Biomass and biogas:potentials, efficiencies and flexibility

In the field of ‘renewable energy resources’ formation of biogas is an important option. Biogas can be produced from biomass in a multistep process called anaerobic digestion (AD) and is usually performed in large digesters. Anaerobic digestion of biomass is mediated by various groups of microorganisms, which live in complex community structures. However, there is still limited knowledge on the relationships between the type of biomass and operational process parameters. This relates to the changes within the microbial community structure and the resulting overall biogas production efficiency. Opening this microbial black box could lead to an better understanding of on-going microbial processes, resulting in higher biogas yields and overall process efficiencies

Is Bio-P2G technologically attractive as contribution towards balancing the supply and demand of renewable energy?

The Bio-P2G-program (Bio-Power to Gas) at the Hanze University of Applied Sciences evaluates the technologic feasibility of the biological reduction of carbon dioxide with hydrogen to methane (biomethanation: 1 CO2 + 4 H2 -> CH4 + 2 H2O) Chemically, this process is known as the Sabatier reaction, but within anaerobic digestion the biological methanation is catalyzed by a specific group of microorganisms: the hydrogenotrophic methanogens

Prebiotics in human digestion

Analysis of the bacterial flora is important for the characterization of fermentation events. They help the further validation of the “prebiotic index“ as fast and cost-effective screening of prebotic action within individuals or selected populations

Project Bio P2G WP 7:communicatie

Onderzoeksplan BIO P2G; - Het communiceren over vorderingen (en resultaten) van het BIO P2G onderzoek - Organiseren van 2 evenementen - Opstellen communicatie- en implementatiepla