Enhancing the Recovery of Carbon as Valuable Biochemicals from Organic Wastes using Thermophilic Microbes and Novel Reactor

01.04.2020 bis 31.03.2022

The conversion of organic wastes, including industrial wastewaters, into valuable products got a boost after it became clear that chain elongation of the carbon chains of carboxylic acids is possible with open cultures (microbiomes). However, until now mesophilic temperatures (30-35 degrees C) need to be used, and this project will study, as a collaborative project, whether thermophilic temperatures could be a feasible alternative.