Hybrid electrosynthesis of value-added chemicals

• Grant number: 22/07645-6
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: October 01, 2023
• End date: September 30, 2026
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Biophysics - Radiology and Photobiology
• Agreement: EU-CELAC IG (former ERA.Net - LAC)
• Principal Investigator: Cassius Vinicius Stevani
• Grantee: Cassius Vinicius Stevani
• Principal researcher abroad: Francisco Pelayo García de Arquer
• Institution abroad: Instituto de Ciencias Fotónicas (ICFO) , Spain
• Host Institution: Instituto de Química (IQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• City of the host institution: São Paulo
• Associated researchers: Diego Cunha Zied ; Elen Aquino Perpetuo ; Renato Sanches Freire

Abstract

HELVA (Hybrid ELectrosynthesis of Value-Added chemicals) seeks to demonstrate a hybrid system that integrates the synthesis complex carbon-based molecules through tandem carbon dioxide electroreduction into acetate and microbial upgrade into polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA). The project starts at a TRL = 2 and is projected to end at a TRL of 4. (AU)