Transforming Waste into Resources: Yeast Fermentation for Circular Bioproduction
The rising concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere is a major cause of the climate crisis, emphasising the need for carbon-neutral or carbon-negative production cycles. These cycles focus on transforming waste into a valuable resource to produce new materials. Industrial biotechnology offers innovative solutions to turn carbon-containing waste materials into feedstock for sustainable production cycles, aiming not only to prevent further release of CO2 emissions but also to bind and recycle CO2 into biobased materials.
Yeast fermentation offers a broad spectrum of potential solutions, from assimilating single carbon molecules derived from CO2, to the recycling of biobased waste materials by their degradation and transformation into novel materials.
The VIVALDI workshop “Transforming Waste into Resources: Yeast Fermentation for Circular Bioproduction ” will highlight yeast-based solutions for utilising CO2-derived methanol and formic acid as substrates to produce organic acids, as well as upcycling of cotton waste. Discussion will explore the use of different yeast strains, namely Pichia pastoris (Komagataella phaffii) and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, showcasing their unique characteristics and potential applications.
- Dr. Pau Ferrer will discuss fermentation strategies to produce organic acids, bioprocess intensification, and the co-utilization of methanol and formic acid to produce 3-hydroxypropionic acid.
- Dr. Simone Bachleitner will highlight the opportunities and challenges to produce lactic and itaconic acid from methanol and showcase how low pH fermentation can impact process sustainability.
- Dr. Valeria Mapelli will present the up-cycling and valorization of cotton waste via yeast engineering and fermentation.
The lectures will be technical and addressed to an audience that is familiar with biological systems and bioreactor cultivation.
Join the webinar on the 14th of February, from 11-12:30 am CET, by registering here.
