Hybrid biological-synthetic biomass utilisation and valorisation through the combination of biotechnology and solar photocatalysis

该项目旨在将废弃生物质转化为有价值的原料和燃料。大自然自己的工具箱将被用来在温和的条件下分解木质纤维素，使其易于进行合成加工。真菌处理的生物质的光驱动氧化将产生有价值的氧化产物（例如甲酸盐），这些氧化产物将在溶液中积累，直到浓度高到足以进行经济收集，而同时通过水还原形成的氢气很容易收集，无需额外的能量输入。独立研究这两种半反应转化为生物质氧化和析氢，将能够优化它们的速率和效率，并改善产品收集。这也允许考虑其他提要配置。

The project aims to convert waste biomass into valuable feedstocks and fuel. Nature's own toolbox will be used to break up lignocellulose under mild conditions in order to make it accessible to synthetic processing. Light-driven oxidation of fungus-treated biomass will give valuable oxidation products (e.g. formate) that will accumulate in the solution until the concentration is high enough for an economical collection, whereas hydrogen gas formed simultaneously by reduction of water is easily collected without additional energy input. Independent study of the two half-reactions into biomass oxidation and hydrogen evolution will enable an optimisation of their rates and efficiencies as well as improve product collection. This also allows other feed configurations to be considered.