Work packages
Work Package 1 – Project management
- Lead Partner
- Acondicionamiento Tarrasense Associación (LEITAT), Spain
- Work Package Leader
- Lorena García
- Contact details
- logarcia[at]leitat.org
Objectives
- coordination and management of all BIOCON-CO2 project activities and communication between partners and with the European Commission (EC)
- revise and maintain project work plan
- ensure an accurate and on time communication flow among project partners and with EC in order to track the project progress and meet its objectives
- complete the project within the agreed time schedule and budget
Work Package 2 – CO2 capture, mixtures and solubilisation strategies
- Lead Partner
- Acondicionamiento Tarrasense Associación (LEITAT), Spain
- Work Package Leader
- Guiomar Sánchez
- Contact details
- gsanchez[at]leitat.org
Objectives
- develop a range of strategies focused on characterising gas composition and solving issues regarding the way CO2 is supplied as a feedstock, and likewise, increasing its bio-availability for four microbial cell factories (MCFs)
- first stage of the flexible platform aimed at developing strategies applicable to different types of microorganisms and enzymes to match gas composition with microbial/enzymes requirements by creating gas mixtures and designing approaches for maximising CO2 solubility
- Information defined in this WP will be crucial to:
- propose synthetic gases mixtures to work with at laboratory scale
- define boundaries for bioconversion processes
- propose and develop strategies for increasing gas-liquid mass transfer and CO2 solubility, and
- guide the microbial and enzyme optimisation strategies in WP3-WP5 to adapt them for using raw CO2 waste
Work Package 3 – Clostridia fermentative process for alcohols production
- Lead Partner
- Stichting Wageningen Research (WFBR), Netherlands
- Work Package Leader
- Ana López Contreras
- Contact details
- ana.lopez-contreras[at]wur.nl
Objectives
- apply the second stage of the flexible platform on the development of a MCF to produce C3-C6 alcohols
- synthetic gases simulating iron and steel industry off-gases will be applied for the optimisation of the MCF, taking into account the results obtained in WP2 related to gas composition and requirements
- the most effective strategies and operational conditions for the MCFs will be evaluated and transferred to WP7. Additionally, process metrics and data will be transferred to WP8 for socio-economic evaluation and environmental sustainability analysis
Work Package 4 – Oligotropha carboxidovorans fermentative process for 3-hydroxypropionic acid production
- Lead Partner
- Acondicionamiento Tarrasense Associación (LEITAT), Spain
- Work Package Leader
- Guiomar Sánchez
- Contact details
- gsanchez[at]leitat.org
Objectives
- apply the second stage of the flexible platform on the development of a MCF to produce 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP)
- synthetic gases simulating iron and steel industry off-gases will be applied for the development and optimisation of the MCF, taking into account the results obtained in WP2 related to gas composition
- the most effective strategy and operational conditions for the MCF will be evaluated and transferred to WP7. Additionally, process metrics and data will be transferred to WP8 for socio-economic evaluation and environmental sustainability analysis
Work Package 5 – One-pot biocatalytic systems for formic acid and lactic acid production
- Lead Partner
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Spain
- Work Package Leader
- Gregorio Álvaro
- Contact details
- gregorio.alvaro[at]uab.cat
Objectives
- develop and optimise two MCFs to obtain formic acid and lactic acid from CO2
- synthetic gases simulating iron and steel industry off-gases will be applied for the optimisation of the MCF, taking into account the results obtained in WP2 related to gas composition and requirements
- samples of the non-purified MFCs products will be sent to WP6 for downstream and physico-chemical validation studies
- the best strategy and operational conditions for each MFC will be evaluated to be transferred to WP7. Additionally, process metrics and data will be transferred to WP8 for socio-economic evaluation and environmental sustainability analysis
Work Package 6 – Downstream and validation of the obtained products
- Lead Partner
- Fundación Tecnalia Research & Innovation (TECNALIA), Spain
- Work Package Leader
- Tomás Roncal
- Contact details
- tomas.roncal[at]tecnalia.com
Objectives
- create an integrated tool, defining the optimum separation/purification operations for target compounds produced during WP3-5
- develop downstream strategies applicable to different types of target molecules, taking into account the characteristics of the effluents from WP3-5 and the characteristics of building blocks (C3-C6 alcohols, 3-HP, formic and lactic acid)
- purified building blocks and products obtained will be tested downstream to validate the final products in their main market applications
- best strategy and operational conditions of each MCF will be evaluated and transferred to WP7
Work Package 7 – Demonstration in industrially relevant conditions
- Lead Partner
- ArcelorMittal Belgium NV (ARCELORMITTAL), Belgium
- Work Package Leader
- Eric De Coninck
- Contact details
- eric.deconinck[at]arcelormittal.com
Objectives
- validation of each MCF in an industrially relevant environment to allow the target chemicals to be implemented in real environmental settings
- pilot setup will be developed on-site where industrial waste gases are available. In this way, the influence of real off-gases can be assessed and the performance of the MCFs can be addressed
- resulting processes will be assessed, including the recovery of the products C3-C6 alcohols; 3-HP, formic acid and lactic acid and post-downstream reactions to obtain final products
Work Package 8 – Socio-economic evaluation, environmental sustainability and public perception
- Lead Partner
- National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece
- Work Package Leader
- Sotirios Karellas
- Contact details
- sotokar[at]mail.ntua.gr
Objectives
- sustainability assessment of the technologies and chemical products investigated in BIOCON-CO2 to create awareness and engage with key stakeholders, in particular to prepare for future upscaling and process integration into industry
- assessment will measure environmental, macro-economic, social and political sustainability. The environmental assessment is a core-part of a process evaluation in view of a ‘greener’ technology framework. Moreover, macro-economic and social sustainability evaluation is also required to highlight the benefits of technological implementation at an EU-level
Work Package 9 – Impact through dissemination, communication, training and exploitation
- Lead Partner
- ARTTIC (ARTTIC), France
- Work Package Leader
- Andreas Schweinberger
- Contact details
- schweinberger[at]arttic.eu
Objectives
- disseminate results of BIOCON-CO2 to target audiences
- establish and coordinate a BIOCON-CO2 community
- develop and coordinate the Evaluation Board
- organise and plan the future exploitation of BIOCON-CO2 results including: initial and mid-term workshops (exploitation issues, business model, etc.), economic and industrial sustainability modelling, preparation of an exploitation plan and networking activities (involving relevant stakeholders)
- establish an ”Exploitation and Innovation Management Team” (EIMT) to manage the innovation of the project and to prepare the exploitation of the project results
- create specific training activities to transfer knowledge within the consortium
- communicate generally about the project
Work Package 10 – Ethics requirements
- Lead Partner
- Acondicionamiento Tarrasense Associación (LEITAT), Spain
- Work Package Leader
- Lorena García
- Contact details
- logarcia[at]leitat.org
Objectives
- ethical requirements that the project must adhere to
Page updated: 27th June 2022
