SubsidieMeestersElectrobiocatalytic cascade for bulk reduction of CO2 to CO coupled to fermentative production of high value diamine monomers
ECOMO aims to innovate sustainable production of high-value diamines from CO2 and nitrogen using bioelectrocatalysis and engineered microbes, enhancing chemical industry building blocks.
Projectdetails
Introduction
The access to platform chemicals made of CO2 and nitrogen sources as starting materials via sustainable processes requires radical innovations. Driven by the global need of existing and growing markets, combined technologies that make use of renewable energy and the greenhouse gas CO2, and the use of nature's catalysts such as enzymes and microbial cells through biotransformation steps are expected to have a game-changing impact.
Catalytic Processes
Such catalysts can operate at ambient conditions at high atom efficiency through environmentally and energetically friendly processes. In this context, ECOMO unites:
- Bioelectrocatalysis
- Biohybrid materials sciences
- Organic synthesis
- Technical microbiology
- Process engineering for CO gas fermentation to acetate and a subsequent production of diamines.
Fermentation Steps
The fermentation steps will be achieved by specifically engineered microbial strains using CO as both the carbon source and energy carrier. As core novelty, the CO will be produced in situ apart from the electrode in the bulk solution from CO2 through a mediated electron transfer to free-floating beads where CO-dehydrogenase is immobilized within the acetate-forming bacterial cell culture.
Compatibility of Processes
This will enable for the first time full compatibility between electrochemical and biocatalytic processes. The synthetic aim is to yield high value-added diamine monomers as building blocks for established classes of polymeric materials.
Bio-based Modules
ECOMO will establish new bio-based and biohybrid modules that will be directly compatible with the existing bioreactor infrastructure for the production of specialty chemicals directly from CO2. By achieving the production of diamines as a proof-of-concept, ECOMO will foster further diversification to many other products made from CO2 and thus enhance the synthetic availability of needed building blocks for the chemical industry.
Timeliness of ECOMO
The decoupling from fossil-sourced energy and raw materials underpins the timeliness of ECOMO.
Financiële details & Tijdlijn
Financiële details
| Subsidiebedrag | € 3.776.701 |
| Totale projectbegroting | € 3.784.201 |
Tijdlijn
| Startdatum | 1-11-2023 |
| Einddatum | 31-10-2026 |
| Subsidiejaar | 2023 |
Partners & Locaties
Projectpartners
- TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHENpenvoerder
- FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV
- DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET
- Eilenburger Elektrolyse- und Umwelttechnik GmbH
- CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS
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