Research project Micro4Biogas
Investigation of natural and synthetic microbial communities to improve biogas production. Development of bioaugmentation strategies to make the microbial fermentation process faster, more profitable and standardized
| Partner: | University of Valencia (ESP) DARWIN Bioprospecting Excellence (ESP) Bioclear earth B.V. (NL) GasTerra B.V. (NL) ABS International (BEL) AEV Energy GmbH (D) Aras de los Olmos (ESP) BioEnergie Verbund e.V. (D) DRAXIS ENVIRONMENTAL S.A. (GR) Universitat Politècnica de València (ESP) Universiteit Gent (BEL) Finrenes OY (SWE) Bradenburg University of Technology Cottbus–Senftenberg (D) Scienseed (ESP) |
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Funding: |
EU project within the framework of Horizon 2020 |
| Duration: | June 2021 - May 2025 |
| Contact: | Dipl.-Ing. Pascal Otto |
Article in the TU Dresden news portal: A whole new order of bacteria could hold the key to improving biogas production (Sep 12, 2023)
Project description
The aim of the project is to strengthen the biogas sector in Europe by increasing the yield, speed, quality, and robustness of biogas production. To this end, we will develop highly efficient microbial consortia based on strains that naturally live in anaerobic digesters.
Within the Micro4Biogas project, a large number of European biogas plants will be investigated with regard to their technical, microbial and chemical profiles. Based on this, relevant bacteria and archaea strains with interesting properties will be isolated and used as a bioaugmentation strategy. This should make the biogas production process faster, more profitable, more flexible and more robust. In addition, a concept will be developed to combine the promising results into a marketable product. The results achieved will be published continuously on the project website: https://micro4biogas.eu/.
General information about the project (in German and English):
https://micro4biogas.eu/resources/
Publications within the project:
- Puchol-Royo, R.; Pascual, J.; Ortega-Legarreta, A.; Otto, P.; Tideman, J.; de Vries, S.-J.; Abendroth, C.; Tanner, K.; Porcar, M.; Latorre-Perez, A.: Unveiling the ecology, taxonomy and metabolic capabilities of MBA03, a potential key player in anaerobic digestion bioRxiv. 2023, doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.09.08.556800
- Otto, P.; Puchol-Royo, R.; Ortega-Legarreta, A.; Tanner, K.; Tideman, J.; de Vries, S.-J.; Pascual, J.; Porcar, M.; Latorre-Perez, A.; Abendroth, C.: Multivariate comparison of taxonomic, chemical and technical data from 80 full-scale an-aerobic digester-related systems bioRxiv. 2023, doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.09.08.556802