BIOCCC

Biocatalytic Carbon Capture and Conversion of steel flue gas to liquid hydrocarbons.

Project team: Paul Christakopoulos (project leader), Evangelos Topakas, Ulrika Rova, Magnus Sjöblom

Duration: 2016-2018

Funded by Formas

The main goal of the project is to develop a novel and practical technique for CO2 separation from flue gases in the steel industry, along with bioelectrochemical conversion of CO2 into liquid hydrocarbons such as formic acid. Enzymes stable under extreme conditions and microorganisms capable of utilizing renewable electricity for the synthesis of higher organic molecules from CO2 are employed in the project.