Bac-to-fuel: BACterial conversion of CO2 and renewable H2 inTO bioFUELs. This project aims to find new, sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels (specifically for the European transport sector) by developing, integrating and validating a disruptive prototype system at TRL5 that is able to transform CO2/H2 into added-value products which: 1) mimics the photosynthetic process of plants using novel inorganic photocatalysts which are capable of producing H2 in a renewable way from photocatalytic splitting of H2O in the presence of sunlight, 2) uses enhanced bacterial media to convert CO2 and the renewable H2 into biofuels using a novel electro-biocatalytic cell that can handle fluctuations in H2 and power supply

Poroject Lead: Universidad de santiago de compostela erasmus

Region: Europe

Country: Spain

Timeline Start - End: 2019-01-01 - 2021-12-31

Project Status: Completed

Project Budget: 2999922.5 €

Funding source: 100% H2020

Website: http://bactofuel.eu/

Activities:

- Technology Infractructure (CCU)

- Life cycle assessment (LCA)

- CCU

CO2 Source: Atmospheric CO2

CCU Tecnology Category: Utilization

Info On Utilization:

- Biological conversion

End TRL: 5

CO2 capture/Utilization:

Production Volume:

Product Categories:

- Fuels

Specific Product(s): Ethanol, butanol