A sustainable multi-strain, multi-method, multi-product microalgae biorefinery integrating industrial side streams to create high-value products for food, feed and fragrance

Informations projet

MULTI-STR3AM

N° de convention de subvention: 887227

DOI

10.3030/887227

Projet clôturé

Date de signature de la CE 29 Avril 2020

Date de début 1 Mai 2020

Date de fin 30 Avril 2025

Financé au titre de

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy

Coût total

€ 9 179 688,75

Contribution de l’UE

€ 6 588 732,00

Coordonné par

A4F ALGA FUEL SA
Portugal

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Livrables

Documents, reports (14)

Communication plan [update 2]

Updated version 2 of the communication plan, defining the target audiences, key messages, communication channels and implementation plan. Regarding Task 6.2.

Knowledge and data management plan [update 1]

Updated version 1 of the knowledge and data management plan, which will describe what kind of data will be collected during the project; develop specifications for the corresponding metadata; provide workflows for generating, sharing and publishing data; provide a plan for the long term archiving of data; and specify partner responsibilities relating to knowledge and data management. Regarding Task 7.2.

Quality and Risk Management Plan

The Quality and Risk Management plan documents the general quality policies, procedures and practices to be followed by partners throughout the duration of the project. Regarding Task 7.2.

Communication plan [update 1]

Updated version 1 of the communication plan, defining the target audiences, key messages, communication channels and implementation plan. Regarding Task 6.2.

Report on participation in knowledge-sharing events for year 2

Report on the participation of partners in knowledge-sharing events, such as networking events, industry salons and conferences, for year 2, to disseminate results and gain relevant knowledge. Regarding Task 6.4.

Dissemination plan [update 1]

Updated version 1 of the dissemination plan comprising dissemination strategies and opportunities identified by project partners; specific dissemination goals and KPIs; dissemination tools to be created. Regarding Task 6.1.

Project handbook

Project handbook containing the project management structure, processes, stakeholders and contacts of all partners’ contact persons. Regarding Task 7.1.

Report on participation in knowledge-sharing events for year 3

Report on the participation of partners in knowledge-sharing events, such as networking events, industry salons and conferences, for year 3, to disseminate results and gain relevant knowledge. Regarding Task 6.4.

Dissemination plan

Preliminary version of the dissemination plan comprising dissemination strategies and opportunities identified by project partners; specific dissemination goals and KPIs; dissemination tools to be created. Regarding Task 6.1.

Communication plan

Preliminary version of the communication plan, defining the target audiences, key messages, communication channels and implementation plan. Regarding Task 6.2.

Press release 3

Annual press release comprising the scientific and technological breakthroughs achieved in the project during year 3. Regarding Task 6.3.

Knowledge and data management plan

Preliminary version of the knowledge and data management plan, which will describe what kind of data will be collected during the project; develop specifications for the corresponding metadata; provide workflows for generating, sharing and publishing data; provide a plan for the long term archiving of data; and specify partner responsibilities relating to knowledge and data management. Regarding Task 7.2.

Report on the regulatory landscape for microalgae biomass valorisation across market applications

Comprehensive study into the existing regulatory landscape of components from microalgae, including assessing the relevance of European directives and regulations. Regarding Task 4.1.

Report on participation in knowledge-sharing events for year 1

Report on the participation of partners in knowledge-sharing events, such as networking events, industry salons and conferences, for year 1, to disseminate results and gain relevant knowledge. Regarding Task 6.4.

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (5)

Website

Dedicated website to provide access to the publications and other material arising from the project, as well as present interactive material such as promotional videos produced for dissemination purposes. Regarding Task 6.3.

Press release 2

Annual press release comprising the scientific and technological breakthroughs achieved in the project during year 2. Regarding Task 6.3.

Communication materials package

Communication material package includes logo, visual identity, communicationtemplates, flyers, banners, etc. Regarding Task 6.3.

Press release 1

Annual press release comprising the scientific and technological breakthroughs achieved in the project during year 1. Regarding Task 6.3.

Dissemination plan [update 2]

Updated version 2 of the dissemination plan comprising dissemination strategies and opportunities identified by project partners; specific dissemination goals and KPIs; dissemination tools to be created. Regarding Task 6.1.

