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COMPETENCES BIO, ELECTRO AND CHEMOCATALYSIS BIOCAT, STRAUBING BRANCH The focus of BioCat, the Straubing branch of the institute, is on the development of new chemical catalysts and biocata- lysts and their application in technically relevant synthetic and electrochemical processes. Based on substrates such as biomass, CO2, organic and inorganic waste streams, the entire spectrum of catalysis is used to develop new sustain- able and resource-eficient chemical products. When using plant biomass, our aim is the reasonable use of the material Research focus Biotechnical, chemical and electro(bio)chemical catalysis Special and ine chemicals from CO2, terpenes, lignin and chitin-rich waste, e.g. terpene-derived transparent polyamides Lubricants and biosurfactants from vegetable oils and fatty acids Development of methods for integrating the use of variety of biobased molecules and exploiting the potential of renewable resources in existing processes chemical and biocatalysis so as to achieve a material-friendly transformation while maintaining important functionalities. BioCat has also developed new catalytic methods of man- aging electrical energy by binding and converting CO2 to produce long-chain hydrocarbons, making it possible to store electricity from regenerative power generation in the form of chemical energy for later use. Technology and expertise Chemical (homogenous and heterogeneous) catalysis, biocatalysis (enzymes, whole cells), electrocatalysis, screening for catalysts, organic synthesis Exploration of inorganic secondary raw materials Production of medium-chain to long-chain hydrocarbons (as fuels) from methane and / or CO2 Contact Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB Molecular-biological and technical optimization of Bio, Electro and Chemocatalysis BioCat, enzymes and enzyme reactions Analyses of natural materials and chemical reactions (e.g. high-resolution NMR analytics, high-throughput LC-MS and GC-MS) Straubing branch Schulgasse 11a | 94315 Straubing | Germany Fax +49 9421 187-310 | www.biocat.fraunhofer.de Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Volker Sieber Head of BioCat Phone +49 9421 187-300 volker.sieber@igb.fraunhofer.de 4 0