Single-step disentanglement and fractionation of microalgal high-value products through acoustophoresis

Project description

Taking full advantage of microalgal powerhouses

Microscopic algae are single-celled organisms. Highly effective producers of biomass for biofuel production, these little organisms are poised to play a major role in industrial-scale production of clean renewable energy. However, only a small portion of their biomass is used in this way. The rest is a treasure-trove of natural compounds of great interest to markets such as biopharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals. These are currently wasted because biorefineries cannot cost-effectively retrieve them. AlgCoustics is developing a pioneering extraction technique that promises to isolate them in a single step, providing incentive to biorefineries while also supplying natural compounds-of-interest to numerous other industries.

Field of science

• /agricultural sciences/agricultural biotechnology/biomass
• /engineering and technology/chemical engineering/separation technologies
• /natural sciences/biological sciences/biochemistry/biomolecules/lipids

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Topic(s)

• MSCA-IF-2018 - Individual Fellowships

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-IF-2018
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Funding Scheme

MSCA-IF-EF-RI - RI – Reintegration panel

Coordinator

WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY

Address

Droevendaalsesteeg 4
6708 PB Wageningen
Netherlands

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 187 572,48