VIVALDI turns co2 emissions into sustainable bioproducts

VIVALDI project will develop an innovative, sustainable and cost-efficient biotechnological solution to convert off-gas emissions from bio-based Industries into CO2-based chemicals. In this way, the industry’s greenhouse gases emissions will not only be reduced, but will be used as a novel feedstock, lowering the dependency on fossil fuels import and the exploitation of key resources such as energy, raw material, freshwater and land.

Project Concept

VIVALDI project will develop an integrated solution to convert the CO2 emissions of bio-industries into 4 added-value organic acids: lactic acid (LA), succinic acid (SA), itaconic acid (IA) and 3-hydroxypropionic.

These acids can re-enter in the production process of biorefineries to enhance their sustainability, or become building blocks for novel biomaterials.

Latest News

03.06.2024 About our partners

VITO presents VIVALDI results at the 36th Topical Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry

Last week, our colleague Deepak Pant, Senior Scientist at VITO, was invited as keynote speaker at the 36th Topical Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry. The meeting, held in Ši...
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27.05.2024 About our partners

BOKU University opens its doors for the Researchers Night in Vienna

On the evening of the 24th of May 2024, the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) opened its doors in Muthgasse 18 for the Researchers Night in Vienna. The Civil Society had...
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23.05.2024 About our partners

A VIVALDI delegation joins the BES2024 symposium

From 19-23 of May, a VIVALDI delegation was at the XXVIII International Symposium on Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics of the Bioelectrochemical Society. The VIVALDI team is in Madrid to presen...
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From Twitter

📄 Featuring the work done in the VIVALDI project, our colleagues at @ElectricUfz have recently published a new study!
Discover the limits of #electrochemical #co2 reduction at biocompatible conditions and potential ways to overcome them ➡️ http://bit.ly/44cbdTd

@PanizIzadi @ElectricUfz giving an overview keynote talk on electrobiorefineries at #meepsymposium

Project Impact

Contributing to the transition to a low carbon economy and reach European climate targets

Negative to neutral CO2 emissions in the production of organic acids
-20% cost & energy demand for the production of organic acids compared to fossil-based industries

-25% cost for ammonia recovery from industrial wastewater

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Such organic acids are lactic acid (LA), succinic acid (SA), itaconic acid (IA) and 3-hydroxypropionic. Organic acids are important for the chemical industry as they are the building blocks for the production of chemicals including biobased products.

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Such organic acids are lactic acid (LA), succinic acid (SA), itaconic acid (IA) and 3-hydroxypropionic. Organic acids are important for the chemical industry as they are the building blocks for the production of chemicals including biobased products.

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Cost reduction of the recovery of ammonia (50 g N/m2/d) with a novel bioelectrochemical methodology.

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