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Bioenergy & Environment Team (BEE)

Published on 13 September 2023
Team leader

 Dr. Christine Cavazza
CEA Researcher
Phone: 04 38 78 91 10




Address
Laboratoire Chimie et Biologie des Métaux
CEA-Grenoble
17 avenue des Martyrs
38 054 Grenoble cedex 09
France


Team Members
Dr. Patrice Catty, CEA Research Director
Gregory Cwicklinski, CEA Engineer
Laurence Macari, CNRS Technician
Roger Miras, CEA Technician
Dr. Julien Pérard, CNRS Research Engineer
Dr. John Willison, CNRS Scientific Advisor

Jade Arnone, UGA PhD Student
Léonard Olivotto, UGA PhD Student
Thomas Pichon, CEA PhD Student


Keywords
Structure/fonction relationships and maturation of redox nickel enzymes
CO, H2 & CH4 metabolism in microorganisms
Methanogens, hydrogenogenic carboxydotrophs, water-gas shift reaction


Research projects
The “BioEnergy & Environment” team focus its interests on the bio-activation of small molecules by metalloenzymes and anaerobic micro-organisms. The themes are centred around the study of the energy metabolism of microorganisms capable of metabolising diverse gasses such as CO, CO2, CH4 and H2. The model microorganisms will be the two photosynthetic bacteria Rhobobacter capsultatus and Rhodospirillum rubrum and the methanogenic archae Methanococcus maripaludis. Understanding the enzymatic mechanisms involved in these processes as well as the optimisation of catalytic processes for applications in sustainable chemistry are at the heart of the team's concerns.

Optimization of biological water-gas shift reaction, a key reaction in the synthesis of green fuels
H2 photoproduction by Rhodobacter capsulatus
Biomethane production from solar energy
Artificial metalloenzymes for the synthesis of high-added value products