Episode 08: Microbial Solutions for CO2 Reduction

16/10/2024 11 min
Episode 08: Microbial Solutions for CO2 Reduction

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Episode Synopsis

Cultures of Clostridium bacteria have shown significant promise in synthesizing medium-chain alcohols from CO/CO2. What are the specific advantages and challenges associated with using Clostridium bacteria?
Delve into this topic with Prof. Dr. Dirk Weuster-Botz and Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Liebl from TU Muenich. Reducing CO2 emissions is one of the most urgent challenges in mitigating climate change. The microbial utilization of syngas with synthetic mixed cultures of Clostridium bacteria have been found to be able to produce valuable products such as medium chain alcohols from CO/CO2.
InterZell, funded by the DFG as a priority program (SPP 2170), focuses on cell-cell and cell-bioreactor interactions, bridging biological research with engineering principles in modern biochemical engineering. For more information, visit https://www.spp2170.uni-stuttgart.de/
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