Acronym AlgaeBioref
Category
Marine Biotechnology
Title Value added products from microalgae biomass applying biorefinery concepts Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
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Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
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Specific Programme (FP7)
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Funding source National Coordinator Elena-Emilia Oprescu Coordinator email oprescuemilia@gmail.com
Coordinator institution
ICECHIM - National Institute for Research & Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry (Romania)
Institutions involved
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Start year 2020 End year 2022 Funding (€) € 90,356 Website https://icechim.ro/project/algaebioref/ Summary The present research proposal aims to obtain high value products (antioxidants, lipids and carbohydrates) from microalgae biomass using the concept of biorefining. A first stage of this project consists in optimizing the growth conditions of two microalgal strains (Porphyridium purpureum and Dunaliella salina), in order to maximize the content of antioxidants, lipids, carbohydrates, using statistical methods of programming experiments. The second stage refers to comparing the efficiency of conventional and unconventional extraction methods (supercritical carbon dioxide extraction, ultrasound-assisted extraction and classical solvent extraction) in recovering from wet algal biomass antioxidants and lipid fraction with a high content of fatty acids polyunsaturated (compounds for use in the pharmaceutical industry). In a third stage, the fractions of lipids rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids and carbohydrates from algal biomass will be transformed into ethyl esters of unsaturated fatty acids and levulinic acid respectively. In order to achieve this transformation, the development of a heterogeneous ferromagnetic acid catalyst is envisaged to ensure the development of these high efficiency processes. By adopting the concept "zero waste, the project aims to convert the exhausted biomass from active principles into biocarbons with adsorbent properties, which will be tested for the retention of inorganic compounds. The content of the project includes innovative multidisciplinary activities for optimizing the growth conditions of microalgae, respectively for extracting the compounds of interest, and for their efficient transformation into high value added compounds using catalytic systems developed within the project.
Keywords
Technology;
Bioproduct;
Pharmaceuticals;
Bioactive compounds;
Bioprospecting;
Marine Region
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