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Jump to main contentThe group's ambition is to use biotechnology as a tool for solving environmental problems and develop sustainable processes in the field of energy and materials.
A close collaboration between different disciplines here at the University of Borås is a unique opportunity to conduct interdisciplinary research. The research team in biotechnology have taken advantage of this opportunity in the form of several research and development projects.
Akram Zamani
Professor
033-435 4672
Biogenic CO2 utilization for circular waste-to-batteries and hydrogen production
Start date: 2025-12-15 — End date: 2028-12-15
SynoProtein - Carbon capture from syngas to Single Cell Protein (SCP) and use as fish feed ingredient
Start date: 2023-09-01 — End date: 2028-02-29
Mobility of higher education of students and staff supported by external policy funds
Start date: 2024-08-01 — End date: 2027-07-31
Volatile fatty acids from food waste: chemical building blocks for a fossil-free tomorrow
Start date: 2025-11-01 — End date: 2027-04-30
Innovative fungal leather from food waste
Start date: 2025-01-01 — End date: 2026-12-31
INBIOWAL – Innovative Bio valorization Techniques
Start date: 2024-09-01 — End date: 2026-08-31
New marketable, nutritious, and sustainable mycelium-based food from food industry residues
Start date: 2023-12-01 — End date: 2025-11-30
Resource recovery using volatile fatty acids and alcohols platform
Start date: 2021-12-01 — End date: 2025-11-30
Development of resource efficient processes to reuse of food waste for construction of membranes and filters for water purification and facemasks respectively
Start date: 2021-11-15 — End date: 2025-11-14
FULLRECO4US
Start date: 2021-09-28 — End date: 2025-09-27
Cell culture laboratory
Start date: 2023-01-01 — End date: 2025-06-30
Food processing residues to climate smart food via edible filamentous fungi
Start date: 2023-01-01 — End date: 2024-12-31
Using scaffolds/membranes for a better CO2 fixation by algae
Start date: 2022-07-01 — End date: 2024-06-30
Sustainable Fungal Textiles: A novel approach for reuse of food waste
Start date: 2019-01-01 — End date: 2023-01-16
Fish from ethanol residues – environmentally friendly feed for future farmed fish
Start date: 2020-03-31 — End date: 2022-12-30
Electrospinning of fungal biopolymers to make biomaterials for medical application
Start date: 2021-09-01 — End date: 2022-09-30
Development of novel food waste-derived fungal membranes for water purification
Start date: 2021-08-31 — End date: 2022-02-20
Akram Zamani
Professor
033-435 4672
Mahtab Mohammadi
Doctoral Student
033-435 4026
Sharmeen Mustafa
Doctoral Student
033-435 4374
