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Multi-commodities microbial-driven BiOrefinery based on food-processing industry wastes, biogenic CO2 and bioprocess wastewaters
Abstract

GoodByO seeks at creating a new generation multi-commodities biorefinery based on food waste, biogenic CO2, and bioprocess wastewaters for resource-efficient valorization of sustainable feedstocks. GoodByO will apply this visionary concept at ChainCraft BV bio-plant by valorizing its gaseous and liquid side-streams as zero-cost feedstocks. By exploiting the metabolic diversity of microbial catalysts, four different microbial factories (MF) will be developed: -MF1: open culture chain elongation process for bio-octanoic acid production; -MF2: gas fermentation process for bio-hexanol production from biogas and green H2; -MF3: novel anaerobic photoautotrophic biogas desulfurization process; - MF4: wastewaters-based mixotrophic microalgal process for high-value carotenoids production. The project target relies in the validation of long-term production stability of the developed bioprocesses at TRL5, using real feedstocks, to provide transferable outcomes for further scale-up at higher TRLs. GoodByO will also design an in silico 100% renewable energy system capable of sustaining the fluctuating demand of the integrated biorefinery over time, by adopting biomethanation process as grid-balancing system. GoodByO targets to produce biobased products meeting market requirements at cost-competitive selling price with benchmarks, to boost end users companies in substituting fossil- and palm-oil based products with biobased ones. The successful scale-up and the market penetration of GoodByO processes will strongly increase EU global leadership in the Manufacturing biotech-Industry while advancing CO2-utilizing biotechnologies for developing a carbon-negative economy.

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People involved
Fabrizio Pirri
Fabrizio Pirri
Advanced Materials for Sustainable Future Technologies
Valeria Agostino
Valeria Agostino
Advanced characterizations and optimized functional materials for energetic transition
Project information
GoodByo logo
Acronym
GoodByo
Start date
01/10/2024
End date
31/03/2028
Role
Coordinator
Funds
European
Budget
Total budget: 1.602.177,50€
Total contribution: 1.602.177,50€