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Projects - prof.dr.ir. RH (Rene) Wijffels
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Proteins from green sources
Development of a mild, continuous and scalable technology for protein extraction while keeping it functionality and minimizing the energy... -
Immortalizing marine sponge cell culture
Marine sponge cells are the richest natural source of biologically active and/or commercially attractive compounds. The goal of project is to obtain... -
AlgaePARC: Strain selection and optimization of culture conditions of fast growing strains with high lipid content
Microalgae are considered a promising source for added-value products as well as biofuels. However, production costs are still limiting the... -
Advanced scenarios studies for large scale microalgae cultivation
Microalgae are an attractive renewable source for fuel and chemicals. Algae grow using sun light and can be cultured on arid land. Large-scale algae... -
Performance of pilot scale outdoor photobioreactors at AlgaePARC
The objective of AlgaePARC (Algae Production And Research Centre) is to develop knowledge, technology and process strategies for sustainable... -
Biorefinery of Microalgae: Protein extraction.
Microalgae are one of the most promising groups of organisms for the sustainable, commercial production of bioproducts such as oils, pigments,... -
Food-grade oils from microalgae
The global market for edible oils, currently derived from terrestrial plants, is increasing and increases the demand for an alternative source of... -
Microalgae cultivation for the production of biomass-based sustainable cement and energy
Worldwide a lot of cement is produced. It is part of concrete, today the most chosen material for construction. This cement production is responsible... -
Productivity of antenna mutants in microalgae mass culture
Microalgae are a promising feedstock for sustainable production of high value compounds and bulk chemicals like biodiesel. Cultivation takes place in... -
ALGADISK - Novel algae-based solution for CO2 capture and biomass production
The aim of the ALGADISK project is to develop a modular, scalable, and automatic biofilm reactor for algae biomass production, with low operational...