Objective
The objective of the bioconversion project are to develop, at a similar scale to
currently produced Rapeseed Methyl Ester (RME) project, the production of fatty
acid esters by fermentation of biomass.
It will :
- use glucose substrates or entire crops harvested like straw (triticale) or like
silage (maize) or agricultural and agro-industrial wastes;
- use a new hydrolysis process (Convertech process invented in New Zealand)
or simpler pre-treatments to extract the sugars from biomass;
- produce fatty acids by fermentation of sugars (first phase of methanogenesis
producing Volatile Fatty Acids) using specific cultures of bacterias and
yeasts which specificity in the production of long chain fatty acids or
triglycerides;
- esterify the fatty acids by methanol or ethanol.
Three types of products will be made :
- short chain fatty acid esters (octane enhancers);
- long chain fatty acid esters (cetane enhancers);
- medium chain fatty acids having a market in detergent industry.
The work is only fermentation and esterification and comprises 5 parts :
1. Optimisation of the fermentations that lead to fatty acids :
- trials at laboratory and in small industrial fermenters;
- methods for extraction/esterification of fatty acids;
2. Genetic modification of one type of oleaginous yeast in order to obtain pure
lauric acid or oleic acid;
3. Building of an integrated pilot unit;
4. Laboratory and bench tests of the esters;
5. Synthesis and economic evaluation of the processes.
The project will be market oriented, the fuel tests allowing to optimise the
fermentation to obtain the best final products (reformulated fuels). 10 partners
from 6 countries are associated : 2 petrol companies, 3 universities, 2 public
research organisations and 2 small companies.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
- natural sciences biological sciences biochemistry biomolecules lipids
- agricultural sciences agriculture, forestry, and fisheries agriculture industrial crops fodder
- natural sciences chemical sciences organic chemistry alcohols
- agricultural sciences agriculture, forestry, and fisheries agriculture grains and oilseeds cereals
- engineering and technology industrial biotechnology bioprocessing technologies fermentation
You need to log in or register to use this function
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Topic(s)
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Call for proposal
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Data not available
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Coordinator
40220 TARNOS
France
The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.