Daniel Gapes
Research Leader
Dept of manufacturing bioproducts SCION
Crown Research Institute
New Zealand
Biography
Dr Daniel Gapes is an environmental engineer with an impressive record of developing innovative technologies. He is currently leading Scion’s environmental technology research, aimed at developing new ways of managing and deriving value from organic waste.
Research Interest
Hydrothermal processing for conversion of waste biomass for value-added opportunities, Production of valuable materials from waste precursors, with particular emphasis on the bacterial production of polyhydroxyalkanoate biopolymers.
Publications
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Gapes D, Keller J (2009) Impact of oxygen mass transfer on nitrification reactions in suspended carrier reactor biofilms. Process Biochem 44: 43-53.
