Irini Angelidaki

Irini Angelidaki is a Professor at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), leading the BioConversions (BioCon) Section within the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering. She specializes in bioconversion of biomass to bioproducts, biofuels, and bioenergy, with a focus on optimizing anaerobic processes and sustainable waste treatment. Her research group, BioCon, actively explores biogas, microbial electrochemistry, algae-based biorefineries, and waste-to-value strategies.

Key research areas include anaerobic digestion, bioelectrochemical systems, and sustainable resource recovery. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to clean energy and responsible consumption. Angelidaki has over 700 scientific publications and holds patents in bioprocess technologies. She serves on editorial boards and national/international committees, including the DTU Microbes Initiative and the AD Specialist Group of IWA.

Her projects emphasize synergies between microbial systems and environmental engineering, with applications in waste valorization, bioenergy systems, and circular economy frameworks. Current research includes ammonia recovery, CO₂ capture in biofuel sectors, and microbial community dynamics under stress conditions.

Angelidaki supervises PhD students in anaerobic microbiology, biogas enhancement, and microbial interactions. She coordinates large-scale projects funded by EU and national grants, focusing on biorefinery integration, bioaugmentation strategies, and anaerobic process modeling.

Her lab develops innovative technologies for sustainable waste management, including electrochemical systems for biogas upgrading and microbial protein production from waste streams. Future directions target enhanced process efficiency, microbial consortia engineering, and scalable biorefinery solutions.