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MICROALGAE RESEARCH
Greener industry
from algae network
Raúl Muñoz, Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental
Technology, Universidad de Valladolid, Spain
A collaborative network bringing researchers and industry together is developing ways to use
microalgae for the creation of high-value chemicals, ingredients and low-carbon biofuel.
High in antioxidants, pigments, – a COST-funded research and efficiently. They are also investigating
polyunsaturated fatty acids business network of over 180 how to extract and refine products
and proteins, microalgae members from 31 countries for the market at a competitive price,
are seen as renewable worldwide – is collaborating on with minimum waste and impact on
ingredients. These tiny water-based processes and business models to the environment.
organisms could also produce low- commercialise algae through bio-
carbon biofuel and remove chemicals based products. “Microalgae have lots of possibilities,
from waste gas or water. but their potential has been studied
Members are developing techniques poorly to date,” says Dr Raúl Muñoz,
To tap into this potential, EUALGAE to grow and harvest microalgae the network’s scientific dissemination
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