Gas Fermentation
Biological conversion of CO, CO₂ and H₂ into fuels and chemicals — bridging industrial decarbonization with cutting-edge biotechnology.
Gas Fermentation
Research
Gas fermentation uses acetogenic microorganisms to convert CO, CO₂, and H₂ (syngas) from industrial off-gases or biomass gasification into valuable chemicals and fuels. This platform bridges industrial decarbonization with biotechnology, offering a pathway to carbon-neutral chemicals production.
Our work focuses on both fundamental biology — understanding metabolic fluxes in acetogenic bacteria — and applied engineering, designing bioreactors that overcome the critical mass transfer limitation of sparingly soluble gases to enable economically viable production of bioethanol and acetic acid from waste CO₂ streams.
- Bioethanol and acetic acid production from CO₂ streams
- Hollow-fiber membrane bioreactor engineering for gas transfer
- Metabolic flux analysis and pathway engineering
- Downstream processing and product recovery
- Integration with industrial carbon capture systems
- Innovative decentralized biorefinery for lignocellulosic biomass
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