CIRCALGAE CIRCular valorisation of industrial ALGAE waste streams into high-value products to foster future sustainable blue biorefineries in Europe.
Research Project, 2022
– 2026
Algae biomass is a treasure in the water, while capturing CO2 vast amounts of biomass are generated. However, this treasure is not being used to the fullest. The EU-funded CIRCALGAE project aims to develop a ground-breaking exploitation system where the algae industrial waste streams will be further valorised, in a more sustainable and circular approach. Through a set of simple, water-based technologies, the project focuses on introducing an integrated biorefinery concept and delivering novel macro- and microalgae ingredients to the food, feed and cosmetic sector. Bringing together a team of key algae cross-sectoral actors, CIRCALGAE aspires to revolutionise the blue bioeconomy and scale up the sustainable use of living aquatic resources.
The project started on October 2022, it will last 4 years and gathers 22 partners from 11 different European countries. Dr. Amparo Jiménez Quero (CHALMERS) is the project coordinator.
Participants
Amparo Jimenez Quero (contact)
Chalmers, Life Sciences, Industrial Biotechnology
Collaborations
A4F Algafuel
Lisbon, Portugal
Algenfarm Klotze
Klötze, Germany
Alginor
Haugesund, Norway
Aquimer
Boulogne Sur Mer, France
Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant
Gent, Belgium
CEAMSA
PORRINO PONTEVEDRA, Spain
CEVA- Centre d'Étude et de Valorisation des Algues
Pleubian, France
CSIC - Instituto de Agroquimica y Tecnologia de los Alimentos (IATA)
Valencia, Spain
Hispanagar
Madrid, Spain
IGV GmbH
Nuthetal, Germany
Moreforskning
Ålesund, Norway
Nordic SeaFarm AB
Göteborg, Sweden
Nutrition Sciences
Ghent, Belgium
RNB
La Pobla De Vallbona, Spain
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
Stockholm, Sweden
SAPONIA
Osijek, Croatia
Safe Food Advocacy Europe
Brussels, Belgium
Salata GmbH
Ritschenhausen, Germany
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Madrid, Spain
Teagasc - Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Carlow, Ireland
Zeto
Akureyri, Iceland
civitta estii
Tartu, Estonia
Funding
European Commission (EC)
Project ID: 101060607
Funding Chalmers participation during 2022–2026
Related Areas of Advance and Infrastructure
Sustainable development
Driving Forces
Production
Areas of Advance
Chalmers Infrastructure for Mass spectrometry
Infrastructure
Life Science Engineering (2010-2018)
Areas of Advance
Materials Science
Areas of Advance