The main goal of the present joint exchange programme is to determine the feasibility of using sunlight transformation capacity of microalgae to enhance biogas production of anaerobic digestion processes, by means of CO2 capture from biogas and co-digestion of waste and microalgal biomass. Microalgae biomass produced can be fed to an anaerobic bioreactor, where it is converted to biogas. Subsequently, biogas can be used for energy production. CO2 released can be used for microalgae production, as well as the nutrients released during the anaerobic conversion of the microalgae. Such cycle would be actually driven by sunlight, which provides the energy required to sustain the cycle.
Poroject Lead: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Region: Europe
Country: Spain
City/Town: Madrid
Timeline Start - End: 2012-01-02 - 2016-01-31
Project Status: Completed
Project Budget: 709800.0 €
Funding source: 100% EU (FP7-People)
Activities:
- CCU
CO2 Source: Biogas
CCU Tecnology Category: Utilization
Info On Utilization:
- Biological conversion
CO2 capture/Utilization:
Production Volume:
Product Categories:
- Fuels
Specific Product(s):
- UFRO
- UCV
- International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
- IG-CSIC
- Uantof
- UHU
- UCV