OPTISFUEL

The OptiSfuel project aims to significantly reduce global CO2 emissions from industrial processes for the production of second-generation biofuels by valorizing residual carbon molecules and working on electrically assisted reactors.

In this context, the project seeks to develop innovative strategies to enhance the fermentation stage of biofuel production in the biorefinery, create new alternatives for the valorization of gaseous emissions, and propose new strategies for lignin valorization.

Project objectives:

Improving yields:

Develop innovative strategies to improve the yields of fermentation stages through co-culture-based approaches to enhance the performance and robustness of processes.

Valorization of gaseous streams:

• Develop catalytic, biocatalytic, and technological alternatives for valorizing gaseous streams (CO/CO2/H2), including the development of more efficient catalytic systems (resistant to impurities), the valorization of new feeds for production, and offering new selectivities.
• Develop strategies based on engineered pure cultures or consortia to valorize CO2 and synthesis gas.
• Intensify processes through the use of membranes or alternative heating modes.

Valorizing lignin into fuels:

Develop biofuel production processes from lignocellulosic residues through biochemical or thermochemical routes.

Project lifetime:
 

November 2022 - February 2027

Scientific manager:
 

Amandine Cabiac (IFPEN)

The consortium:
 

Higher education establishments

Research institutes