RT Conference_Proceedings T1 BIOCHEM: A new methodology for designing mixed-culture bioprocesses assisted with bioenergetics models A1 Regueira López, Alberte A1 Mauricio Iglesias, Miguel A1 Lema Rodicio, Juan Manuel A1 Carballa Arcos, Marta K1 VFA production K1 Mixed-culture processes K1 Process design K1 Modelling AB Mixed culture fermentations (MCFs) are recognised as an inexpensive means to produce high-added-valueproductsfromlow-grade biomassHowever, developing a new bioprocess based on this technology is a challenging task. Although mixedcultures are advantageous when treating complex substrates in a continuous operation they also pose afundamental challenge: they are complex and uncharacterized and we are not able to fully understand themechanisms that control these populations. In consequence, it is difficult to control the operation and toforesee the outcome of the process.In this context, we present ERA-NET IB project BIOCHEM project aiming at designing a methodology forthe development of a novel process using MCFs focusing on two aspects: reaching a high productivity andachieving a high selectivity of the desired product(s) YR 2017 FD 2017-10 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/16648 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/16648 LA eng NO 10th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Barcelona, Spain, 1st-5th October, 2017 NO Ministerio de Economía, Industría y Competitividad (PCIN-2016-102) DS Minerva RD 24 abr 2026