Presentations from our webinar on Mixed-Culture Anaerobic Fermentation in the EU: Updates from HORIZON 2020 projects on the biowaste-derived volatile fatty acid platform are now available HERE
The speakers cover the HORIZON 2020 projects VOLATILE/CAFIPLA, developments in standardisation, and insights from pilot-scale research.
Talks
Volatile Fatty Acid Platform – from biowaste treatment towards upcycling (Thomas Dietrich, TECNALIA).
CEN Workshop agreement CWA 17484: 2020 – Anaerobic digestion plants – Feasibility assessment methodology for integrating a Volatile Fatty Acid Platform Technology (Dr Jochen Michels, DECHEMA).
Experiences in Operating a Volatile Fatty Acid Pilot from the industry perspective (Dr Marie-Aline Pierrard, IDELUX)
Speakers:
Thomas Dietrich, TECNALIA. Thomas Dietrich holds an engineering degree in biotechnology and works as project manager at TECNALIA Research & Innovation (Spain). He has long-standing experience in biomass valorisation and biorefinery concepts and coordinated several EU-funded research projects in this area, including VOLATILE and CAFIPLA with volatile fatty acids produced by mixed-culture anaerobic fermentation as an essential biorefinery platform.
Jochen Michels, DECHEMA. Jochen Michels has more than 30 years of experience in project coordination in the field of renewable resources, biorefineries, bioeconomy and biobased products. Currently he works at DECHEMA e.V. (Germany). He is also strongly involved in and contact person for the project BioBall – Bioeconomy in the Metropolitan Area.
Marie-Aline Pierrard, DELUX. Marie-Aline Pierrard has a Master of Biological Science with a specialization in ecology of fresh water and a Doctor (PhD) in Biological Sciences, Environmental Toxicology, both at Namur University. Additionally, she holds a post-Doc from the Luxembourg Institute of Health. Currently, she is working as project manager at IDELUX Environnement, a waste treatment facility operating an anaerobic digestion plant and composting facility in Belgium. Marie-Aline operated the CAFIPLA pilot under adverse environmental conditions and gained a lot of experience of a VFA platform.
This webinar took place on 4 March 2025 as part of EBNet’s #EnvBiotechAware week. It was brought to you by our Anaerobic Fermentation Working Group co-Chaired by Dr Yue Zhang and Dr Luca Alibadi.