validate the process and increase its overall performance with regard to the feedstock flexibility, the final product yield and production cost. It will also carry out an assessment of the related environmental, social, health and safety risks.
Fields of science
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculeslipids
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuels
- engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbiofuels
- agricultural sciencesagricultural biotechnologybiomass
- engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybioprocessing technologiesfermentation
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RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
57001 Thermi Thessaloniki
Greece
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Participants (11)
02150 Espoo
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47151 Boecillo
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9042 Desteldonk Gent
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28006 Madrid
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3198 LS Europoort Rotterdam
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16129 Genova
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02131 Espoo
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1075HM Amsterdam
The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
157 80 Athina
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10100 Torino
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1013 AP Amsterdam
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