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (10)

Bio-production of eicosapentaenoic acid from the diatom Nanofrustulum shiloi via two-step high performance countercurrent chromatography

Auteurs: Daniela Bárcenas-Pérez, Martin Lukeš, Pavel Hrouzek, Jakub Zápal, Marek Kuzma, Jiří Kopecký, David Kubáč, Bertha O. Arredondo-Vega & José Cheel
Publié dans: Journal of Applied Phycology, 2022, ISSN 0921-8971
Éditeur: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-022-02816-w

Integration of spectroscopic techniques and machine learning for optimizing Phaeodactylum tricornutum cell and fucoxanthin productivity

Auteurs: Pedro Reynolds-Brandão, Francisco Quintas-Nunes, Constança D.F. Bertrand, Rodrigo M. Martins, Maria T.B. Crespo, Cláudia F. Galinha, Francisco X. Nascimento
Publié dans: Bioresource Technology, Numéro 418, 2025, Page(s) 131988, ISSN 0960-8524
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131988

Benchmarking commercially available value-added fractions with potential for production via microalgae-based biorefineries: is it worth it?

Auteurs: Flávio Ferreira, Joana Ortigueira, Alberto Reis, Tiago F. Lopes
Publié dans: Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, Numéro 18, 2025, ISSN 2731-3654
Éditeur: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1186/s13068-025-02633-6

Sustainable processing of microalgae protein: Design of biphasic partitioning systems based on natural deep eutectic solvents for C-phycocyanin recovery from model aqueous solutions

Auteurs: Bruno A. Pereira, Cristina T. Matos, Luís Costa, Luísa M. Ferreira, João G. Crespo, Carla Brazinha
Publié dans: Separation and Purification Technology, Numéro 353, 2024, Page(s) 128510, ISSN 1383-5866
Éditeur: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.128510

Nannochloropsis sp. Biorefinery: Recovery of Soluble Protein by Membrane Ultrafiltration/Diafiltration

Auteurs: Cláudia Ribeiro; Edgar T. Santos; Luís Costa; Carla Brazinha; Pedro Saraiva; João G. Crespo
Publié dans: Membranes, Numéro 2, 2022, ISSN 2077-0375
Éditeur: Molecular Diversity Preservation International
DOI: 10.3390/membranes12040401

Cold-adapted culturing of the microalga Monoraphidium sp. in thin-layer raceway pond for biomass production

Auteurs: Gergely Ernő Lakatos, Karolína Ranglová, Daniela Bárcenas-Pérez, Tomáš Grivalský, João Câmara Manoel, Mykola Mylenko, José Cheel, József Nyári, Roland Wirth, Kornél L. Kovács, Jiří Kopecký, Linda Nedbalová, Jiří Masojídek
Publié dans: Algal Research, Numéro 69, 2023, ISSN 2211-9264
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2022.102926

Conceptual Design of an Autotrophic Multi-Strain Microalgae-Based Biorefinery: Preliminary Techno-Economic and Life Cycle Assessments

Auteurs: Tiago F. Lopes; Joana Ortigueira; Cristina T. Matos; Luís Costa; Cláudia Ribeiro; Alberto Reis; Francisco Gírio
Publié dans: Fermentation, 2023, ISSN 2311-5637
Éditeur: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/fermentation9030255

Photosynthetic Activity Measured In Situ in Microalgae Cultures Grown in Pilot-Scale Raceway Ponds

Auteurs: Jiří Masojídek, Karolína Štěrbová, Victor A. Robles Carnero, Giuseppe Torzillo, Cintia Gómez-Serrano, Bernardo Cicchi, João Artur Câmara Manoel, Ana Margarita Silva Benavides, Marta Barceló-Villalobos, Joaquín Pozo Dengra, Vince Ördög, Juan Luis Gómez Pinchetti, Francisco Gabriel Acién Fernándéz, Félix L. Figueroa
Publié dans: Plants, Numéro 13, 2024, Page(s) 3376, ISSN 2223-7747
Éditeur: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/plants13233376

Recovery of β-Carotene from Microalga Dunaliella sp. by HPCCC

Auteurs: Daniela Bárcenas-Pérez, Diana Gomes, Celina Parreira, Luís Costa, José Cheel
Publié dans: Processes, Numéro 13, 2025, Page(s) 1812, ISSN 2227-9717
Éditeur: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/pr13061812

Learning from fluorescence: A tool for online multiparameter monitoring of a microalgae culture

Auteurs: Pedro R. Brandão, Marta Sá, Claudia F. Galinha
Publié dans: Computers & Chemical Engineering, Numéro 179, 2024, Page(s) 108452, ISSN 0098-1354
Éditeur: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2023.108452