Research project

Production and extraction of C3 and C4 aliphatic carboxylic acids from the anaerobic digestion of waste blood as a model substrate

Project overview

The overall aim of this research is to prove the concept that, by selection of reactor conditions and substrate type, anaerobic fermentation can be directed towards specified target products in concentrations suitable for extraction and further refining as intermediate bulk chemicals.

Staff

Lead researchers

Dr Yue Zhang

Associate Professor
Research interests
  • Anaerobic digestion (AD) for organic waste management and renewable energy production, especi…
  • Mixed-culture fermentation for bio-based chemical production with integration of downstream r…
  • CO2 biomethanisation, especially in-situ hydrogen addition new project to be created
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Research outputs