Project description
More sustainable chemicals from photosynthetic cell factories
With the development of modern biotechnology, algal micro-organisms (used today in many fields) have strong potential as productive photosynthetic ‘cell factories’, especially important as a source of cheap renewable energy and chemicals. However, industrial algal biotechnology in solid-state cell factories needs new solutions for more efficient production. For this reason, the EU-funded FuturoLEAF project will combine the concept of a functional architecture from nanocellulose building blocks with the anatomy and functions designed on the principles of plant leaf anatomy to create a new algal-based biocatalyst technology efficient in capturing CO2 and producing solar-driven biofuels and chemicals. Maximising light utilisation, CO2 capturing and easing of logistical transportation of cell factories will enable high catalytic turnover time. The FuturoLEAF system will be tested and evaluated at technology readiness level 3.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
- natural sciencesbiological sciencessynthetic biology
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economics
- natural scienceschemical sciencescatalysisbiocatalysis
- engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbiofuels
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RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
02150 Espoo
Finland
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Participants (6)
20014 Turku
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02150 Espoo
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75794 Paris
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60203 Compiegne Cedex
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8010 Graz
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12489 Berlin
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