Published an article about the LIFECYCLOPS project

The platform IndustriAmbiente has published an article about the LIFECYCLOPS project, funded by the LIFE Programme of the European Union, which promotes a circular solution aimed at revalorizing the by-products generated by the olive oil industry, with special emphasis on the recovery of polyphenols. This project is coordinated by Cetaqua - Water Technology Centre and involves the collaboration of Borges Agricultura & Industrial Edible Oils (BAIEO), Unió Origen, Unió Nuts, and our group from the Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry of the CSIC. Currently, alperujo —the main by-product of this industry—is sent to oil pomace extractors, where the remaining oil is extracted and then incinerated to produce energy. This process results in high emissions of CO₂ and other gases. The main objective of LIFECYCLOPS is to revalorize this alperujo by recovering high value-added compounds, such as polyphenols. We also improve these polyphenols by enzymatic reactions.

Participation of ABGroup in Biotec2025 congress

Notable participation of the Applied Biocatalysis Group at the Biotec2025 congress held at the Faculty of Biosciences of UAB-Barcelona, organized by the Spanish Society of Biotechnology.  

Excellent presentations by Jose L. González (polyphenol modification and the #LIFECyclops project) and Marina Minguet (new enzyme that degrades hyaluronic acid). 

Soundtrack of the Applied Biocatalysis Group

With the help of AI, we have created a song that summarizes in an entertaining way what we do in the Applied Biocatalysis Group at ICP_CSIC. We’ve accompanied it with photos of our daily work. Hit play and discover our work from a different perspective!