
Project
Splash - Industrial Biotechnology with algae
Around the world steps are being taken to move from today’s fossil based economy to a more sustainable economy based on biomass.
The 4-year SPLASH project will develop a new biobased industrial platform using microalgae as a renewable raw material for the sustainable production and recovery of hydrocarbons and (exo)polysaccharides from the species Botryococcus braunii and further conversion to renewable polymers.
Goal: The aim of SPLASH is to deliver knowledge, tools and technologies needed for the establishment of a new industry sector: Industrial Biotechnology with algae and/or algal genes for the manufacture of polyesters and polyolefins.
The project encompasses:
- Development of Botryococcus as an industrial production platform
- Systems biology analysis
- Development of procedures for production, in situ extraction and isolation
- Product development
Publications
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Biobased Economy and Microalgae
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Botryococcus braunii strains compared for biomass productivity, hydrocarbon and carbohydrate content
Journal of Biotechnology 248 (2017). - ISSN 0168-1656 - p. 77 - 86. -
Effects of hydrostatic pressure and supercritical carbon dioxide on the viability of Botryococcus braunii algae cells
Bioresource Technology 256 (2018). - ISSN 0960-8524 - p. 328 - 332. -
Exopolysaccharides from Botryococcus braunii and the production of bioplastics
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Exopolysaccharides from Botryococcus braunii and the production of bioplastics
In: Proceedings 4th EPNOE International Polysaccharide Conference: Polysaccharides and polysaccharide-based advanced materials: from science to industry. - - p. 136 - 136. -
Food and feed products from micro-algae: Market opportunities and challenges for the EU
Trends in Food Science and Technology 42 (2015)1. - ISSN 0924-2244 - p. 81 - 92. -
Properties of extracellular polysaccharides from Botryococcus braunii
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SPLASH: sustainable polymers from algae biomass
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SPLASH: sustainable polymers from algae biomass
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SPLASH: sustainable polymers from algae sugars and hydrocarbons