Talent4BBI - PhD 5 - Production of lactic acid by a yeast-like fungus

This project will explore a yeast-like fungus, as a novel host for production of lactic acid. The first phase of the project will focus on implementing lactic acid production in the strain of interest and perform systems-level optimization of the resulting strain to achieve high-yield, high-titer and high-productivity lactic acid production at low pH.

The second phase of the project will focus on development of a fermentation process for production of lactic acid from a variety of streams containing waste sugars, such as lignocellulosic feedstocks or food waste. At proven potential, the process may be scaled up to pilot scale. The production host and fermentation process resulting from this research can contribute to the industrial utilization of waste sugars and bring a circular carbon-economy one step closer. The use of waste sugars would increase the attractiveness of Europe as a production location and could further reduce the eco-footprint of (P)LA as the whole value chain may be brought closer to the end user. 

The PhD student will be hosted at Corbion R&D in Gorinchem, NL.

This is a Marie Curie COFUND Position based in Netherlands with Industry (Corbion) and Academic Partner (RWTH - Aachen)

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