Bio4Bio - A strategic research center for the development and implementation of biotechnology for bioenergy
The focus of the centre consists of several pioneering techniques for understanding the relationship between biomass structure, proteins and process stages needed to convert it to mainly liquid energy carriers. On this basis, the centre intends to develop new proteins, enzymes and biomass types for industrial-scale use.
Biomasse is the largest renewable ressource of fuels and chemicals. Efficient and sustainable use of biomass requires an integration of all steps from the field to the processing plant. Plants have a large variation of their chemistry and structure, which is a challenge for industrial processing. In the Bio4Bio center the work focused on how to detect the most accessible structures of our crops and how the overall conversion could be increased. New platforms for plant breeding were developed along with robot based screening systems. Furthermore, new computational methods for identification of accessory enzymes for better industrial scale biomass conversion were developed. The combined results have made possible a more targeted an effcient development of the processes by which biomass is converted to fuels and chemicals. Some of the results have been patented and have been the basis for start up companies.
Key figures
Category
Participants
| Partner | Subsidy | Auto financing |
|---|---|---|
| Københavns Universitet | ||
| Aarhus Universitet | ||
| Aalborg Universitet (Fredrik Bajers Vej) | ||
| Center for Biomasse Innovation (CBMI) | ||
| DLF-TRIFOLIUM A/S | ||
| NOVOZYMES A/S | ||
| TERRANOL A/S |
Contact
Københavns Universitet. Det Biovidenskabelige Fakultet (KU LIFE). Skov og Landskab
Rolighedsvej 23
DK-1958 Frederiksberg C
