{"id":19493,"date":"2026-03-04T15:54:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/?p=19493"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:44:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:44:20","slug":"konbioferm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/en\/konbioferm\/","title":{"rendered":"KonBioFerm"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-pfi-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-722633a4515577c0d6b9fb7d84c909e7 translation-block\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">Development and evaluation of a process for the continuous fermentation of bioethanol from agricultural residues using Mucor indicus on fleece surfaces.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-df06113f 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 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\/><\/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-54d079fe 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-1b50859a 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-49b10ae3 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-6787811b 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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1 June 2024 to 30 November 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-pfi-blue-color 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class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>INNO-KOM <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EURONORM GmbH<\/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-e88e4db9 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-dd969935aaec48debf47e73fab5fb8f5 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-831b2db5 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wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronorm.de\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"386\" height=\"53\" src=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/logo-euronorm-wm-fn.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7781\" style=\"width:164px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/logo-euronorm-wm-fn.png 386w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/logo-euronorm-wm-fn-300x41.png 300w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/logo-euronorm-wm-fn-50x7.png 50w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/logo-euronorm-wm-fn-18x2.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><\/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-927268d5 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-3a88641f 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 wp-block-paragraph\">In view of climate change, the world must end the fossil era of oil, gas, and coal as quickly as possible. In addition to energy generation, it is also essential to replace conventional petro based chemistry with sustainable alternatives. Bio based platform chemicals such as ethanol can be converted into basic chemicals like ethylene through chemical catalytic processes, enabling their use within the existing infrastructure of the chemical industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">The aim of <strong>KonBioFerm<\/strong> is the development of a process for producing ethanol with fungi in residue-based substrates as a surface culture on fleeces in a continuous fermentation system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">At the core of this process is the fungus <strong><em>Mucor indicus<\/em><\/strong>. It can metabolize a wide range of sugars \u2013 including glucose and xylose \u2013 and producing large amounts of ethanol with yields comparable to those of traditional producers such as <em>Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em>. Due to its broad substrate spectrum, a variety of feedstocks can be used, including cereal straw and other lignocellulosic materials.\nSince  <em>Mucor indicus<\/em> can grow on solid surfaces, continuous fermentation processes can be applied instead of conventional batch processes. This enables the development of a continuous production system in which typical upstream and downstream steps can be eliminated. At the same time, the usual growth phases at the beginning of fermentation are avoided, significantly reducing downtime and substantially increasing overall process productivity.\nIn addition, an active online product separation via gas stripping will be developed to decouple the downstream process from the actual production process. By the end of the project, a process should be available that enables high ethanol production rates over long periods of uninterrupted operation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--1\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1712\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bild-Festbettreaktor-Zuschnitt-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-pfi-blue-border-color wp-image-19700\" style=\"border-width:5px;width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bild-Festbettreaktor-Zuschnitt-scaled.jpg 1712w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bild-Festbettreaktor-Zuschnitt-201x300.jpg 201w, 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