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Project cooperationUpdated on 16 February 2026

IA-01: Bacillus-Based Biorefinery for Valorisation of Lignocellulosic Agricultural Residues

Senior European Projects Expert at YTÜ Yıldız Teknopark

Istanbul, Türkiye

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We are aiming to participate in a proposal under HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-IA-01: Biotech routes for valorisation of residual biomass, targeting TRL 6–7 demonstration of an integrated and scalable Bacillus-based lignocellulosic biorefinery.

The integrated value chain will include:

• Tailored pretreatment strategies suitable for compositionally variable biomass
• Enzymatic hydrolysis to obtain fermentable sugar fractions
• Fermentation using selected Bacillus strains

Production of high-value products such as:

  • Lactic acid

  • Biosurfactants

  • Industrial enzymes (optional pathway)
    • Energy-efficient separation and purification
    • Cascading valorisation of lignin-rich side streams into:

  • Biochar

  • Biochar-derived functional materials

We are looking for partners in:

• Agricultural residue suppliers and cooperatives
• Biomass logistics and supply chain optimisation experts
• Industrial biotechnology companies (fermentation scale-up)
• Enzyme and strain engineering specialists
• Downstream processing and purification technology providers
• Biochar processing and functional materials developers
• LCA and sustainability assessment experts
• Industrial end-users for product validation (bioplastics, surfactants, specialty chemicals)
• Regulatory and risk assessment specialists

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