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Projects - prof.dr.ir. RH (Rene) Wijffels
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Single-step disentanglement and fractionation of microalgal high-value products through acoustophoresis
Mass production of biomass-based biofuels and biocommodities is required to disrupt the current fossil-based ones. Microalgae, could play a key role... -
Characterization and improvement of thermo-tolerant microalgae from Bonaire
Sustainable production of microalgae is best done at locations which offer high solar irradiance, constant climatological conditions and seawater... -
Valorization of milk components
The use of industrial fermentations to valorise milk components is relatively new to the Dutch dairy sector. FrieslandCampina and WUR will explore the... -
Microalgal-bacteria communities for municipal wastewater treatment
The need for wastewater treatment systems to become more sustainable and recover nutrients rather than just removing them is becoming increasingly... -
Deep Eutectic Solvents as a novel extraction system for microalgae
Deep Eutectic Solvents (DESs) are a new class of solvents with tuneable physicochemical properties. These solvents are easy to prepare and could be... -
Modelling and optimization of microalgae growth and product formation in outdoor tubular photobioreactors
The composition of microalgae biomass is dependent on cultivation conditions, such as nutrient availability. The aim of this project is to develop a... -
Design of a floating photobioreactor for microalgae cultivation on Bonaire
The availability of sunlight and stable climate conditions in tropical regions can facilitate high year-round productivities of microalgae, a... -
Mixotrophic cultivation of microalgae
In mixotrophic cultivation of microalgae, carbon dioxide, and organic carbons are simultaneously assimilated and both a chemoheterotrophic and... -
Sustainable production of volatile esters
In this project, we aim on producing volatile esters as a bulk product by mesophilic and thermophilic bacteria. Due to the esters volatility a process... -
Tailored microalgae as a sustainable oil crop production platform
We aim at understanding fundamental processes of metabolic networks involved in oil production in photosynthetic organisms. Obtained insights will be...