Ireland's National Bioeconomy Research Centre
Sustainable, Circular, Bioeconomy
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Carbery
Use systems and synthetic biology to design a branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) overproducing microorganism
Primary Investigator
Prof. Kevin O'Connor
Staff
Funded by
Research Areas
- Food Waste
- Pillar 3
Process Conversion and upcycling of food waste into higher value products
Primary Investigator
Prof. Jim Lyng, Peter McDonnell, Dr. Emma Feeney
Staff
Funded by
Research Areas
- Food Waste
- Pillar 3
Development and Characterisation of sustainable lignin-based nanocomposites
Developing new cutting-edge synthetic routes that can tailor the molecular structure of lignin to produce carbon-based nanostructures. Julieta: To develop and characterize lignin-based nano-structured carbon materials for application in supercapacitor electrodes, focusing on the effect of hybridization with silica and varying synthesis parameters to optimize porosity and electrochemical performance
Primary Investigator
Dr. Maurice Collins
Staff
Funded by
Research Areas
- Climate Neutral Forestry
- Pillar 2
Lignocellulosic thermoplastic production from forestry resources
To develop value-added novel lignocellulosic thermoplastic from forestry resources.
Primary Investigator
Dr. Yuanyuan Chen
Staff
Funded by
Research Areas
- Climate Neutral Forestry
- Pillar 2