12 - Februar - 2025

The main objective of the B2BP project is to develop a highly efficient bioprocess for the conversion of CH4 from agroindustrial biogas for the production of single-cell protein (SPC) for animal feed. In addition to the development of a novel conversion bioprocess, the aim is to demonstrate that biogas as a renewable source is perfectly viable and more affordable than natural gas for the production of single-cell protein. 

New studies and processes applied to the revaluation of agro-industrial biogas have been carried out through the research of a continuous agro-industrial bioprocess that leads to the obtaining and production of SCP.  

New fields have been explored in R&D on the viability and accessibility of biogas versus natural gas through a process that allows making use of it for protein production, allowing the opening of new market niches and satisfying future food demands through the use of biotechnology.  

Objectives:

• To evaluate the viability of biogas as a viable source of CH4 for the production of the target bioproduct and to obtain results that will allow the future development of a scalable and industrial process beyond the pilot plant. 
• Establish the optimum strain and conditions for bioconversion of CH4 to maximize the production capacity of the bioreactor. In this way, a biological environment will be obtained and identified where production will be optimal through control.
• To develop a continuous agroindustrial biogas revalorization bioprocess for the production of SCP through bacterial reactors that allow the monitoring and control of physicochemical variables that could affect the production process.
• Design and build a high transfer pilot bioreactor to maximize yields and validate the CH4 bioconversion process developed at laboratory scale.
• Development of a predictive model as a software platform for online monitoring of the bioprocess and prediction of possible changes, which in turn will serve as a database and knowledge base that will allow extrapolating the information to higher capacity production plants in the future.
  

  OPERATING PROGRAM		Una manera de hacer Europa
  FEDER Galicia