Waste4Bio aims to create a multi-platform biorefinery where food waste is converted into near-pure biohydrogen (bioH₂), microalgal biomass, and biodegradable polymers. This will be achieved through engineering innovations in different types of bioreactors, and by deepening the understanding of the microbiome involved in each conversion stage.
NANOBOOSTER aims to develop a high-performance photobiorefinery using nanoparticles to boost Haematococcus pluvialis metabolism for biomethane and astaxanthin production. Key aspects include understanding nanoparticle–microalgae interactions and enabling single-stage astaxanthin production, paving the way for sustainable, cost-effective biogas upgrading.
The COSEC project aims to harness the power of photosynthesis to transform CO2 from combustion systems into renewable upgraded energy carriers like biocrude and biogas enriched with renewable hydrogen.
The HALO project seeks to use halophilic Purple phototrophic bacteria (PPB) to convert syngas, CO2/CO/H2, into a host of valuable chemicals (medical, pharmaceutical products, including the osmolytes ectoine and hydroxyectoine, the amino acid proline, the enzyme ubiquinone, and carotenoids (β-carotene, lycopene, spheroidene, spirilloxanthin).
MANUREFINERY aims to develop small-scale biorefineries that convert livestock manure into bio-based products for feed and fertilisers, with a focus on scalability, replicability, and stakeholder engagement. The solution will be demonstrated on farms in Romania, Slovenia, and Spain.
