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Projects - prof.dr.ir. RH (Rene) Wijffels
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Metabolic engineering of eukaryotic microalgae to improve lipid content
Microalgae accumulate large quantities of lipids under stress conditions, which makes them a valuable feedstock for biotechnological applications. In... -
Soft separation of microalgae- Aqueous two phase system for microalgae components extraction
For biorefinery applications of microalgae biomass, components have to be released from the cells and separated from each other. Mild separation... -
Microalgae production in liquid foam-bed photobioreactors
The goal of this study is the development of a novel microalgae cultivation design that could enable economically feasible cultivation by reducing... -
Sustainable aviation fuels from algae
Airline Arke and Wageningen UR collaborate on the development of sustainable aviation fuels from algae. Microalgae offer great potential for the... -
Optimisation of duckweed hydro-culture in the Netherlands, focussing on protein production
While there is a growing worldwide demand for new protein-rich food sources, only little research has been done on the influence of culturing... -
Biorefinery of microalgae aiming on protein extraction
Algal biorefinery is aiming on efficient fractionation of the different microalgae cell components. Literature suggests that biorefinery of microalgal... -
Dynamics of Chloroplast metabolism in Scenedesmus obliquus
Eukaryotic microalgal cells are comprised of various organelles, in which specialized metabolic processes take place. Shifting conditions, such as an... -
Optimization of microalgal biomass and lipid production under outdoor climate conditions aiming biofuels production
Microalgae are considered one of most promising and suitable sources for achieving sustainable production of commodities. However, there is still a... -
High-throughput, multiplex biosensor development for characterization of therapeutic proteins from mammalian cell cultures
Development of high-throughput, multiplex and label-free immunoassays based on the principle of imaging Surface Plasmon Resonance (iSPR) to measure... -
Process development and scale-down in animal cell (CHO cell) culture
In recent years, with the rapid evolution of animal cell technology, antibody-based therapeutics enjoyed unprecedented success. MAbs and therapeutic...