Free Event: Willy Verstraete: Engineering Microbial Biotech for Environmental Sustainability

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Over the past decades , knowledge  has been gained about basic principles in microbial ecology and how  to implement them in environmental biotech in order to engineer towards environmental efficiency. Yet , the divide between spontaneous mixed culture systems and precision designed fermentations remains  prominent . Moreover , it is necessary to critically examine the overall value of  nitrification/denitrification in soils and waters ,  of activated sludge systems  in water treatment and of rumen fermentation in the food supply chain.

The issues of microbial  soil carbon storage , nitrogen and biodiversity , new agro-systems with low pesticide and Haber Bosch nitrogen inputs , resource recovery in waste treatment ,  microbial protein production , biomethane  , and finally environmental  hygiene versus activated immunology are addressed and discussed in the context of the Sustainable…