São Paulo Center for Biogas and Bioproducts Studies

• Grant number: 24/01112-1
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Science Centers for Development
• Start date: February 01, 2025
• End date: January 31, 2030
• Field of knowledge: Interdisciplinary Subjects
• Principal Investigator: Bruna de Souza Moraes
• Grantee: Bruna de Souza Moraes
• Host Institution: Núcleo Interdisciplinar de Planejamento Energético (NIPE). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Pesquisadores principais: Luis Alberto Follegatti Romero ; Rafael de Brito Dias
• Associated researchers: Aline Veronese da Silva ; Barbara Janet Teruel Mederos ; Caio Henrique Rufino ; Carla Kazue Nakao Cavaliero ; Cristiane Pereira Costa Dias ; Daniel Francisco Nagao Menezes ; Daniel Henrique Dario Capitani ; Dante Chiavareto Pezzin ; Flávia Luciane Consoni ; Gustavo Mockaitis ; Hildo Guillardi Júnior ; João Guilherme Ito Cypriano ; Joni de Almeida Amorim ; José Maria Ferreira Jardim da Silveira ; Karla Adriana Martins Bessa ; Lady Tatiana Bermudez Rodriguez ; Lira Luz Benites Lazaro ; Luana Mattos de Oliveira Cruz ; Lucas Tadeu Fuess ; Luciana Cristina Lenhari da Silva ; Luiz Carlos Pereira da Silva ; Luiz Carlos Roma Júnior ; Luiz Gustavo Antonio de Souza ; Marcelo Antunes Nolasco ; Marcelo de Carvalho Pereira ; Marcelo Marques de Magalhães ; Marcelo Pereira da Cunha ; Marcelo Zaiat ; Mariana Conceição da Costa ; Mauro Donizeti Berni ; Patricia Jacqueline Thyssen ; Patricia Nunes da Silva Mariuzzo ; Paulo César Souza Manduca ; Paulo Sergio Graziano Magalhães ; Rubens Augusto Camargo Lamparelli ; Sarita Candida Rabelo ; Sergio Valdir Bajay ; Solange Teles da Silva ; Sonia Regina da Cal Seixas ; Thalita dos Santos Dalbelo ; Valeria Maia Merzel ; Waldyr Luiz Ribeiro Gallo
• Associated scholarship(s): 24/20446-8 - Termodynamic Analysis of the Allam Cycle using First and Second Law, BP.IC

Abstract

The São Paulo Center for Studies in Biogas and Bioproducts is dedicated to the theme "Intelligent use of waste for sustainable development" and aims to create science-based skills that lead to the development and applications of innovative biogas solutions. Sociotechnical energy systems that include biogas solutions have a very positive sustainability performance as they treat waste, produce renewable fuel and create renewable nutrients for plants. In the State of São Paulo (ESP) there is a lot of substrate available - a potential of more than 4.5 billion m3 of biogas per year - as well as a great demand for its bioproducts, but only a fraction of this potential is used. The role of CP2B is to create new knowledge and skills that lead to solutions applicable to biogas in the State, and to articulate joint actions in the industrial, political, social and environmental spheres. CP2B's main objective is to contribute to the management of organic and lignocellulosic waste - urban and agro-industrial-with priority given to actions aimed at public waste management in strategic sectors for the state's economy. In 2022, the sugar-energy sector injected more than R$50 billion into the state's economy, which accounts for 50% of national sugarcane production, 44% of ethanol and 60% of sugar (2023/24 season). The biogas production potential in this sector represents more than 50% of the national potential, and integration with other sectors through ecopoles or ecoparks should result in sustainable and innovative solutions. Our research group has been evaluating the potential integration of waste for biogas production. In the urban segment, the production of biogas from MSW and sewage represents much more than an economic opportunity: it contributes to public health issues. MSW is still disposed of in landfills, most of which do not have a system for collecting biogas. Where it exists, non-segregation compromises the efficiency of the biogas production system. Therefore, it is necessary to seek innovative solutions and integrated actions between Science, public authorities, society and the business sector. Such solutions must go beyond the generation of biogas and digestate, inherent to traditional biogas systems, opening a new horizon for research into the potential of other bioproducts, which will allow adding even more value to waste. The center will operate in a transdisciplinary way. The focus is on providing knowledge, expertise, in-depth collaboration between scientific disciplines and with professionals, new solutions and analysis of the contribution to a sustainability transition to stakeholders along the value chain, the biogas sector and communities at large. Communication, networking, education and training are tools to achieve the center's vision, strategy and objectives of realizing the sustainability and innovation potential of biogas solutions. To achieve its goals, CP2B's activities are organized into eight integrated thematic axes: 1 - Waste Inventory and Technology Mapping; 2 - Basic Science and Technology; 3 - Process and Bioprocess Engineering; 4 - Integrated Socioeconomic, Environmental and Energy Assessment; 5 - Innovation in Bioproducts in the Biogas Chain; 6 - Education and Training for Sustainable Development; 7 - Scientific Dissemination and Communication; 8 - Public Policies and Regulatory Innovation. Finally, CP2B follows the concept of a living laboratory, with projects that experiment with new solutions and technologies in the field, bringing researchers and society together in a collective construction. (AU)