Team leader
Presentation 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, CO
2, CH
4 and H
2. 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.
Research projects
Optimization of biological water-gas shift reaction, a key reaction in the synthesis of green fuels
H2 photoproduction by
Rhodobacter capsulatusBiomethane production from solar energy
Artificial metalloenzymes for the synthesis of high-added value products