NUEVAS ESTRATEGIAS PARA EL TRATAMIENTO DE AGUAS RESIDUALES INDUSTRIALES Y GENERA...
NUEVAS ESTRATEGIAS PARA EL TRATAMIENTO DE AGUAS RESIDUALES INDUSTRIALES Y GENERACION DE PRODUCTOS DE VALOR AÑADIDO: FOTOBIOREACTORES DE LECHO FLUIDIZADO ELECTROCONDUCTOR
AFTER ALMOST 20 YEARS OF DEEP RESEARCH ON THE FASCINATING FIELD OF REDOX COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ELECTROCONDUCTIVE MATERIALS AND THE SO-CALLED ELECTROACTIVE BACTERIA, THE FIELD HAS BEEN ALTERED BY A NEW MODEL BASED ON THE USE OF FL...
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AFTER ALMOST 20 YEARS OF DEEP RESEARCH ON THE FASCINATING FIELD OF REDOX COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ELECTROCONDUCTIVE MATERIALS AND THE SO-CALLED ELECTROACTIVE BACTERIA, THE FIELD HAS BEEN ALTERED BY A NEW MODEL BASED ON THE USE OF FLUID-LIKE ELECTRODES FOR SUPPORTING MICROBIAL GROWTH OF ELECTROACTIVE BACTERIA (TEJEDOR ET AL. 2016). THE USE OF SUCH FLUID-LIKE ELECTRODE REQUIRES THE USE OF THE SO-CALLED MICROBIAL ELECTROCHEMICAL FLUIDIZED-BED REACTORS (ME-FBR). MORE RECENTLY, THE GROWTH OF THE MOST VERSATILE KIND OF MICROORGANISM LIKE PURPLE PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIA IN SUCH BIOREACTORS HAS BEEN REPORTED. THE MERGING OF BOTH ELEMENTS REQUIRES A NEW KIND OF BIOREACTOR SO-CALLED PHOTOME-FBR THAT WILL BE EXPLORED IN THE CURRENT PROPOSAL PHOTOELECTRA.OUR PROJECT AIMS TO VALIDATE DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS FOR PURPLE PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIA THROUGH THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION A PHOTOME-FBR CAPABLE OF I) ELECTROBIOREMEDIATION OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER FROM OIL&GAS, FOOD&BEVERAGE, PHARMA SECTOR; AND II) SYNTHESIS OF VALUABLE PRODUCTS LIKE BIOPLASTIC OR MICROBIAL PROTEIN.OPERATIONALLY, THE ACTIVITIES WILL BE ORGANIZED IN WORK PACKAGES THAT WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY MEMBERS OF THE RESEARCH AND WORK TEAM AT UAH. BOTH IP WILL BE DEVOTED TO MANAGE THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES, ELABORATION OF REPORTS, AND ESTABLISH A PROPER COOPERATION ENVIRONMENT AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE TEAM (WP1). THE EMPHASIS OF PHOTOELECTRA DURING THE INITIAL PERIOD (WP2) WILL BE THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A PHOTOME-FBR 10-FOLD HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS RESEARCH STUDIES DEVELOPED SO FAR. THE NEXT STEP WILL BE THE VALIDATION OF THE CONCEPT (WP3) FOR PERFORMING ELECTROBIOREMEDIATION OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER FROM THREE INDEPENDENT SECTORS: I) OIL&GAS, II) BREWERY AND III) PHARMA. FURTHERMORE, REDOX CONTROL OF PURPLE PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIA (PPB) VIA FLUID-LIKE ELECTRODES WILL BE USED (WP4) TO PRODUCE HIGH VALUE-ADDED COMPOUNDS: I) BIOPLASTICS LIKE PHB AND II) MICROBIAL PROTEIN. WP5 WILL BE FULLY DEVOTED TO UNDERSTAND THE BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS UNDERLYING THE OPERATION OF ELECTROCHEMICAL BIOREACTORS REQUIRES A DETAILED KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMPOSITION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MICROBIAL COMMUNITY INVOLVED. ADDITIONALLY A COMPLETE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA) WILL BE PERFORMED IN ORDER TO ANALYSE THE IMPACT OF OUR TECHNOLOGY (WP6). FINALLY, THE OUTPUT OF THE PROJECT WILL BE DISSEMINATED BY AN EXPERT SCIENCE COMMUNICATOR THROUGH WP7. WE CAN ANTICIPATE A POTENTIAL INTEREST IN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER REGARDING:- NEW ELECTROCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL- APPLIED USE OF SPECIFIC MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM ISOLATED DURING THE COURSE OF PHOTOELECTRA- NEW REACTOR CONFIGURATION FOR TREATING SPECIFIC INDUSTRIAL WATER (OIL&GAS, PHARMA, FOOD&BEVERAGES- SPECIFIC APPLICATION FOR PRODUCTION OF VALUABLE PRODUCTS (BIOPLASTIC OR MICROBIAL PROTEIN) LECTROMICROBIOLOGIA\BACTERIAS FOTOSINTETICAS\BIOREFINERIA\AGUA RESIDUAL\BIOREACTOR LECHO FLUIDIZADO
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