{"id":18063,"date":"2026-01-19T13:19:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T13:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/?p=18063"},"modified":"2026-03-04T16:34:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T16:34:38","slug":"syncontrol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/en\/syncontrol\/","title":{"rendered":"SynControl"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-pfi-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-02011b999b1090bb18e127399039627e\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">Syntrophic bacteria as a new biomarker for improved monitoring and control of biogas digesters using residual and waste materials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-328c6305 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d56d7ed6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-98bb686d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0b710646 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-pfi-grey-background-color has-background is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cbd023f1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:20px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ed53c8ae6f1a04d8e1d7931b77a7de10\" style=\"border-radius:20px\">Project Information<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-658170e2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-white-color has-pfi-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-62a3e9cfb39762c23d9fd745bec7af00 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:20px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);flex-basis:130px\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Duration:        <\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>1 September 2024 to 28 February 2027<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-pfi-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-pfi-blue-background-color has-background is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f2b5d7df wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-white-color has-pfi-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-702bd9b300b86df469b0d56b5d179730 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:20px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);flex-basis:130px\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Sponsors: <\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Project Management J\u00fclich<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7.EnFoPr (BMWE)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-pfi-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-pfi-blue-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f2b5d7df wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-white-color has-pfi-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-4cc9a2ab78bf080595714274e0906c45 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:20px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);flex-basis:130px\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Partners:<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">AMODIA Bioservice GmbH<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gGmbH (DBFZ)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-pfi-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-pfi-blue-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d1c8e660 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1d2844ec85ed576151dac3c9143930b3 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:20px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);flex-basis:200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ptj.de\/en\/landing-page\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PTJ-Logo-1024x320.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PTJ-Logo-1024x320.png 1024w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PTJ-Logo-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PTJ-Logo-768x240.png 768w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PTJ-Logo-50x16.png 50w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PTJ-Logo-1600x500.png 1600w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PTJ-Logo-1536x480.png 1536w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PTJ-Logo-2048x640.png 2048w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PTJ-Logo-18x6.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bundeswirtschaftsministerium.de\/Navigation\/EN\/Home\/home.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bundesministerium_fur_Wirtschaft_und_Energie_Logo-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bundesministerium_fur_Wirtschaft_und_Energie_Logo-2.png 598w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bundesministerium_fur_Wirtschaft_und_Energie_Logo-2-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bundesministerium_fur_Wirtschaft_und_Energie_Logo-2-50x31.png 50w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bundesministerium_fur_Wirtschaft_und_Energie_Logo-2-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amodia.de\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logo-AMODIA.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18072\" style=\"width:164px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logo-AMODIA.png 625w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logo-AMODIA-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logo-AMODIA-50x25.png 50w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logo-AMODIA-18x9.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbfz.de\/en\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"251\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logo-DBFZ.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18071\" style=\"width:136px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logo-DBFZ.png 251w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logo-DBFZ-50x40.png 50w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logo-DBFZ-15x12.png 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3a781681 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"gradient-separator\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-pfi-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6a974289e32d63e80426c195fa141ad2\">Initial situation &amp; project description<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Previous projects have demonstrated that the identification and quantification of specific syntrophic microorganisms using molecular methods is suitable for the early detection of process biology in biogas plants which use energy crops as feedstock. It is still unclear to what extent these findings can be transferred to plants that are predominantly operated with residual feedstock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new biomarker has recently been discovered that directly measures changes in microbiology in the biogas process: the DNA concentration of a specific group of syntrophic bacteria. These bacteria are essential for hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis in biogas fermenters, among other things. In plants that run on energy crops, it's already been shown that this \u201csyntrophic biomarker\u201d works really well as an early indicator of problems with the process biology. This kind of improved monitoring and control of biogas plants makes them more efficient and robust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--1\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2304\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Biogas-I.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-pfi-blue-border-color wp-image-6197\" style=\"border-width:5px;width:656px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Biogas-I.jpg 2304w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Biogas-I-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Biogas-I-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Biogas-I-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Biogas-I-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Biogas-I-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Biogas-I-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Biogas-I-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Biogas-I-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2304px) 100vw, 2304px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Automatisierte Biogasreaktoren im Technikum des PFI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">The aim of the  <strong>\u201cSynControl\u201d<\/strong> project is to test the suitability of this syntrophic biomarker for monitoring and controlling biogas plants that are not fed with energy crops, but mainly with residual and waste materials from industry and agriculture. The overall objective of the SynControl project is to systematically validate the new biomarker and thus develop best practice approaches that enable a targeted increase in the use of residual and waste materials, some of which are subject to seasonal fluctuations in availability. Improved monitoring and control of these biogas processes should increase the efficiency of biogas plants, increase the proportion of residues and waste materials in biogas production, and thus contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-37594ad2e9ffaff058ad5edb2e144786 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-53f4c9c0 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:50px;border-top-right-radius:100px;border-bottom-left-radius:200px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-pfi-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-abcc05539f1e72c20020f755ea32cccb\">Any questions about the project? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-pfi-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-67ca7248d2df9f684ac01200ef8559e3 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:800\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Your Contact Person:<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-59e203da wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-pfi-grey-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:20px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-63331d0c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Droge.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2256\" style=\"border-radius:10px;width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Droge.jpg 960w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Droge-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Droge-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Droge-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Droge-50x63.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b6c1f246 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-pfi-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9550fd1d25636fa327d31e51b0e7d82d\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.984rem, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 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