Activities

Research axis: 50% ICoP - 50% SAMI

Research topics: Biological gas valorization, Phototrophic bacteria for resource recovery

Keywords: 

• Purple non-sulfur bacteria
• Anaerobic digestion
• Bioprocesses
• Modelling
• Resource recovery

Projects

• PURPLEFIX: N2 fixation by purple bacteria to fix our feeding system. INRAE EXPLOR’AE program.
• Twins4GasPBR: Development of the first open-source photobioreactor digital twin for gas-fed processes. Carnot 3BCAR Institute.
• PURPLEGAIN: Fundamentals and applications of purple bacteria biotechnology for resource recovery from waste. EU COST ACTION.

Professional and research experience

• Researcher at INRAE since 2022
• Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Santiago de Compostela (2021)
• Postdoctoral fellow at The University of Queensland (2019-2021)
• Postdoctoral position as project engineer at the Centre International de Recherches sur l'Eau et l'Environnement-Suez (2018)
• PhD at INRAE-LBE within a CIFRE contract with Suez (2015-2018)
• Erasmus Mundus International Master in Environmental Technology and Engineering at UNESCO-IHE Delft, Institute of Chemical Technology Prague, University of La Frontera, and Ghent University (2012-2014).
• BSc and MSc in chemical engineering at the University of Santiago de Compostela (2006-2012)

Recent publications

https://cv.hal.science/gabriel-capson-tojo
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gabriel-Capson-Tojo
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-8199

• Rodero, M. del R., Magdalena, J. A., Steyer, J.-P., Escudié, R., Capson-Tojo, G. 2024. Potential of enriched phototrophic purple bacteria for H2 bioconversion into single cell protein. Science of the Total Environment, 908, 168471.
• Capson-Tojo, G., Batstone, D.J., Hülsen, T. 2023. Expanding mechanistic models to represent purple phototrophic bacteria enriched cultures growing outdoors. Water Research, 229, 119401.
• Hülsen T., Barnes A.C., Batstone D.J., Capson-Tojo, G. 2022. Creating value from purple phototrophic bacteria via single-cell protein production. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 76, 102726.
• Hülsen, T., Züger, C., Zuo Meng Gan, A., Batstone, D.J., Solley, D., Ochre, P., Porter, B., Capson-Tojo, G. 2022. Outdoor demonstration-scale flat plate photobioreactor for resource recovery with purple phototrophic bacteria. Water Research, 216, 118327.
• Capson-Tojo, G., Batstone, D.J., Grassino, M., Vlaeminck, S.E., Puyol, D., Verstraete, W., Kleerebezem, R., Oehmen, A., Ghimire, A., Pikaar, I., Lema, J.M., Hülsen, T. 2020. Purple phototrophic bacteria for resource recovery: Challenges and opportunities. Biotechnology Advances, 43, 107567.
• Capson-Tojo, G., Moscoviz, R., Astals, S., Robles, A., Steyer, J.-P. 2020. Unraveling the literature chaos around free ammonia inhibition in anaerobic digestion. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 117, 109487.
• Capson-Tojo, G., Moscoviz, R., Ruiz, D., Santa-Catalina, G., Trably, E., Rouez, M., Crest, M., Steyer, J.-P., Bernet, N., Delgenès, J.-P., Escudié, R. 2018. Addition of granular activated carbon and trace elements to favor volatile fatty acid consumption during anaerobic digestion of food waste. Bioresource Technology, 260, 157–168.
• Capson-Tojo, G., Rouez, M., Crest, M., Steyer, J.-P., Delgenès, J.-P., Escudié, R. 2016. Food waste valorization via anaerobic processes: a review. Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology, 15, 499–547.