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Item Towards a Circular Bioeconomy. VOLATILE FATTY ACID PLATFORM FOR BIOWASTE RECYCLING(2020) Michels, Jochen; Mocking, Tijs; Sellis, Ido; Meerburg, Francis; Bauer, Csaba; Pais, Celia; Magielse, Peter; Ferreira, Vasco; Gonzalez, Elisabeth; Stramarkou, Marina; Carolas, Ana; Rusu, Alexandru; Hiessl, Sebastian; Dietrich, Thomas; Velghe, Filip; Pop, Bianca; Peral, Carlota; De Wilde, Fabian; Spit, Gerben; Sommer Ferreira, Bruno; Wiedemann, Adelheid; Neureiter, Markus; Pierrard, Marie-Aline; [Unknown], Burgstaller; Sampaio, Paula; Oliver, Laura; Topakas, Evangelos; Chalima, Angelina; Fernández de Castro, Laura; San Vicente, Leire; Oikonomopoulou, Vasiliki; Boukouvalas, Christos; Laina, Konstantina; Farahbakhsh, Siavash; Santamaría, Amaia; San José, Javier; Van Meensel, Jef; Snellinx, Stien; Belderbos, Edward; Mertens, Anouk; Villarán, Maria Carmen; Tecnalia Research & InnovationResources in general are not infinitely available, and also renewable resources if consumed outside their normal replacement cycles become scarce. Therefore, the establishment of a circular bioeconomy must respect natural systems and replacement cycles of organic carbon thereby reducing environmental pressure of human consumption. Upcycling of side and biowaste streams towards added value compounds represents hereby a critical aspect reducing land system change and fertilizer use for biomass supply for the bioeconomy. The development of a Volatile Fatty Acids Platform (VFAP) represents an important cornerstone for the upcycling of heterogenous municipal biowaste streams.Item Waste-derived volatile fatty acids as carbon source for added-value fermentation approaches(2021-05-01) Chalima, Angelina; de Castro, Laura Fernandez; Burgstaller, Lukas; Sampaio, Paula; Carolas, Ana Lúcia; Gildemyn, Sylvia; Velghe, Filip; Ferreira, Bruno Sommer; Pais, Celia; Neureiter, Markus; Dietrich, Thomas; Topakas, Evangelos; De Castro, Laura Fernandez; Tecnalia Research & Innovation; Alimentación SostenibleThe establishment of a sustainable circular bioeconomy requires the effective material recycling from biomass and biowaste beyond composting/fertilizer or anaerobic digestion/bioenergy. Recently, volatile fatty acids attracted much attention due to their potential application as carbon source for the microbial production of high added-value products. Their low-cost production from different types of wastes through dark fermentation is a key aspect, which will potentially lead to the sustainable production of fuels, materials or chemicals, while diminishing the waste volume. This article reviews the utilization of a volatile fatty acid platform for the microbial production of polyhydroxyalkanoates, single cell oil and omega-3 fatty acids, giving emphasis on the fermentation challenges for the efficient implementation of the bioprocess and how they were addressed. These challenges were addressed through a research project funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 programme entitled ‘VOLATILE—Biowaste derived volatile fatty acid platform for biopolymers, bioactive compounds and chemical building blocks’.