Project
ABEFerm - Butanol from biogenic wastes
Funding origin:
Austria
Funding sources:
Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT)
STRIA Roadmaps:
Low-emission alternative energy for transport (ALT)
Transport mode:
Multimodal
Transport sectors:
Passenger transport
Freight transport
Duration:
Start date: 01/01/2010,
End date: 01/01/2011
Status: Finished
Funding details:
Overview
Background & policy context:
For the purpose of achieving the Kyoto targets, various national and European initiatives and regulations have been set up to replace fossil fuels by biofuels. In addition to biodiesel and ethanol, butanol is another possible biofuel that can be used in certain areas. Unlike biodiesel and bioethanol butanol still plays a subordinate role in biofuel production in Austria.
Objectives:
The aim of this project is to establish a competitive process for bio butanol production. Therefore, the following partial objectives are formulated: To find the optimal microbiological system, application of innovative substrate preparation, and design and testing of an integrated fermentation and product separation system.
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