ABOUT US
Mission and
Vision
The mission of the Biomass Conversion and Bioprocess Technology group is to create innovative solutions able to accelerate the development of a bioeconomy.
The ultimate goal of our research is to support the transition to a better and more sustainable future, where our resources are used more consciously, the environment is preserved, and our needs are fulfilled in a more efficient, economic and responsible way.
Ongoing projects
Design and application of microbial consortia for enhanced biomanufacturing. 2021 – 2024.
Bioprocess intensification for xylitol production from renewable resources. 2021 – 2024.
Microbial conversion of CO2 into value-added products. 2021 – 2024.
Development and integration of sustainable processes for biomass fractionation. 2021 – 2024.
BiobaseDK: Biobased solutions to promote sustainability. 2021 – 2024.
Development of advanced co-cultivation systems for an improved fermentation performance of complex substrates. 2020 – 2023.
Understanding and overcoming physiological stress responses in Yarrowia lipolytica to dissolved O2 and CO2 in fermentation processes. 2019 – 2022.
Development of a biotechnological process for the production of the antileukemic biopharmaceutical recombinant L-asparaginase: Optimization and economic feasibility study. 2019 – 2022.
Waste2Energy: Integration of supercritical technologies and anaerobic digestion through an automated system for the production of biofuel precursors. 2019 – 2024.
Process design, optimization and supply chain analysis for biotechnological production of xylitol. 2018 – 2021.
Meet the Team
Solange I. Mussatto
Group Leader
Giuliano M. Dragone
Senior Researcher
Celina K. Yamakawa
Researcher
Researcher
Xiao Chen
Xiao Chen
PhD Student
Lucas van der Maas
Lucas van der Maas
PhD Student
Eva Balaguer
Eva Balaguer
Antonio Caivano
PhD Student
Julen Ordeñana
PhD Student
Erlinda Rama
PhD Student
PhD Student
Juliana Sandri
MSc Student
Matteo Ferrito
External Members (co-supervision)
Larissa Pereira Brumano (Postdoc) – University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil
Fernando Bonfiglio (PhD student)– University of the Republic (UdelaR), Uruguay
Nikolaus Vollmer (PhD student) – Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
William Gustavo Sganzeria (PhD student) – University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil
Daniel David Duran Aranguren (PhD student) – University of The Andes (UNIANDES), Colombia/Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), The Netherlands
Former Members
Sirinapa Sassanam – King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Thailand – 2021
Zhijia Liu – Technical University of Denmark (DTU) – 2020
Bram Kerssemakers – Technical University of Denmark (DTU) – 2020
Jasper Driessen – Technical University of Denmark (DTU) – 2020
Diego Grumbach – ENSTBB Bordeaux INP, France – 2020
Ilaria d'Imperio – University of Bari Aldo Moro (UniBa), Italy – 2020
Francesca Natalizio – University of Bari Aldo Moro (UniBa), Italy – 2020
Anna Carolina Piazentin – University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil – 2020
Francesco Reggianini – University of Milan (UniMi), Italy – 2020
Eric Ebert – Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin (BHT Berlin), Germany – 2020
Marlene Fels – Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin (BHT Berlin), Germany – 2020
Luana de Fátima Alves – University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil – 2019
Kittipong "Nat" Rattanaporn – Kasetsart University (KU), Thailand – 2019
Ratthapong "Mai" Meesupthong – Kasetsart University (KU), Thailand – 2019
Philip Sørensen – Technical University of Denmark (DTU) – 2019
Jesper Jensen – Technical University of Denmark (DTU) – 2019
Jules Dior – ESPCI Paris, France – 2019
Fen Qin – Technical University of Denmark (DTU) – 2019
Ioannis Tsontzos – Technical University of Denmark (DTU) – 2019
Emilia Savioli López – University of Campinas (Unicamp), Brazil – 2019
Georgios Moukanakis – Technical University of Denmark (DTU) – 2018
Alexandra Nastouli – Technical University of Denmark (DTU) – 2018
Perikles Marios Sotiris – National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece – 2018
Pablo Doménech Martínez – Technical University of Denmark (DTU) – 2018
Mikkel Reith Mahler – Technical University of Denmark (DTU) – 2018
Laura Kastell – Technical University of Denmark (DTU) – 2018
Astrid Zedlitz Johansen – Technical University of Denmark (DTU) – 2018
Marco Cassano – University of Bari Aldo Moro (UniBa), Italy – 2018
Ignacio Sánchez Moguel – University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil – 2017
Irving Flores Aviles – Wageningen University & Research (WUR), The Netherlands – 2017
Selected publications
Liu, Z; van den Berg, C; Weusthuis, RA; Dragone, G; Mussatto, SI. Strategies for an improved extraction and separation of lipids and carotenoids from oleaginous yeast. Separation and Purification Technology, v.257, p.117946, 2021. (DOI:10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117946)
Moguel, IS; Yamakawa, CK; Pessoa Jr, A; Mussatto, SI. L-asparaginase production by Leucosporidium scottii in a bench-scale bioreactor with co-production of lipids. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, v.8, p.576511, 2020. (DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.576511)
Liu, Z; Feist, AM; Dragone, G; Mussatto, SI. Lipid and carotenoid production from wheat straw hydrolysates by different oleaginous yeasts. Journal of Cleaner Production, v.249, p.119308, 2020. (DOI:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119308)
Castro, R; Ferreira, I; Roberto, I; Mussatto, SI. Isolation and physicochemical characterization of different lignin streams generated during the second-generation ethanol production process. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, v.129, p.497-510, 2019. (DOI:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.01.148)
Bonfiglio, F; Cagno, M; Rey, F; Torres, M; Böthig, S; Menéndez, P; Mussatto, SI. Pretreatment of switchgrass by steam explosion in a semi-continuous pre-pilot reactor. Biomass and Bioenergy, v.121, p.41-47, 2019. (DOI:10.1016/j.biombioe.2018.12.013)
Bussamra, B; Gomes, J; Freitas, S; Mussatto, SI; da Costa, A; van der Wielen, L; Ottens, M. A robotic platform to screen aqueous two-phase systems for overcoming inhibition in enzymatic reactions. Bioresource Technology, v.280, p.37-50, 2019. (DOI:10.1016/j.biortech.2019.01.136)
Qin, F; Johansen, A; Mussatto, SI. Evaluation of different pretreatment strategies for protein extraction from brewer’s spent grains. Industrial Crops and Products, v.125, p.443-453, 2018. (DOI:10.1016/j.indcrop.2018.09.017)