Process: 447489/2024-0 (CNPq Call 21/2024)
Funding Modality: Bolsa Conhecimento Brasil
Start Date: 2025
End Date: 2029
Total Funding: R$ 688,999.84
Arrakis Bioenergia is leading an innovative project to develop a bench-scale anaerobic reactor for biohydrogen production through dark fermentation, with a focus on low-carbon solutions, automation, and the use of biochar as microbial support.
By integrating machine learning techniques and real-time sensors (pH, temperature, pressure, and gas composition), the system will be capable of self-adjusting operational conditions to mitigate instabilities and optimize hydrogen generation from organic waste—particularly highlighting vinasse from the sugarcane industry.
Develop a bench-scale fixed-bed reactor packed with biochar, suitable for dark fermentation of organic
Develop a system that automatically adjusts operational variables based on real-time data.
Use supervised and unsupervised learning to predict instabilities and optimize the process.
Test the system using vinasse from ethanol production as a real substrate, assessing stability and yield.
2025 Arrakis Bioenergia Ltda – All rights reserved. Developed by Jean C G da Silva
