Advancing gas fermentation for biosustainability

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The ValgepeaLab

At the University of Tartu

Led by group leader Prof. Kaspar Valgepea, focuses on integration of gas fermentation with systems and synthetic biology to address global challenges in biosustainability. We aim to both advance fundamental understanding and rational metabolic engineering of gas-fermenting microbes towards sustainable production of fuels, chemicals, materials, and proteins from waste feedstocks.

Research areas

Gas Fermentation

Systems Biology

Synthetic Biology

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What is gas fermentation?

Gas fermentation is a bioprocess for recycling carbon oxides (CO and CO₂) from waste feedstocks (e.g. industrial waste gases, municipal solid waste, biomass) into value-added products using gas-fermenting microbes.