Pedro Alves Martins: Enzyme technology | Exploring diversity and binding of glucuronoyl esterases

Winner of the EuroTechPostdoc2 (cohort 2) video competition

Traditionally, lignin it is considered a low-value waste product. With the right technologies however, lignin can be used as a renewable resource to produce biofuels, chemicals and other high-value products. In this video made by Pedro Alves Martins, our EuroTechPostdoc2 fellow explains his research on how to make lignin extraction easier, resulting in better quality lignin for further processing.

Breaking down science so that non-experts can understand it is hard - but indispensable if you want to convince people why it's important. That's why our EuroTechPostdoc2 fellows learn how to present their research in a way that makes it accessible for researchers from other fields, policymakers, industry, ...

Project title: Exploring diversity and binding of glucuronoyl esterases
Host: Technical University of Denmark
Co-host: EPFL

The EuroTechPostdoc2 programme has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement no. 899987.