Acronym PROMAC
Category
Aquaculture
Title Energy efficient PROcessing of MACroalgae in blue-green value chains Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National Coordinator Celine Rebours Coordinator email NA
Coordinator institution
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Institutions involved
CEVA - Algae Technical Research Centre (France) ,
AAUC - Ammon Applied University College of Hospitality and Tourism Education (Jordan) ,
NA - Ducamar Spain S.L.U. (Spain) ,
FKF - Felleskjøpet Fôrutvikling AS (Norway) ,
NA - Firmenich SA (Norway) ,
NA - Hortimare BV (Netherlands) ,
NA - LegaSea (Norway) ,
NA - Marinox (Norway) ,
MATIS - Matis Ltd (Iceland) ,
NA - Northern Company (Norway) ,
NIBIO - Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (Norway) ,
NMBU - Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Norway) ,
NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway) ,
NA - Orkla Foods (Norway) ,
SINTEF-SFH - SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture (Norway) ,
NA - Tafjord Kraftvarme (Norway) ,
Start year 2015 End year 2018 Funding (€) € 7,368,421 Website http://promac.no/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/PROMAC-newsletter-no-1.pdf Summary Ongoing global human population growth and continuing rise in the standard of living demand increasing access to food and feed resources. The world?s oceans have the largest unlocked potential for meeting such demands. The cultivation of seaweeds (large marine algae) represents an important strategy for climate positive exploitation and sustainable utilisation of biological resources and, accordingly, associated bio-based industries are developing fast in Norway. PROMAC will investigate seaweeds as novel raw materials for human food and domestic animal feed applications. Three different species of seaweed, all with significant potential for commercial cultivation in Norway as well as distinct raw material qualities, will be evaluated as alternative sources of proteins and energy in animal feed, and for their health benefits as human food. The project will (i) assess variation of raw material composition and quality from both harvested and cultured seaweed biomass in relation to environmental and biological factors, (ii) develop primary processes (washing / dehydration, maturation) which will enhance desired raw material properties, (iii) establish fractionation and extraction methods best suited to enrich beneficial proteins or remove undesirable anti-nutrients and (iv) evaluate nutritional and health values of processed macroalgal ingredients for various animal groups and in relation to their distinct digestive systems. PROMAC also addresses the high energy requirements associated with processing (especially drying, but also secondary processing) of macroalgae as an aquatic raw material. We use the case study of a waste incinerator located on the coast as a model for utilising excess energy from industrial plants in marine bio-based value chains. PROMAC will evaluate benefits and costs of macroalgal products along such value chains (from raw material to market and consumer) through product-based Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) and business model evaluations.
Keywords
Value chain;
Animal feed;
Food products;
Sustainability;
Feed composition;
Human food;
Product development;
Marine Region
76
Not associated to marine areas
0
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