# University of Girona

the University of Girona and Ghent University advance MES reactor design — 3D porous carbon cathodes and biofilm engineering — for specialty acids from industrial emissions.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/university-of-girona/
Updated: 2026-07-02

- Country: Spain

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Affiliation | Laboratory of Chemical and Environmental Engineering (LEQUIA), University of Girona | https://lequia-udg.com/2026/03/06/sebastia-puig-new-lequia-director/, https://recerca.udg.edu/en/organisations/grup-de-recerca-laboratori-denginyeria-qu%C3%ADmica-i-ambiental-lequia/ |
| Research focus | microbial electrochemical technologies (MET), bio-electrosynthesis (CO2 to fuels/chemicals), biogas upgrading, fermentation, water remediation, and carbon dioxide valorization | https://lequia-udg.com/2026/03/06/sebastia-puig-new-lequia-director/, https://lequia-udg.com/ca/research/gaia/, https://lequiaud-cp5024.wordpresstemporal.com/lequia-udg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/LEQUIA-Research-portfolio-Microbial-Electrosynthesis-Fermentation-2026-REVISAT-Nou-Format.pdf, https://recerca.udg.edu/en/persons/sebasti%C3%A0-puig-broch/, https://www.udg.edu/en/grupsrecerca/ecoaqua/linies-de-recerca/bio-electrosintesi-i-electroremediacio |
| Facility | Laboratory of Chemical and Environmental Engineering (LEQUIA) facilities, University of Girona (Campus Montilivi) | https://lequia-udg.com/2026/03/06/sebastia-puig-new-lequia-director/, https://recerca.udg.edu/en/organisations/grup-de-recerca-laboratori-denginyeria-qu%C3%ADmica-i-ambiental-lequia/ |
| Grant | GAIA (PLEC2021-007802, €538,596), national projects (MCIU, €232,390), ICREA Academia grant, Spanish Research Agency grants (Consolidación Investigadora, Ramón y Cajal) | https://lequia-udg.com/ca/research/gaia/, https://lequia-udg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2024-Cataleg-5.pdf, https://recerca.udg.edu/en/projects/intensificaci%C3%B3n-del-proceso-de-bioelectro-reciclaje-de-co2-en-pro/ |
| Publications | 132 international peer-reviewed publications, 120 congress publications, 16 book chapters, and 3 European patents | https://recerca.udg.edu/en/persons/sebasti%C3%A0-puig-broch/ |
| Principal staff | Sebastià Puig (Director), Maria Dolors Balaguer, Jesús Colprim, Silvia Bolognesi, Laura Rovira, Meritxell Romans | https://lequia-udg.com/2026/03/06/sebastia-puig-new-lequia-director/, https://recerca.udg.edu/en/persons/sebasti%C3%A0-puig-broch/ |
| Headcount | 50 members | https://lequia-udg.com/2026/03/06/sebastia-puig-new-lequia-director/, https://lequia-udg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2024-Cataleg-5.pdf |

Independent sources: lequia-udg.com, lequiaud-cp5024.wordpresstemporal.com, recerca.udg.edu, udg.edu

## Technologies

- [Power-to-X with biological step](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/power-to-x-with-biological-step-microbial-electrosynthesis/)