VIVALDI turns co2 emissions into sustainable bioproducts

VIVALDI project will develop an innovative, sustainable and cost-efficient biotechnological solution to convert off-gas emissions from bio-based Industries into CO2-based chemicals. In this way, the industry’s greenhouse gases emissions will not only be reduced, but will be used as a novel feedstock, lowering the dependency on fossil fuels import and the exploitation of key resources such as energy, raw material, freshwater and land.

Project Concept

VIVALDI project will develop an integrated solution to convert the CO2 emissions of bio-industries into 4 added-value organic acids: lactic acid (LA), succinic acid (SA), itaconic acid (IA) and 3-hydroxypropionic.

These acids can re-enter in the production process of biorefineries to enhance their sustainability, or become building blocks for novel biomaterials.

Latest News

23.01.2025 About the project

PRESS RELEASE – VIVALDI First Innovation Workshop

In June 2024, our partner Isle Utilities hosted the 1st Innovation Workshop for the VIVALDI Project at Novamont's headquarters in Novara, Italy. The workshop brought together experts from the biore...
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16.01.2025 About our partners

Open Door Event Celebrating BETA Technological Center’s 10th Anniversary

January 2025 marked a significant milestone for our partner BETA Technological Center, which celebrated its 10th Anniversary with an Open Door event! The celebration provided a great opportunity t...
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13.12.2024 About our partners

Scientific paper featuring VITO’s research on Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

A new scientific article titled "Electrochemical CO2 Reduction: Commercial Innovations and Prospects" has been published on ChemElectroChem, featuring the research conducted by our partner VITO in the...
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From Twitter

📄 Featuring the work done in the VIVALDI project, our colleagues at @ElectricUfz have recently published a new study!
Discover the limits of #electrochemical #co2 reduction at biocompatible conditions and potential ways to overcome them ➡️ http://bit.ly/44cbdTd

@PanizIzadi @ElectricUfz giving an overview keynote talk on electrobiorefineries at #meepsymposium

Project Impact

Contributing to the transition to a low carbon economy and reach European climate targets

Negative to neutral CO2 emissions in the production of organic acids
-20% cost & energy demand for the production of organic acids compared to fossil-based industries

-25% cost for ammonia recovery from industrial wastewater

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Such organic acids are lactic acid (LA), succinic acid (SA), itaconic acid (IA) and 3-hydroxypropionic. Organic acids are important for the chemical industry as they are the building blocks for the production of chemicals including biobased products.

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Such organic acids are lactic acid (LA), succinic acid (SA), itaconic acid (IA) and 3-hydroxypropionic. Organic acids are important for the chemical industry as they are the building blocks for the production of chemicals including biobased products.

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Cost reduction of the recovery of ammonia (50 g N/m2/d) with a novel bioelectrochemical methodology.

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